Environment
‘Bee’ing thankful

Google “bees on Long Island,” and you’ll find lots of pest-eradication services. Clearly, bee killing is a thriving business here. Yet, without bees, our supply of many fruits …

New pool at camp for special-needs children

Camp Paquatuck fundraisers embrace name change

The smell of fall was in the air

This one’s for the birds

Center Moriches News
MORICHES CHAMBER NEWS

Moriches Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month

Sophia Raimondi, a senior at Center Moriches High School, was recently named the November Moriches Chamber of Commerce Business Student of the Month Raimondi has been a Girl Scout since …
KEITH'S CORNER

Here comes Santa—Keith!

December is such a busy month for Santa Keith and his elves! On Sunday, Dec. 3, Keith and his mom were so honored to have been selected by the Chamber of Commerce of the Mastics & Shirley as …

Help them wrap!

The Moriches Community Center will be shopping for Christmas. All items are then donated to families identified as “in-need” by the school district. “Santa’s Workshop is …

National Children’s Book Week

The time-honored craft of book binding, where leaves of printed paper are stitched into volumes that can be held and cherished by readers, is an apt metaphor for the work of our children’s …
Other News
Get your Christmas tree, locally
Now in its third generation, the Henry Leuthardt Nurseries, a 26-acre farm located at 607 Montauk Highway, in East Moriches, is run by …
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Letter to Santa
(Editor’s note: We received this letter in our weekly mail delivery. It’s a long way to the North Pole and since it might …
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A tough election night for Brookhaven Democrats
Democrats gathered at International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1049 in Holtsville on Tuesday night to watch the election …
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Eastport native turns Patriots cheerleader
Haley Schmich is an Eastport native and Eastport-South Manor 2017 alumna. Schmich attended Adelphi for undergrad then Hofstra to …
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Sonnie is back at Bay Street
East Moriches’ Sonnie Betts, a 10-year-old, up-and-coming actress, appeared in Bay Street Theater’s acclaimed production …
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Meet this year’s Veterans Day grand marshal
The Chamber of Commerce of the Moriches will be sponsoring their fifth annual Veterans Day parade in East Moriches on Sunday, Nov. 5 …
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Keith's Corner
November is the time we “talk turkey” at HMUH!   Our top turkey Keith has his arms open wide, asking for your help in filling them with Thanksgiving nonperishables for families …
We just love October at Helping Makes U Happy!  First up is our annual Free Halloween Costume Giveaway, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Brookhaven Fire …
We have begun our seventh summer of feeding families referred to us by local school social workers. It gives a great and happy feeling to know you are helping your neighbors in need.   If …
Moriches News

Eastport native turns professional cheerleader

Haley Schmich is an Eastport native and Eastport-South Manor 2017 alumna. Schmich attended Adelphi for undergrad then Hofstra to receive her master’s.  She was a member of the dance …

Meet this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade grand marshal

This year’s Moriches Chamber of Commerce St. Patrick’s Day Parade grand marshal has been announced as George Keller. The 20th annual parade will take place on Sunday, March 10. …

Celebrating Christmas in ‘not so typical’ ways

Decorating the Christmas tree; baking cookies for Santa; hanging stockings by the fireplace—all of these are tried and true holiday traditions that families around the globe partake in during …
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