Change at Jamaica
There’s good news and there’s bad news for passengers on the Long Island Rail Road.
The Mast-Head: Celebrating the Violence
After we posted a story about a vigil here for Renee Good, quite a few of the accounts that attacked her, The Star, or liberals in general I knew from around town. Their anger surprised me in its intensity.
The Shipwreck Rose: You Say Paprika
Wiping out variety and multiplicity — in any form, culturally or environmentally, through globalization or technology — is never healthy.
Gristmill: Thanks All the Way Down
When even a diminished public radio landscape drives you near to insane.
Guestwords: Still Working?
I have found that the biggest challenge of all is to make sense of what it means to find myself in the midst of middle-old age.
Swimmers Stay Afloat in Sayville Meet
The first meet after winter break was a wild one for the Bonac boys swim team. The head coach, Craig Brierley, called the adventure on the road “one for the books.”
Campsey Wins 108, Stalls at Eastern States
The winningest wrestler in Bonac history went into Eastern States ranked seventh in the 126-pound weight class and qualified for the quarterfinals, where he beat the number-two, Brock Frederick of South Jefferson, in a 4-0 decision. He then lost to third-ranked Vincent Mastrianni of Colonie in the semifinals.
Boys Basketball Nets Three in a Row
The Bonac boys basketball team started off the year with a three-game win streak, adding victories against Hauppauge on Jan. 6 and Eastport-South Manor on Jan. 8 to the last win of 2025, a 78-65 triumph over Comsewogue on Dec. 30.
Bonac Girls Score a Second Home Victory
The Bonacker girls basketball team was undefeated at home through Tuesday, their most recent win by 52-48 over Port Jefferson on Jan. 10.