April 22nd, 2021 – Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter presented her annual State of the Town address Wednesday, praising town employees and residents for coming together and showing their strength and resolve during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more: Islip State of the Town Commends Perseverance; Looks Ahead to New Opportunities
April 20th, 2021 – Central Islip HS Senior Twyla Joseph received a Certificate of Recognition from Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter, on behalf of the members of the Town Board recently. Twyla, whose story of the struggles of virtual learning, anxiety and college selection during COVID-19, reflects the story of millions of young students struggling during the pandemic, graced the cover of Time magazine in an April story, "The Lost Year."
Read more: Time Magazine Selects Local High School Senior for Cover
April 7th, 2021 – The memory of NYPD Sgt. James P. Bast was honored at a street renaming in Sayville recently, paying tribute to the fallen officer who died from a 9-11 related illness. Behrendt Ct., in Sayville was renamed Sgt. James P. Bast Way by the Town of Islip.
Read more: Town of Islip Honors Fallen NYPD Sgt. with Street Renaming