Blue Island Oyster Company: A local success story on the Great South Bay
Chris Quartuccio went from being a man with a van and some scuba gear — while selling clams and oysters he’d catch to restaurants in NYC and Long Islan…
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Police, Coast Guard rescue windsurfer from the bay during storms
Suffolk Police and the U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a New Jersey man Monday after he was tossed from a windsurfing board during a string of p…
Hammerhead shark surprises fishermen off Fire Island Inlet
A group of anglers fishing for fluke at the Fire Island Reef got a rare glimpse of a hammerhead shark Sunday morning. The fishermen, three in all, w…
Photos: Closing Night at the Great South Bay Music Festival
The 10th annual Great South Bay Music Festival wrapped up Sunday night at Patchogue’s Shorefront Park. Here are photos of the Long Island band Sound…
Great South Bay Music Festival runs all weekend on the water in Patchogue
The four-day Great South Bay Music Festival kicks off Thursday on the bay, in Patchogue's Shorefront Park to be precise. Long Island's premier outdo…
Photos: They rose their glasses to the Great South Bay Saturday at Flynn’s
Flynn's Fire Island played host to a gathering of people at Ocean Bay Park who had one thing in mind: saving the Great South Bay. That, and having a…
Operation Blue Earth wants to help you end fertilizer, pesticide use
It’s no secret Long Islanders take a lot of pride in their lawns. For some reason, the condition of our lawns begins to feel like an extension of our…
Casino Bar at Davis Park gets a makeover for Summer 2016
It's been 20 years since the first Casino building at Davis Park disappeared in a January storm, never to be seen again. The current building in the…
Marine scientists now listening for whales 22 miles off Fire Island
Marine scientists have deployed a hi-tech acoustic monitoring buoy in New York Bight that allows them to eavesdrop on whales making their way through s…
New fashion boutique TOLA. gets a warm welcome in Fire Island Pines
TOLA. owner Alison Buck can’t say exactly what made her little boutique on Main Street in Bellport Village such a success. She’s no fashion expert, sh…
