Clap! Clap! Let’s hear it for GiGi’s Playhouse Long Island Down Syndrome Achievement Center. They’ve celebrated one year in its Patchogue headquarters expanding programs, participating family and volunteer numbers and holding a glam fundraiser coming up on March 19 at the Southward Ho Country Club in Bay Shore. Read about it @liadvance, story by #LindaLeuzzi […]
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Local activist and kind person James Bertsch recently led the call for #UkrainianDonations that were collected at Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ. A friend involved with the #PeacePoleProject and #PatchoguePeaceProject, contacted him, and Bertsch called on Pastor Ray Bagnuolo for permission to use Fellowship Hall as a drop off space. The clothing and other […]
Cornucopia, Butera’s Restaurant, 7-Eleven and Starbucks are providing food for Sharing A Meal #SayvilleSoupKitchen, which doles out hot meals at Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ’s Fellowship Hall four nights a week. The soup kitchen has offered guests dinners through Covid with a devoted volunteer staff. Those who need a kind word and a warm […]
Wooden boat saviors Josh Herman, Elliot Peper and Sam Sowyrda are currently restoring the Ventura, a 70-foot-long Herreshoff Class Yacht with gorgeous features like a solid mahogany hull, decks made of Indian teak and an American spruce mast. Launched in 1920 as a private duck hunting yacht for rich philanthropist George Baker, it’s now owned […]
The Bayport Civic Association, which just turned 20, saved a 60-acre historic airfield from development, urged a hamlet zoning study passed by the town, and tackled other issues over the years purely with volunteers. They did it with organization, dedication, and moxie. A joyous celebration was recently held at Stella Trattoria & Restaurant. Read about […]
A fast, easy race in a charming village can be yours if you sign up for the Bellport Bay 5K on Sunday, July 10. Walkers are welcome. It starts at The Gateway and ends at Bellport’s picturesque marina. Also, proceeds will fund the Bellport Village Fund, so it’s for a good cause. The course is […]
Art Cooley, an original founder of the Environmental Defense Fund, was a beloved Bellport High School ornithology and advanced biology teacher who passed January 30. He instilled passion and caring in his students for the environment through lively canoe trips on the Carmans River near the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge as well as walks in […]
It was the Second Annual Galentine’s Day, named for Paris Street Market owner, Gale Scaglia, last Friday night as the popular store hosted a free wine and cheese event. Say Cheese provided an array including Triple Cream with Cocoa, Chipotle Garlic Cheddar Gruyere and Ski Queen Creamy Caramel Cheese plus Scaglia’s strawberries dipped in chocolate. […]
Say arrivederci for now to Jeffrey Uslip and Esther Flury of The Something Machine gallery in Bellport Village as they head to Venice soon to oversee the Diplomazija astuta project at The Malta Pavillion, taking place at the 2022 Venice Biennale, the 59th International Art Exhibition. Uslip is co-curator, Flury is a project manager of […]