The Long Island Game Farm will be hosting Wonder of Wings Day to unveil the newly installed Motus Wildlife Tracking Tower. The event will be held on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at …

Remember local Center Moriches graduate Max Mastropierro? For over   10 years, he prepared for Halloween by hosting haunted walks, fixing mechanical decorations, and fundraising for Spirit …

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, a visit to the 17th-century Terry-Ketcham Inn is a fine way to take a step back in time. The inn is a living history museum where …

They’re back. Those joys and banes of spring and summer—more daylight, warmer weather, time outdoors and ticks. Yes. Those pesky little things called bugs. But not all insects are harmful; …

Some children look up to action figures. Young Numar Akhtar’s hero was his dentist. As a child and teenager, he struggled with significant dental problems that eventually led to severe tooth …

Following our highly successful free “Cooking with Chef Keith and the Eastport Firefighters” classes held last month, Helping Makes U Happy will be beginning to offer free crocheting classes for …

The Brookhaven Coalition of Cham bers Awards Night will be hosted on April 22 at the Meadow Club on Port Jeff. This year’s Moriches Chamber Member of the Year is Jenny Susskraut. “The …

The Rotary Club of the Moriches held its Scallop Dinner on March 14, at the Rotary’s Health Camp PaQuaTuck. Members of the Rotary Club worked hard to prepare and cook the scallops and serve them to …

Few people who pass inside the giant shark’s jaws at Atlantic Seafood recognize it as a portal into another period in American history, a point where affordable automobiles and an open road …

East Moriches Middle School students presented Disney’s “The Lion King Junior” on March 20 and 21. “This student production brought the beloved story of Simba to life through acting, …

The Chamber of Commerce of the Moriches hosted its St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 15. The parade started at 3:15 p.m. at Lake Avenue, and it proceeded along Main Street until it …

Barn Again Farm, now located at the Ketcham Inn Foundation’s Duck Barn at the corner of Bay Avenue and Montauk Highway in East Moriches, is gearing up for their season opening on Friday, April 3. …

Cold and snowy weather didn’t prevent the Center Moriches Free Public Library from getting a head start for the spring crop this year. According to library clerk Tina Mavrotheris, winter seed …

The Jewish Center of the Moriches will be hosting their Yom Hashoah program on Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m. at 227 E. Main Street in Center Moriches. The event will include a presentation with …

Chamber celebrates Miriam Gillies’s 90th birthday The chamber would like to wish Miriam Gillies a very happy 90th birthday! Miriam, chairwoman of our Veterans Parade, has devoted …

Owners and advocates of legacy wholesale beer stores fear that a proposed loosening of their state liquor authority licenses will start the clock toward their business’s destruction. A clause …

This year’s Moriches Chamber of Commerce St. Patrick’s Day Parade grand marshal has been announced as Virginia “Ginny” Tyson. The 22st annual parade will take place on Sunday, March 14 at 3 …

Center Moriches High School’s theater spring production of “The Sound of Music” was in celebration of both the high school’s first production in the newly renovated auditorium and the 60th …

The recent spate of intense cold and snow has brought delays, frustration, and inconvenience as we continue to dig out and watch for signs of weather events on the horizon. Yet the potential …

January: Madison Martinez Farley Madison Martinez Farley is a 17-year-old student at Center Moriches High School, where she maintains a 4.0 GPA and is a member of four honor societies: English, …