Originally Published in Fire Island News on July 18, 2014. By Lilly Rose Malcolmson ~ Rocket Fuel is the cocktail of choice on Fire Island and all it takes is a few sips to know why. It’s a cool and … Full Story
2020: Issue 3
2020 Issue 3
Virtual Broadway and More
By Leonard Feigenblatt ~ Since March 12, all our outlets for live entertainment, theatre, concerts, opera, ballet, cabaret and movies (on a large screen at the theatre) have been shut down. This has led to a new form of entertainment, … Full Story
Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines
By Robert Levine ~ It’s August. We are having a strange, slow moving, and unusual summer. Fewer and smaller dinner parties; no fundraisers or cocktail parties; less gatherings at the bars, restaurants or at home; and no shows at the … Full Story
Ocean Bay Park
By Barbara Gaby Placilla ~ It’s August and in any other year we would be saying that we are “hitting the home stretch.” Those who see the glass as half empty bemoan the fact that summer has reached the halfway … Full Story
“Life Savers”
By Joey Macellaro ~ In a beach community like ours, lifeguards play a vital role. Nick Stertz, chief of surf rescue for the Village of Ocean Beach, has been inspiring not only his team of 25 guards this season, but … Full Story
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: William Floyd Statue and the National Dialogue Continues
In response to Emma Boskovski’s “Fallen Idols of Fire Island (Part 2)” Published in our July 24, 2020, edition: I was raised in Mastic Beach, having graduated from William Floyd HS in 1967. I moved to Virginia in 1977. … Full Story
Chief Lyn and Cherry Grove’s New Fire Truck
By Laura Schmidt ~ Cherry Grove Fire Department unveiled its new uniquely designed First Response Vehicle/Engine, dedicated to influential former Fire Chief Lyn Hutton. In 2015, to navigate Cherry Grove’s narrow, unpaved boardwalks, CGFD partnered with Neville Apparatus of New … Full Story
INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Jackie Gordon
By Mariana Dominguez ~ “No woman has ever represented Suffolk County in the U.S. House of Representatives. This could now change,” wrote Karl Grossman in his July 24, 2020, column in this publication. Copiague resident Jackie Gordon defeated Patricia Maher … Full Story
PCLI 2020: Fire Island News Takes Home Four Media Awards
Among the many things that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted, Press Club Long Island (PCLI) had to cancel their Media Awards celebrations this year. However without fanfare or anticipation, they quietly announced this year’s winners of this most coveted regional … Full Story