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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Islip to Hold “Seeds of Hope” Drive-By Food Drop

LIMG July 14, 2020

On Saturday, July 25, from 8 AM to 1 PM, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Islip will be holding a drive-by food drop at the church. Volunteers will be standing in front of the church entrance at the corner of Montauk Highway and St. Mark’s Lane. Drop off your donations and they’ll do the

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Islip’s young artists displayed at public library

LIMG March 11, 2020

In celebration of Youth Art Month, works of art by 17 students from each of the Islip School District’s buildings will be displayed at the Islip Public Library through the end of March. Selected were Islip High School freshman Emily Wirth, sophomore Amanda Sayles, junior Janae Lindsay and seniors Lilah Lacetera and Gabrielle Nicolae; Islip […]

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Town Officiates 20 Valentine’s Day Weddings

LIMG February 17, 2020

Twenty couples were married at Islip Town Hall Friday, February 14, 2020 in Islip’s Chapel of Love. Town Clerk Olga Murray and her bilingual staff, officiated from 9 am to 8 pm, having added extra hours to meet the demand of Valentine’s Day weddings. “Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to begin life together as […]

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Islip Youth Bureau Kicks-Off Teens for Jeans Drive

LIMG February 12, 2020

The Town of Islip Youth Bureau Teens for Jeans Drive is underway. The Islip Youth Bureau is looking for new and gently used jeans for distribution to teenagers living in local homeless shelters. Jeans can be dropped off at the Office of the Supervisor, 655 Main St. Islip or at the Town of Islip Youth […]

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Pumpkin Picking Family Fun at Organics Today Farm in East Islip!

LIMG October 1, 2019

Fall Family Fun is in full swing at Organics Today Farm in East Islip.  Pumpkin Picking, Roasted Corn, Hay Rides, Apple Cider, Fresh Pie and you can even meet the farms newest helpers…The Goats!  You name it, it’s going on at Organics Today Farm!  OT Farm is a small Organic Farm located at 169 Washington […]

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Main Street Restaurants Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Chloe Wine

LIMG September 26, 2019

The Lessing’s Hospitality Group’s Main Street Restaurants will honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October with a special wine give back.  At Library Café: 274 Main Street, Farmingdale, NY (516) 752-7678, Maxwell’s: 501 Main Street, Islip, NY (631) 210-0011, Post Office Café: 130 West Main Street, Babylon, NY (631) 669-9224, and Southside: 5 Third Avenue, Bayshore, NY

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Islip Goes Purple on September 26th!

LIMG September 19, 2019

The Islip CommUNITY Stands Together Storefronts along Main St. in the hamlet of Islip and Islip Town Hall will be illuminated in PURPLE lights on Thursday, September 26th to support those whose lives have been affected by addiction and the Opioid/Heroin crisis. September is National Recovery Month. On Thursday, September 26th at 4 pm, Islip Supervisor […]

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Community Celebrates Family Fun Day at Roberto Clemente Park

LIMG September 3, 2019

The Town of Islip hosted a Family Fun Day to mark the Town’s continued year-long 335 Birthday celebration. Hundreds of residents turned out under magnificently sunny skies for games, giant bubble making, face painting, FREE hot dogs courtesy of the Brentwood Fire Department, music by Latinology, autographs from Cosmos Soccer players, a pick-up basketball game […]

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Islip High Schoolers Make a Difference Donating Jeans

LIMG June 24, 2019

Islip High School students and the Junior Chamber of Commerce Club worked on the Teens for Jeans campaign again this year, with students, staff and community partners recently collecting more than 500 pairs of gently used or new denim jeans to be donated to teens residing in homeless shelters. Students in teacher Renée Clock’s work […]

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Islip Town Fund Raises for Long Island Cares

LIMG June 24, 2019

Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter and Councilwoman Mary Kate Mullen presented Long Island Cares with a check for $450 on behalf of all of the Town of Islip employees who donated $5 to the Casual for the Cause Dress Down day last month. Long Island Cares and the Harry Chapin Food Bank provide meals to […]