December 8th, 2022 – Town of Islip staff played Santa Claus today, helping the Salvation Army load gifts for 60 'Angels' into its sleigh, to be distributed among families and placed under Christmas trees this holiday season.
December 7th, 2022 – The Town of Islip Drive-In Movie Night, The Santa Clause, was a huge success, with hundreds of cars filling the great lawn of Brookwood Hall in East Islip. Attendees enjoyed giveaways including s’mores kits; fun glasses; candy canes and a visit from the Grinch!
December 6th, 2022 – Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter attended a press conference today at Long Island MacArthur Airport reminding residents to "Get Real."
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November 21st, 2022 – Town of Islip officials today distributed more than 800 turkeys and 850 ‘Boxes of Love’ to 51 agencies, churches and to 10 school districts within the Town to help those families experiencing food insecurity on Thanksgiving Day.
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The ‘Boxes of Love’ contain all the necessary ingredients to make a traditional holiday dinner, including stuffing, yams, green beans, cranberry sauce and pies. Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter was on hand for the event which took place at the Town’s Casamento Park in Bay Shore.
November 21st, 2022 – Keaton, a 2nd grader at Cherokee Elementary in Ronkonkoma, turned cardboard boxes into a haunted house Halloween costume, and was recognized by Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter and Madeline Sharrock, Executive Director, Keep Islip Clean (KIC) at Islip Town Hall recently.
November 18th, 2022 – Islip Food for Hope board members and Town of Islip officials and personnel put the finishing touches on 850 Thanksgiving “Boxes of Love” this week, in preparation for the town’s annual Thanksgiving distribution day Monday, November 21.
November 10th, 2022 – Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Jr., Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter and Councilman James O’Connor joined with community advocates this week to announce a new program to assist Deputy Sheriffs communicate with deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired residents.