Category Archives: News

Roosevelt

Grab your phone, head over to #MeadowCroft and pop on your free #TRAR app. Then go over to the five stations on the grounds and watch Teddy, John Ellis, Robert Barnwell and Nannie Roosevelt discuss the times and events that took place here. You can visit the grounds all year, learn about history, stroll the […]

CEED Marine Room

Attended a lovely reception at the Center for Environmental Education & Discovery (@ceedlongisland) which celebrated the grand opening of its Marine Room celebrating Luise “Pete” Anderson, a #BellportMiddleSchool science teacher. This late 1800’s building has experienced many evolvements but its transformation as a science center is awesome. Read the story by #LindaLeuzzi in the @liadvance: […]

Indie filmmakers

Was privileged to attend the #VoicesRisingFilmFestival at the Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center in Patchogue @plazamac recently with a gathering of very talented directors who showed their short films, mostly documentaries. They flew in from all over, even the U.K. Here’s the story by #LindaLeuzzi in the @liadvance https://www.longislandadvance.net/detail.html?sub_id=367da0137e

Spike Unleashed

Looking for a funny, spunky book? Read “Spike Unleashed: The Wonder Dog Returns” (#SpikeUnleashed) by Bill Boggs, and be entertained as #Spike, the hilarious English bull terrier, speaks about his talk show owner Bud and their latest adventures. Boggs, a Long Islander, dog lover, and a four-time #Emmy award-winning TV host and producer, debuted his […]

Davis Park

A swarm of residents supported #Brookhaven Town officials who urged the #USArmyCorpsofEngineers to include #DavisPark and eight other communities in their plans for sand replenishment. The western areas of #FireIsland in #Islip were scheduled this fall and not Brookhaven Town communities further east, that have lost 50 feet of sand with dunes losing 6-to-8 feet. […]

Bats and Brews Benefit

@cornucopia_natural_foods in #Sayville is the major sponsor for #Seatuck’s 14th Annual Bats & Brews Benefit (#BatsBrewsBenefit) which raises funds for this awesome non-profit at the beautiful Suffolk County Environmental Center on 70 acres in Islip. Raise a glass of beer and cheer Seatuck’s initiatives, then come and hear a fascinating bat discussion by American Museum […]

Scotland Trip

I recently returned from a Celtic pilgrimage hosted by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Islip. The abbeys, cathedral and people in Scotland and northern England were wonderful. So were my fellow travelers. Here’s the story by #Lindaleuzzi in the @liadvance https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/from-islip-to-scottish-abbeys-and-cathedrals-with-friends,93469