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International Overdose Awareness Day Solemnized By Tree Lighting

LIMG September 5, 2023

Families, community leaders, civic organizations and town and county officials came together to pay tribute to the lives lost to overdose by lighting the Bayport Blue Point Library tree purple Thursday. The gathering marked International Overdose Awareness Day, while offering Narcan/Harm

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Supervisor Carpenter, DA Tierney Host Financial Exploitation Prevention Seminar

LIMG August 24, 2023

Angie Carpenter, Islip Town Supervisor invited Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney, along with ADAs and Detectives from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Financial Crimes Bureau and the Suffolk County PD Financial Crimes Unit to the Joyce Fitzpatrick Senior Center in East Islip, for a seminar on how to prevent identity theft. Participants learned

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Ockers Senior Club Celebrates Dot’s 90th Birthday!

LIMG August 17, 2023

Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter joined with members of Ockers Senior Club to celebrate Dorothy Oliveri’s 90th Birthday! Dorothy “Dot” Oliveri was born on August 4, 1933 in Mastic, NY. Growing up, she spent her summers at her grandfather’s farm before graduating Center Moriches High School in 1951. Upon graduating, she married Earl Rowland and […]

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Jr. Lifeguard Program Prepares Lifeguards Of Tomorrow

LIMG July 25, 2023

Over a dozen students age 11 to 14 are learning vital water safety and life-saving lessons through the Town’s Junior Lifeguard Program. The program helps provide students with the necessary training to complete the American Red Cross Lifeguarding Course offered to ages 15+, and will further them on the path to become one of our […]

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NYS And Local Experts Address Swimming And Ocean Safety Amidst Recent String Of Shark Encounters

LIMG July 7, 2023

Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter was joined by town officials, a veteran ocean lifeguard and a NYS DEC marine biologist at a press conference to address the recent shark encounters that took place during the 4th of July holiday weekend on Fire Island and at surrounding beaches. “It’s days like today that really make you […]

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Wheels Up To Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

LIMG June 30, 2023

Breeze Airways’ inaugural flight to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina took off from Long Island MacArthur Airport Thursday. Summer seasonal service is offered Thursdays and Saturdays, starting June 29th at $59 one way. Islip Town Supervisor, Angie Carpenter greeted passengers with Long Island MacArthur Airport tote bags before they boarded the full flight. Looking on

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Memorial Park Beautification Earns Gold Award Honor

LIMG June 30, 2023

Emma Dean Stahl received a Girl Scout Gold Award for her beautification project at Edwin Boogertman Memorial Park on Division Ave. in West Sayville. Emma’s project included clearing the grounds, a new garden box and new plantings. “On behalf of the Town Board, we extend a heartfelt appreciation to Emma for her hard work to […]

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Town Breaks Ground On New Turf Field Construction

LIMG June 30, 2023

Islip Town officials broke ground on the construction of a new turf field at Broadway Ave. Park in Sayville that will play host to athletes of 3 popular sports. The new turf field will be lined for men’s football, women’s and men’s lacrosse, and will replace the multi-purpose grass field built in 2014. “It will […]

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Town Of Islip To Enact Quality Of Life Court

LIMG June 19, 2023

Town of Islip residents will hopefully be able to resolve town code violations locally at Town Hall through the Town’s Quality of Life Court, rather than traveling to 5th District Court in Ronkonkoma. At Tuesday’s Town Board meeting, the Islip Town Board unanimously approved the first step, advertising for a public hearing to enact Local […]

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Bus Shelters With History Of Harboring Drug Use, Vagrants, To Be Relocated

LIMG June 8, 2023

In recent years, the Town of Islip has received numerous complaints from residents about dangerous criminal behavior, along with an influx of reports from the MTA Police and Suffolk County Police about illegal activities including drug dealing at Ross Memorial Park in Brentwood. In 2020, in consultation with SCPD, Town Officials made the decision to […]