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Dealing with Pre Holiday Stress

As the Holiday season approached, the task list seems to grow at a faster pace than most can keep up with. Winding down the year at most jobs anticipating some down time is only replaced with holiday travel, cooking preparations, gift buying, entertaining, home decoration, tree trimming, kids off of school, relative visiting hectic schedules of pure stressful bliss…… yikes!.…

The Feast of The Harvest

As the leaves fall and the nights chill in November, the tradition dating well back to the documented times of the 1600’s… and in some form or another well before, the harvest festival began as a celebration of the successful conclusion of the actual harvest of the crops. The many months of excruciating work, long days, sleepless nights, and, not…

The Big Apple is a Boater’s Paradise!

Big Apple Charters Big Apple Charters is opening New York City’s nautical world to locals and visitors alike. Surrounded by water, the Big Apple is a boater’s paradise; from cruising in front of Lady Liberty, traveling under the Brooklyn Bridge, anchoring off beaches in Raritan Bay, sunsets over the Palisades, visiting City Island for lobsters, or even planning a Caribbean…

Rocky Point Orthodontics

Rocky Point Orthodontics knows how important having a great smile is to looking and feeling good. That’s why Dr. Miller and the entire team at their Rocky Point orthodontic practice is committed to providing the highest quality in orthodontics, using today’s latest technologies to all patients from children to adults. Whether you need routine orthodontic braces or are interested in…

Ancient Process Creates Modern Artform

Over 100 years ago, long before photography became common and affordable, and certainly long before everyone had photo availability every moment of the day, thanks to the iphone, a Japanese traditional art form called Gyotaku (Ghee oh ta ku) began as a way for local fishermen to keep record of the fish they caught. They would apply sumi ink to…

Shark Bait and Tackle

Our location has been supplying fishermen with fresh bait and all their tackle needs for decades. Now under new ownership we have expanded our store tremendously to serve you better than anyone else. And better than ever before. Owner Ray Curiale, best known for co-owning the famous King Cod out of Moriches, is an avid fisherman and was born and…

Competition Locksmith – Business Spotlight’

Competition Locksmith is a generational local family business dating back to the early 1980’s, that has grown and evolved over the years never abandoning its core values of operating with 100% honesty and integrity. Evolving from the early days that started with just a few local customers, into what exists today as a full service mobile professional locksmith shop that…

10 Genius Back to School Organization Tips for Parents

These back-to-school organization ideas are sure to make getting back into the groove, groovy, instead of gruesome. It’s that time of year again; when homework papers obscure the kitchen island, and the daily tasks of making lunches and laying out school clothes seem to stretch late into the night. But have no fear! We have 10 back to school organization…

Harvesting Memories: Long Island’s Top Family Farms for Pumpkin Picking

As the leaves begin to change and a crispness fills the air, the season of pumpkin picking arrives, bringing with it an abundance of joy and memories waiting to be harvested. On the picturesque Long Island, a short drive away from the bustling city, lies a treasure trove of family-owned farms where pumpkin picking isn’t just an activity – it’s…

Author Gloria Squitiro… Funk the Janitor, Part 3

What happens when… we risk real talk & stop hiding behind nice? when we reach for brave… Funk-the-Janitor, Part 3 “Stick with me babe and you’ll be farting through silk.” If someone had given me a heads-up way back when that I’d be devoting my life to my husband Funk, I would have run the other way while I still…