It Takes a Village

Safety is a Parent's Responsibility on Halloween

Safety tips from the Sixth Precinct and Trick or Treat Street can help ensure a safe, fun holiday.

Halloween is a special day on our cul-de-sac in East Setauket. All of the neighborhood kids get dressed up, and the kids and the parents all go out trick-or-treating together. After the kids have filled up their candy buckets, we all gather in our neighbor's garage, which has been turned into a spooky Halloween party zone and the kids and parents enjoy Halloween festivities together. It's a day that brings our neighborhood together and creates lasting memories for years to come. When it comes to safety, Halloween's greatest hazards aren't vampires and villains, but falls, costume mishaps, and automobile collisions. Following safety tips and using common sense can help you make the most of your Halloween season and make it as enjoyable for …

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Jewish Summer Festival Hits West Meadow Beach

First annual festival features a variety of food and entertainment.

Families turned out in droves for the first annual Jewish Summer Festival, sponsored by Chabad at Stony Brook, on Thursday night at West Meadow Beach. From cotton candy, crafts, and face painting to music, food, and entertainment, guests enjoyed a night of classic summer fun.

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Photos: Fun and Frolicking at St. James Church Festival

Annual parish festival and fundraiser held at St. James Roman Catholic Church.

Over 200 parish members and their families enjoyed en evening of fun, food and entertainment at the 7th Annual Parish Festival and fund raiser held on the grounds of the St. James Roman Catholic Church on Saturday. Parishioners were treated to a barbeque, clowns, face painting, performances by the youth ensemble orchestra and its singers, Broadway songs, dance, science experiments, ring tosses, tee-ball, arts and crafts, horse races, one-legged races, and a raffle.

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Summer Checklist: Three Village Parks

Relax outdoors with Patch's guide to area parks.

Parks abound in Three Village, from beaches to walking trails to ball fields. If you're looking for a shady spot to eat lunch, let the kids play, or commune with nature, Three Village parks offer the best of all worlds. Frank Melville Memorial Park 1 Old Field Rd, Setauket A paved road buffeted by thick growth and old willows goes all around Melville Mill Pond and over a bridge with plenty of benches to sit or openings to view the water. Some boys said there used to be better fishing on the pond but the weeds grew in. Later I saw them fishing off the bridge for large mouth bass and sunfish. Frank Melville Memorial Park Nature Preserve 1 Old Field Rd, Setauket This park within a park offers quiet woodsy hiking along well maintained trails. …

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