Long Island Advance

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! On Monday night, about 100 people gathered at the Congregational Church of Patchogue for an interfaith Thanksgiving service.

On the Monday night before Thanksgiving, about 100 people gathered at the Congregational Church of Patchogue for an interfaith Thanksgiving service. Clergy from houses of worship across …

11/26/2025

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11/26/2025

It’s demolition day at the old Bowl Long Island at Patchogue. The roof has started coming down to make way for a brand new 96-room Hilton hotel, slated to begin construction around the middle of 2026.

11/25/2025

While its beaches are summer getaways close to home for Long Islanders today, during the 19th century, the barren dunes and pine forests of Fire Island were witnesses to disasters as ships wrecked en route to New York Harbor, as Fire Island Lighthouse docent Angela Reich told an audience at the Bohemia Historical Society on Nov. 16.

While its beaches are summer getaways close to home for Long Islanders today, during the 19th century, the barren dunes and pine forests of Fire Island were witnesses to disasters as ships wrecked en …

11/24/2025

The oyster sloop serving as a “goodwill ambassador” at the Long Island Maritime Museum recently received new coats of paint—one during its year-long restoration, and over 100 more along slices of its old mast.

The oyster sloop serving as a “goodwill ambassador” at the Long Island Maritime Museum recently received new coats of paint—one during its year-long restoration, and over 100 more …

11/24/2025

The 31st annual Christmas Boat Parade was held on Sunday. People cheered as the first boats cruised up the Patchogue River past the Watch Hill ferry terminal.

11/23/2025

Members of the LGBTQA+ community and allies are invited to a special Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Long Island Equality at James Joyce, 49 S. Ocean Avenue in Patchogue, on Monday, Nov. 24 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Members of the LGBTQA+ community and allies are invited to a special Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Long Island Equality at James Joyce, 49 S. Ocean Avenue in Patchogue, on Monday, Nov. 24 from 4 to 8 …

11/22/2025

Patchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri speaking about the late Village Trustee Joseph E. Keyes Jr. during Saturday’s ceremony naming the Village’s Parks & Recreation building on Bay Avenue for Keyes.

11/22/2025

Downtown Patchogue has a more artistic look these days, thanks to new murals outside the Patchogue-Medford Library and the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, and colorful wrapping of the building pillars outside the Patchogue Artspace Lofts on Terry Street.

Downtown Patchogue has a more artistic look these days, thanks to new murals outside the Patchogue-Medford Library and the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, and colorful wrapping of the …

11/21/2025

The No. 1 William Floyd Colonials varsity football team, led by head coach Paul Longo, continued their undefeated season as they blew out No. 4 Longwood in the semifinal round of the Section XI playoffs by a score of 41-7!

William Floyd plays against the Ward Melville Patriots tonight at 7:30 pm at Stony Brook University for the county title.

The No. 1 William Floyd Colonials varsity football team, led by head coach Paul Longo, continued their undefeated season as they blew out No. 4 Longwood in the semifinal round of the Section XI …