By Joey Macellaro ~ “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” wrote Dickens of 18th-century London and Paris. He could have been speaking of our own cities and towns in 21st-century America, struggling and changing … Full Story
FiFlix: Film and Fire Island
Fire Island is no stranger to movies, television or their stars. Programs like “Law & Order” have occasionally alluded to the place. A 2006 reality show called “One Ocean View” threw a bunch of clods into a Corneille Estates house … Full Story
How the Rocket Fuel was Born: A Fire Island Story
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