News

Giglo Beach murder victims: Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, an unidentified Asian man, Amber Lynn Costello, Valerie Mack, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Shannan Gilbert, and Jessica Taylor's pictures, with an over view of Gilgo Beach in the background
News

The Gilgo Beach Murders; What We Know So Far

Rex Heuermann, Gilgo Beach On Dec. 11 2010, during a search for missing woman Shannan Gilbert, the Suffolk County police found the remains of Melissa Barthelemy. On Dec. 13 the police found the remains of three other women; Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Amber Costello, and Megan Waterman, as per CNN. Found on the foamy waterfront of Gilgo

Read More »
Food & Drink

Locally Made Sweet Treats to Beat the Heat For this Summer

Ice cream, a classic staple of the American diet, and a crucial part of beating the heat. It’d be difficult to find a Long Islander whose childhood summers weren’t soundtracked by a Mister Softee familiar jingle. According to the International Dairy Foods Association, the average American eats about 20 pounds of ice cream a year.

Read More »
inside Long Island Eid bazaar
Local Events

Long Island Eid Bazaars Invites Celebration

Eid al-Adha, one of the most important events in the Islamic Calendar, is a three-day celebration most likely to begin on June 28, as per Al Jazeera. The celebration commemorates the willingness of prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son, Ismail, to Allah, as told in the Quran. The story is also told in Judaism and

Read More »
5 Ways Long Islanders Can Celebrate Pride
Lifestyle

5 Ways Long Islanders Can Celebrate Pride

June is Pride Month, which means there’s no better time to celebrate the LGBTQ community than right now. On Long Island, there’s an opportunity for something to do around every corner – if you know where to look. To give a brief background on the history of Pride Month, June was chosen as Pride Month

Read More »
Local Events

Babylon Pride Parade Marches On in Fourth Year

On June 4, the town of Babylon Village held its fourth annual Pride parade, celebrating the local diversity and allowing LGBTQ+ Long Islanders to express themselves. The festivities started on Deer Park Ave. at noon, but the parade itself started at 3 p.m. An after party was held at 6.p.m. at Mary Carroll’s, a bar

Read More »
Person eating fast food, a burger and fries
News

Fast Food is Big Bucks, but Keeps People Down (Op-Ed)

Deer Park is host to an ever-growing smorgasbord of fast food establishments, grocery stores, and gas stations, with little space for recreational activity. I’ve asked local Long Island residents, in and out of Deer Park, their opinions on the matter. The consensus seems unified. There is too much, but most don’t realize it. Fast food

Read More »
Lon Island Congressman George Santos at the House Chamber
News

LI Congressman George Santos to Face Federal Charges: Now What?

Long Island Congressman George Santos has been charged with 13 federal counts, which includes seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives regarding his finances according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District

Read More »
Scroll to Top