July 7th, 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.
June 29th, 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.
June 29th, 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.
June 28th, 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.
June 28th, 2023 – Breeze Airways, the U.S. only Nice Low Cost Carrier, is adding two new nonstop destinations from Long Island’s MacArthur Airport this week, with a seasonal summer nonstop to Portland, ME, Wednesday, and to Raleigh-Durham, NC, starting Thursday. The new flights are now available from just $59* one way if purchased by July 5, 2023.
June 23rd, 2023 – Town of Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter is pleased to announce that two of the Town’s employees working in the Town’s Public Information Office have been honored with a prestigious Folio award for the outstanding documentary, "The Blue Point Oyster." Those employees are Communications Director, Caroline Smith and Videographer, Gary Licker.
June 20th, 2023 – A three-story property at 1152 E. 3rd Ave. in Bay Shore was razed this morning, after the Islip Town Board passed a resolution for demolition on July 12, 2022 by unanimous decision. The Town passed a Board Up/Clean Up resolution on the property in June of 2020. A subsequent follow up report from the Town’s Code Investigator resulted in a declaration of immediate hazard from the Town’s Chief Building Inspector.
