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11/03/2026

When your beachside polling place uses seaweed to secure the voting directional signs, you know you live somewhere special. May everyone's experience exercising their American right today be just as safe, positive, and meaningful. 🇺🇸 Photo by Shoshanna McCollum

11/01/2026

How do proposed federal cuts to national parks affect Fire Island National Seashore? In some ways, not at all, because projects of need have been graded as low priority across multiple administrations.

Fire Island Lighthouse is the most visible beacon for the barrier island, which serves as an indirect border to this federally funded 26-mile national

10/30/2026

Kismet, August 2013. Photo by Shoshanna McCollum.

10/30/2026

hit our shores 14 years ago today, but we learned lessons, and Shore Shore organizations like the Mastic Beach Conservancy are making a real difference.

A crowd of 130 filled the Mastic Beach Property Owners Clubhouse on Saturday, September 26, for the Mastic Beach Conservancy’s Fifth Annual Bivalve Ball,

10/25/2026

Last weekend, I heard shouts and hooting on my street; I'm not sure what all the fuss was about, so late in October. Of course, the bars were holding their Halloween parties, and I missed out. Or did I? This weekend, on a mild Saturday afternoon, Parents strolled with their costumed kids, and local businesses and homeowners doled out treats, some dressed for the occasion. Keep your inner child wild!

10/24/2026

Looks like the Long Island Maritime Museum boat-burning festival in West Sayville was a smoldering success! Video clip by Kim Harris.

10/24/2026

Today was a classic autumn day on Fire Island, and our friend Ted Steffensen was back out on the Great South Bay with a camera in hand to capture it. The coming will peak at 12:12 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Farmer's Almanac. That is a magic number indeed. It will not be a or anything else fancy in astronomical terms, but no less beautiful. The best viewing time will be the Sunday evening before, and it may take on an orange or amber hue when it is low in the sky. The Orionid meteor shower is also still active, but the moon's light will make it harder to see under a full-moon sky.

10/21/2026

The Town of Brookhaven's coastal restoration program is gaining international attention.

The Town of Brookhaven's ongoing coastal restoration efforts have attracted international interest, as representatives from the United States Department of

10/19/2026

For those looking for a spooktacular evening, come to Bellport, where The Gateway has you covered! (Video courtesy of Waldo Cabrera, MyLITV.)

By Waldo CabreraThe Gateway's Haunted Playhouse 2026 has an evil ...

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