Oristano was honored in March as the Suffolk County Woman of Distinction for the 18th District by Legislator Stephanie Bontempi (R, Centerport). This year, Linda Oristano is recognized as one of TBR ...

Harold Schwab entered the shoe business because he was a runner. He stayed because of the community. Schwab, owner of Schwab’s 2nd Wind, a footwear store, has been a fixture of the local running ...

Pictured above are Suffolk County Legislator Nick Caracappa, Rabbi Mendy Goldberg, Supervisor Dan Panico, Councilwoman Jane Bonner, Middle Island Civic President Gail Lynch-Bailey, New York State ...

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a ...

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has negotiated a chapter amendment and signed legislation that will require social media platforms to display labels warning of the dangerous impact certain ...

For retired NYPD police lieutenant Kevin Walters serving his community every day is second nature. So much so that his neighbors in Stony Brook’s S-Section have dubbed him the unofficial mayor, ...

For the Rev. Robert Ketcham, pastor at Christ the King Catholic Church parish in Commack, digital overstimulation doesn’t just muddle minds — it hardens hearts. His weekly podcast Petersboat confronts ...

Jaeger owns Jaeger’s Run Animal Rescue, a nonprofit dedicated to saving sick or injured wildlife of all species. She has saved osprey, red tail hawks, a bald eagle, a tortoise, a pig, hundreds of cats ...

For large parties, an easy, on-the-spot ice chest to chill champagne can be constructed with an empty cardboard wine box. Remove the inserts, fold the flaps in, line the box with a heavy-duty plastic ...

For his tireless work with the Three Village Dads Foundation to give back to the community, and his commitment to improving the lives of his neighbors, David Tracy is a 2025 TBR News Media Person of ...

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the state’s minimum wage is set to go up again on January 1, 2026, marking the third straight year of increases. The minimum wage will rise to $17.00 per hour in ...

Mount Sinai’s Amy Tuttle is not just program director of the Port Jefferson Arts Council but a pillar in the Long Island music scene. Allan Varela, chair of the Arts Council, first met Tuttle in the ...