Fire Island Pines

The circus is here for 10 days this month.

Christian Long Islanders are as divided on the hot-button abortion issue as most of the country. Between the extremes — no abortion at all or abortion with no restrictions — there is nuance among Christians on the island. 

Here are more than 20 ways to get started this holiday weekend.

Senior had 22 goals and 11 assists this season.

Had two goals and two assists in win over Floyd.

Megan Magill gets three goals, two assists and Lauren Spivak scores four goals.

The Suffolk Regional Emergency Medical Services Council presented awards Saturday to police, fire, ambulance and other emergency personnel for successfully administering CPR to victims.

One of the teens was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, police said.

The body of Melissa Molinari, who was stabbed 58 times, was found in the Pine Barrens wrapped in garbage bags and duct tape, prosecutors said.

Police said the man met up with the girl at a playground in Hauppauge, where he raped her.

See the scenes from Friday's playoff matchup.

Bayer scored five goals and Kyle Scandale had three goals and a key assist.

Paul Bonny, 35, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the November 2020 fatal shooting, prosecutors said.

Two years after Philip Joseph "PJ" Fusaro's death, his memory lives on as the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office and others celebrated his legacy. 

Seawolves finish 16-3 after falling in the quarterfinals for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

See the scenes from Thursday's playoff matchup.

Giovanna Calicchio had three hits and an RBI in victory over Mount Sinai.

Grab a towel and some sunblock, and follow the sound of the waves. 

The National Park Service is reassessing how driving permits are allocated for residents and workers through an off-road vehicle management program.

Supervisor Edward P. Romaine tells owners Pete Davidson and Colin Jost that town would be good place for retired Staten Island Ferry ship turned entertainment venue.

The bridges, carrying a total of more than 67,000 vehicles daily, are rated poor possibly because of issues with decking, support beams, piers or abutments, according to state Department of Transportation data and experts.

Sales are way up, inventory is low, and people are paying top dollar to be in the land of no cars and beautiful beaches.

"We're a private club. And we're a gated community. And those things exist in the world. And that's what we are," said the head of the association that owns the land. In December, Point O'Woods got an award from New York State for documenting its 128-year history.

In this photo essay of Vintage Newsday Instagram picks for Black History Month, we’ve gathered images of the famous and ordinary, people and places that over the years have celebrated Black life on Long Island.

The devices will help determine whether electromagnetic frequency from a cable from the Sunrise Wind Farm affects fish movements.

Fire Island is one of the hot spots that serve as settings for Edmund White's "A Previous Life," about a couple who decide to write about all of their previous sexual exploits.

Aerial photos show the breach is less than half of what it was following Superstorm Sandy.

The first construction contract will be for dredging the Fire Island Inlet and placing sand near Gilgo Beach in Babylon Town and Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island, work that is to begin in late December and wrap up in the spring. 

The last tax reassessment was done in 1974, and Mayor John Zaccaro Jr. said he is concerned that some properties might be over-assessed while others under-assessed.

As Davis Park's first female fire chief, Linda Spencer, 67, will serve a two-year term in the unpaid position, supervising a 30-member department.

Organizers say the "A Day in the Life of a River" program introduces students to potential careers while bringing them closer to the natural environment that surrounds them every day.

Here are five ideas for fall and winter hikes with a workout, wildlife sightings and trail views ranging from charming to awe-inspiring. 

Through collaborative efforts, this year's piping plover season, which ran from late March until early September, produced a record number of 50 nesting pairs and 70 fledglings, officials say.

The beach is quieter, the ferries less crowded but the sun still warm and inviting.

"Last year COVID defeated us, and this year Mother Nature defeated us. You can't compete against those two things," said Ken Stein, whose Sayville Ferry Service has seen slower weekend business on its Cherry Grove, Sailors Haven, Water Island and Fire Island Pines ferries.

A retired 55-foot luxury cruiser named "Big Time" is the latest steel hulk to be added to the reef as part of the state's effort to beef up Long Island's coastlines.