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In the period from October 2024 to September 2025, 642 pedestrians were struck by vehicles in Suffolk County, resulting in 573 non-fatal injuries and 33 fatalities. (WALK SAFE L I …

What does it take to pack up and leave one’s home and all that is familiar, to live and survive as a refugee? Once news of their militia’s defeat reached them, in September 1776, nearly half of …

As summer winds down and we look forward to fall, I would like to take a moment to thank our Chamber Board of Directors for their continued dedication, hard work, and commitment to our …

We’re being watched. In stores. On streets. Perhaps in the front yard, if your neighbor chooses to point a security camera at it. Most of us have acclimated to these efforts to record community …

The Moriches Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their Spring Fair on June 14 and launched their Summer Concert Series dates. The Moriches Fire Department will also be hosting their Strawberry …

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Judge Joseph Bianco visited Eastport-South Manor Junior-Senior High School to speak with seventh- and eighth-grade …

On April 14, the Rotary Club of the Moriches and Rotary District 7255 hosted the inaugural high school Interact Summit. Attending were the schools’ Interact clubs from across Suffolk and …

The Town of Brookhaven has once again been recognized as a Tree City USA community, marking the 11th consecutive yea r it has earned this national honor. The designation, awarded by the Arbor Day …

Environmentalists are sounding the alarm on a portion of the proposed state budget, which, if passed, would roll back restrictions on the state’s environmental review procedures. A section of …

Tax increases. Polarizing politics. Commercial disruptions and hints of impending war on the horizon. A county with a diverse population, largely allied with one political party going into a national …

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 …

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 …

It may come as no surprise that speeding and traffic congestion are problems in Suffolk County, where we have more miles of roads and the most registered vehicles in the state. We also lead the state …

On the heels of his landslide re-election win over George McGovern in 1972, President Richard Nixon was facing a host of domestic challenges. Public opinion had soured over the prolonged conflict in …

The  Tide  is welcoming 2026 in the Moriches with admirable New Year’s resolutions from many of our local faces. What is your New Year’s goal? Daniel Panico, Brookhaven Town …

“The postponing of releasing SNAP funds has affected so many,” said Helping Makes U Happy co-founder Cassy Caputo, Keith’s mother. According to Keith Caputo, he has had several …

Brookhaven Town recently held an open house unveiling the plans for the Terrell River Fish Passage, located at Kalers Pond Park in Center Moriches, on Nov. 12. The town’s design team from …

Suffolk County’s positive credit rating was reaffirmed by S&P and Fitch Ratings at AA-, thanksto the long-term budgeting decisions we have made since 2024. The result is increased borrowing …

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