June 11th, 2019 – On June 8th, 2019, Town of Islip Councilman John C. Cochrane, Jr., in the company of Mayor John Valdini, members of the Village of Brightwaters board and supporters of our military and veterans, met at the Brightwaters Canal to celebrate life-long Town of Islip resident Frank Romeo, as he approached the final stretch of his 750 mile walk across New York State, completing the mission he set out on in late winter.
June 11th, 2019 – Town Councilman John C. Cochrane, Jr. helped honor the troops recently at the Paws of War Military Appreciation Day event hosted by the Brentwood VFW Post. The event, which aims to give back to local service veterans and their pups, featured free vaccines, micro chipping, heart worm tests, heart worm preventative, flea and tick prevention, as well as free dog chow, and BBQ.
June 6th, 2019– Angie Carpenter, Islip Town Supervisor hosted the Town's Office of Economic Development, Executive Director, William Mannix, during a recent taping of the "Supervisor Spotlight" radio show.
June 4th, 2019– Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter welcomed students to Town Hall as part of the annual Elks’ Youth in Government Day visit. A total of 21 students in 6th and 7th grade from East Islip Middle School and St. Mary’s School took part, visiting the WRAP Recycling Center and the Shellfish Culture Facility.
May 29th,2019– Town Councilman John C. Cochrane, Jr. recently met with Nassau County American Legion Member and Past-Commander, Edward G. Aulman and Former Suffolk County VFW Commander and VFW Brentwood Commander, Sabrina Lacey, at Cablevison’s Hauppauge studio, during a taping of the United Veterans Organization of Nassau County’s Veteran’s News.
May 28th, 2019 – Taps played in the background, as eight West Islip High School graduates were remembered for their sacrifice at a Vietnam Memorial dedicated on school grounds in their honor.
May 28th, 2019– The East Islip, Islip Memorial Day Parade ended with a touching service at the Veterans Memorial Park at Islip Town Hall Monday.
