This year, the Jewish Festival of Lights, also known as Hanukkah, begins at sundown on Dec. 25 and ends on Jan. 2, 2025.  With its focus on family and its connection to the past, Hanukkah …

This summer, Gov. Hochul launched the “Get Offline, Get Outside” campaign to promote physical and mental health. The first-in-the-nation law is aimed at combating “addictive …

Several of our school districts are investing and implementing safety measures by keeping up to date with the latest available technologies.  However, since the start of the new school …

For the second year, the Center Moriches VFW Post 414 has hosted a blanket donation. This year, the post donated to the Long Island Veteran Home in Stony Brook and the Oasis Rehab Facility in …

Multiple organizations in the Center Moriches area are accepting donations as the Thanksgiving season approaches. The collection drives hosted by local organizations will be accepting primarily …

Under a darkening autumn sky and deep-blue cloud cover, on Oct. 9 at 6:40 p.m., a middle-aged couple sat in a golf cart at the entrance to the school parking lot, their dark clothes silhouetted in …

The East Moriches Coast Guard Station has officially, as of this summer, transitioned to a part of the Shinnecock station. According to PA2 Sydney Phoenix, of the U.S. Coast Guard, the reasoning …

Guests arriving for the second gala fundraiser, “Twilight in the Wild at the L I Game Farm,” on Sept. 12, were greeted by a contingent of protesters, led by John Di Leonardo, president of …

East End Hospice’s Camp Good Grief was established in 1997 with the vision to combine traditional camp fun with a variety of therapeutic modalities to help children, ages 4 to 17, process and …

All the backpacks are filled, and it’s the time we at Helping Makes U Happy fall in love with... working on Keith’s mega auction for HMUH!   This year, our favorite event will …

The Town of Brookhaven Department of Parks, Recreation and Sports, and Cultural Resources recently added 11 new pickleball courts, including four at the Moriches Athletic Complex. The cost for the …

Center Moriches resident and member of the Jewish Center of the Moriches, Stephen Schwartz, recently made his bar mitzvah at the age of 83. Although it is customary for young adults to make …

An unmistakable scent greeted a steady stream of visitors to Hoshyla Farm’s purple fields for the opening of its first lavender festival on July 6 and 7. The Manorville farm has been under …

Waterdrinker Family Farm and Garden in Manorville hosted the Lavender Festival and French Market on June 8 and June 9. The farm showcased a display of freshly grown lavender as well as …

The Center Moriches Free Public Library will be hosting another New York Blood Center blood drive on   Aug. 29. The event will take place from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Children’s Activity …

The Great Gun Moriches Anglers hosted a fishing tournament at the Union Avenue dock in Center Moriches on June 22. The tournament began at 6 a.m. and included both inshore and offshore fishing. …

Don’t miss the annual Moriches Bay Swim, hosted by the Westhampton House Swim Club, on Aug. 3. The event, now in its fifth year, is run by Art Dresner, who coordinates the swim across the …

Prior to changes in its system and its approach, Houston’s homeless services for those in its city and its suburbs were among the worst in the nation. According to Fryda Ochoa, …

You can’t be too young to start a not-for-profit. Fourteen-year-old Caitlyn Michiels, who attends William Floyd Middle School in Moriches, began Caitlyn’s Vision when she was 9 years …