West Islip, NY News & Events

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2-day seafood festival shells out thousands of oysters, lobster rolls, more

The 33rd annual Seafood Festival raises money for the Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville.

Sections of Route 111, Southern State Parkway to be closed overnight in Suffolk

Love and antiques unite: Spouses open new vintage shop

Retired high school French teacher Roberta Sherlock dies at 88

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Upcoming Events

Monday, August 24

American Legion Post 1738 meeting

Aug25

Post 1738, new members welcome, no meetings July-Aug.

Where

American Legion Post 1738 - West Islip

340 Union Blvd.

West Islip, NY

11795

Phone

631-422-1738

Book Discussion: These Summer Storms

Aug26

Discussion of the novel "These Summer Storms" by Sarah MacLean, register starting Aug. 3

Where

West Islip Public Library

3 Higbie Lane

West Islip, NY

Phone

631-661-7080

Price

free

Website

westisliplibrary.org

Unearth Your Colonial Records

Aug27

Learn what early American ancestral records (colonial through 1870) are available, what information they hold and where to find them, register starting Aug. 3

Where

West Islip Public Library

3 Higbie Lane

West Islip, NY

Phone

631-661-7080

Price

free

Website

westisliplibrary.org

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