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• Heat drives Long Islanders to beaches, malls

  The blast-furnance weather of late hasn't earned heat wave status, but it was more than enough yesterday to send sweltering Long Islanders to ocean beaches, shopping malls -- or anywhere else with decent air-conditioning.Yesterday's high was a sizzling 8   Read more »

• Way to Go: John Perniciaro

  An East Islip teenager is striving to keep his community clean -- one can and bottle at a time.John Perniciaro, 12, a seventh-grader at East Islip Middle School, collected 2,246 empty cans and bottles from family and friends in a six-month span this scho   Read more »

• LI communities that are rich in the arts

  There's a place where cultural arts lovers can hear the New York Philharmonic play, see work by local and international artists, and watch Broadway actors perform live onstage -- and Long Islanders don't have to cross a bridge or tunnel to get there. It'   Read more »

• Democrats pick pair to run for Islip board

  Islip Democrats have chosen Astrid Fidelia and Kevin Faivre to run against Republican incumbents Steven J. Flotteron and Trish Bergin Weichbrodt for two town board seats this fall.Fidelia, 46, of Islip hamlet, is a real estate broker and the former direc   Read more »

• Islip Dems scramble for replacement candidates

  The Democratic candidates for Islip Town board have abruptly dropped out of the race less than a month after receiving the party's formal nomination, leaving Democrats scrambling to find replacements amid a possible primary fight.Party leaders are expect   Read more »

Around the web

• FREE Concert in Heckscher State Park, East Islip

  Saturday, July 13, 2013 at 8 p.m., the Islip Arts Council will present its annual FREE concert at Heckscher State Park, East Islip, NY , featuring the Atlantic Wind Symphony and Swingtime Big Band. There will also be fireworks by Grucci. For more info, please   from About.com: Long Island, NY Read more »

• BFCU Sponsors A Summer Of Family Fun Featuring Free Concerts And Movie Nights Across Long Island

  Bethpage has also partnered with the Islip Arts Council to present its annual free concert at Heckscher State Park in East Islip on Saturday, July 13 at 8 pm. This year’s show “Recovery Through the Arts – Play it Forward” is dedicated to friends, neighbors   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• Benches Donated to Senior Center by Eagle Scout

  O’Brien of Troop #205 of Great River for his generous donation of two benches to the Joyce Fitzpatrick Senior Center in East Islip. The Town had formally accepted the donation of the benches at a recent Town Board meeting, which has the added benefit of permanently   from Town of Islip, NY  Read more »

• Windholme Farm on display June 26 through September

  newest exhibit, Windholme Farm - The Grand Estate of Samuel T. Peters, will be displayed at Brookwood Hall, 50 Irish Ln., East Islip in the history exhibit room, Wed., June 26 through September. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information,   from The Babylon Beacon Read more »

• Tyler James D’Agostino of East Islip receives Eagle award

  Steve Flotteron and Town Clerk Olga Murray recently attended the Eagle Award ceremony for Tyler James D’Agostino of East Islip’s Troop 205. D’Agostino collected 195 bicycles and 10 sewing machines to be delivered to people in third-world countries in need   from The Babylon Beacon Read more »