Articles Tagged ‘Fire Island’

HORRIFIC: Myths and urban legends abound about Melville/Huntington's Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road, from ghostly figures to haunted graveyards to a mass suicide, phantom horses and a police officer missing the back of his skull.

Long Island Haunts: 13 Creepiest Haunted Places on Long Island

Originally the ancestral home of Native Americans and later settled…



Does Long Island Approve of Same-Sex Marriage?

NYS Approves Same-Sex Marriage: But Does Long Island?

For Frank DeBiase and Tom McCoy of Farmingdale, the attraction…



From left: Brett Roberts, head of the Fair Harbor Fire District, shakes hands with Forrest Clock, former head of the Lonelyville Fire District (photo by Rosealie Hanson)

Local Fire District Consolidation a First in NY

A pair of fire districts on Fire Island this week…



Gordon Heights Fire Department firefights battle a blaze in 2009. Brookhaven township officials are reviewing a study that details how to best mitigate the fact that Gordon Heights residents pay the highest fire district taxes on Long Island (courtesy of Gordon Heights Fire Department)

Special District Consolidation Gains Steam on Long Island

A group of Suffolk County citizens struggling to lower their…



Labor Day: Labor Day 2010 On Fire Island [Photos]

While thousands of Long Islanders were stuck on the LIE in holiday traffic, a few decided to forgo the congested roads and hopped on a…



This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Earl taken Friday Sept. 3, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. EDT. Hurricane Earl was downgraded to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds near 105 mph. National Weather Service meteorologist Hal Austin said the eye of the hurricane was expected to get as close as 55 miles east of the Outer Banks about 2 a.m. Friday. (AP Photo/NOAA)

Hurricane Earl Path Update: Storm To Pass Southeast of Montauk

Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for Suffolk County and a watch is still in effect for Nassau as the Island braces for the effects…