This year, past vice president Patti Chieffo took over as the new president of the Moriches Bay Garden Club. She succeeds former president Debbie Cannarelli, who will now serve as the vice president. …

Waterdrinker Family Farms’ popular Lavender Festival and French Market returns this June. According to the farm, the plant promotes relaxation and eases tension, smells wonderful, and …

They both start with seeds: those planted in soil and those rooted in creative inspiration. And while few love stories feature dirt and tomatoes, or go on to inspire documentaries shown at The …

For those who would like to change up their turf management, or find a better alternative for those shaded areas where nothing grows, consider ground covers. Two early adopters of a trend away from …

On Thursday, April 17, the Moriches Bay Garden Club conducted their business meeting at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum Café.   They attended a tea at the café after enjoying a walk …

As clocks spring ahead and we have the benefit of warmer weather and more daylight, many of us are gearing up for the annual rites of spring: mowing and raking the lawn. And Jane Corrarino, one of …

Library clerk and seed library organizer Tina Mavrotheris has been hard at work with her fellow clerks, sorting, packaging and filling the seed library shelves with over 100 different varieties of …

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad and Arson Section detectives are investigating after a person was killed in a house fire on Tuesday, March 18, in Manorville. Police and firefighters …

Greetings everyone! I hope you’re all thinking about spring and keeping warm.   Though I am not fond of the cold weather, I like this time of the year because I’m looking ahead …

By C. E. Parry Before Amazon and Walmart and online shopping, companies like Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward brought retail shopping options to a mass consumer market, including, for some, a …

For more than 70 years, Newins street has been a nice place to call home. A quiet, tree-lined, dead-end street just off Main, it was, in the words of one longtime resident who grew up here, …

On Dec. 12, the members of the Moriches Bay Garden Club attended their holiday luncheon at Trumpets in Eastport.  The restaurant was decked out with beautiful holiday …

Thirteen-year-old Barn Again Farm owner Matt Gartelman recently announced plans to move their farm stand location from his Center Moriches home to the historic Ann Smith Duck Farm Tin Barn ,  at …

If a warm and cozy wood-burning stove, a cup of hot chocolate, some popcorn treats and a charming array of seasonal décor and gifts sound like an appealing way to set the holiday mood, look no …

On Saturday, Aug. 17, the Moriches Bay Garden Club presented their Small Standard Flower Show to the community at the Center Moriches Library.   The theme of the show was “Through the …

In November 2020, Samantha Hillkewicz opened Boulevard Florist, in Center Moriches on Main Street, in the middle of COVID. “We all wore masks, left stuff on porches, and did contactless …

Tall and majestic or short and wide, trees are such a part of our daily lives that we mostly ignore them. That is, until we can’t. Two recent cases involving trees have made headlines and …

The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species and if the public sees them, they should kill them. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the spotted lanternfly …

Before “farm to table” promoted restaurant and hospitality offerings and Center Moriches became CMO, Wilcox Farms raised Peking ducks and Thee’s Dairy delivered fresh milk to our …

On Thursday, July 18, the Moriches Bay Garden Club held their meeting at the Peconic River Herb Farm on River Road in Calverton.   We were greeted by Chris Spindler, who is the owner of the herb …