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The True Story of the Amityville Horror
Since 1977, a lake house in Amityville, New York, has been the subject of multiple books, television programs, and almost 15 movies. However, the real story of the "Amityville Horror" is rarely told in the films, which focus more on a fiction based around the Lutz family and their alleged haunting. One of the most interesting facts about the Amityville case is that the hauntings have been debunked numerous times. The defense lawyer who initially represented mass murderer Ronald Defeo, Jr. has stated in multiple court documents that the entire haunting was a hoax. Still, the mythology of the Amityville home lives on.
Scenes from the 2024 Great South Bay Music Festival in Patchogue
Greater Patchogue coverage is funded in part by New Village at Patchogue, open-concept rental residences with sleek contemporary design. Click here for a tour. The Great South Bay Music Festival has brought thousands to Patchogue’s Shorefront Park once again for its annual four-day event. That includes GLI photographer Andrew...
The 2 Islanders who took the stage with ‘Dogs In A Pile’ at GSB Music Fest
Greater Long Island coverage is funded in part by Toresco & Simonelli, a boutique injury and family law firm in West Islip. They fight for their clients. Click here to learn more and to get in touch. When the popular jam band Dogs In A Pile took the stage this...
Dogs In A Pile Unveil Billy Joel Favorite At Great South Bay Music Festival
DIAP — guitarists Jimmy Law and Brian Murray, keyboardist Jeremy Kaplan, drummer Joey Babick, and bassist Sam Lucid — launched their Great South Bay 2024 appearance with the staple “Go Set.” The band then offered newer tune “My Disguise” ahead of “Look Johnny” and “Men of Steel.”
Fire Island Film Festival 2024
Yes, you can still catch a good movie at the Ocean Beach Community House. Now in its fourth year, the young Jesse Ray Sheps is maturing and attending Yale University, but he still devotes himself to the Fire Island Film Festival. Some are saying this is one of the best ones yet. Thoughtful, compelling cinema is still out there and being made, for many more stories are yet to be told. Outlets like this give them an audience.
Syosset’s Dunkin’ Hosts Grand Re-Opening
On Wednesday, July 17 Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) attended the grand re-opening of the newly renovated Dunkin’ on Jackson Avenue in Syosset. The re-opening was attended by Scott Campbell of Metro Franchising and the Syosset business community, in addition to the Deputy Minority Leader’s office.
Caribbean restaurant Vern midway through its first summer on the water
Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon. Click here for tickets to ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ performing July 11 through Sept. 1. Meet the owners of the new Vern Restaurant and Bar, Long Island’s newest Caribbean spot that’s now midway...
The Disco Biscuits Set ‘Revolution In Motion’ With Erin Boyd At Great South Bay Fest
The Disco Biscuits capped the first leg of their 2024 Summer Tour with a performance last Saturday at the Great South Bay Music Festival in Patchogue, New York. Vocalist Erin Boyd was recruited for an extensive collaboration featuring songs from Bisco’s recently released space rock opera Revolution In Motion.
Belle Voci celebrates 20 years of musical triumph over cancer with concerts in Huntington & Oyster Bay
Belle Voci Intergenerational Choral Society, a Long Island-based organization dedicated to supporting wellness, cancer prevention, and cure through choral performances, is celebrating 20 years of Sisterhood in Song with the “You Do Not Walk Alone” series. Their Rose Remembrance concert will be held on August 4 at Christ Church in Oyster Bay, and the Candlelight Remembrance concert will take place on August 9 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Huntington.
Review: LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL at John W. Engeman Theater
Omigod, you guys! Once again, the John W. Engeman Theater of Northport delivers an outstanding production with their latest offering of Tony-nominee Legally Blonde, The Musical. Running until August 25th at the exquisite Long Island venue, Trey Compton's direction shines in this high-energy production. Based on the novel and film,...
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