Tag: fire island
Two Fire Island Boaters Rescued by Ferry Captain and Crew
Captain Victor Klipp and his crew rescued two stranded boaters who fell out of their boat in the Great South Bay during a Saturday night shift in early September. The boaters were bumped out of their boat after a wave washed over their 18-foot center console boat, but Captain Klipp stumbled across them just in […]
4 Fire Island Homes Destroyed in Massive Fire
After a fire broke out in one home in Fire Island Pines, four homes were destroyed and two others were damaged. Before 1am on June 16, the fire started at a house on Ocean Walk, which was vacant at the time. It took 16 fire departments and 120 firefighters to control the flames, which were […]
National Park Service Announces Completion of Fire Island Lighthouse Terrace Repairs
Repairs on the terrace attached to the Fire Island Lighthouse began in April, and the National Park Service has announced that they have been completed. The lighthouse’s terrace was damaged during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The $1.2 million project, completed by historic preservation specialists Ocean Construction LLC, received an additional $17,475 in funding from the Fire […]
Fire Island’s Last Ferry Canceled Amid Complaints About Noisy Passengers
The last ferry out has been canceled for the remainder of the summer due to noise complaints from Fire Island residents. Mayor Jim Mallott and Fire Island Ferries decided the 1am ferry would no longer run after residents complained it was riddled with intoxicated and rowdy passengers. As a result of the cancelation, the last […]
King Kullen Adds Fire Island to Shop OnLine Delivery Service
The charm of Fire Island is its small-town setting, with the convenience of no cars whizzing past you on the streets and a more intimate quality of life. A year-round or summer resident, however, knows the hassle of hauling groceries and other belongings on the ferry with them all too well. Even those who rent […]
Fire Island Dance Festival Gains Host Cady Huffman
The Fire Island Dance Festival, produced by and benefitting Dancers Responding to AIDS, has added Tony award winner Cady Huffman as its host. The weekend-long festival started in 1995 and benefits the DRA’s fundraising program Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, which supports essential programs of The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, The Dancers’ Resource and […]
Fire Island’s Grove Hotel Will Reopen in Summer 2017
The Grove Hotel on Cherry Grove, one of Fire Island’s most recognized hotels for the past five decades, will reopen in summer 2017 after a March 2015 fire. The fire wiped out the hotel but left the popular nightclub attached to it, The Ice Palace, mostly undamaged. Construction started in September, and the largest hotel […]
Renovations to Historic Fire Island Lighthouse Begin
The National Park Service’s $1.2 million project to restore the historic Fire Island Lighthouse following damage from Superstorm Sandy is now underway, starting on Monday, April 17. The lighthouse won’t be closed during repairs by Ocean Construction LLC, although the front entrance will temporarily close during certain times during the renovation, during which visitors can […]
Plans to Build Wind Farm Off of Fire Island Causes Concern Amongst Locals
Long Island locals are concerned about German company PNE Wind’s plans to place 30 to 50 wind turbines from Bayport to Moriches, starting about 10 miles away from Fire Island. The project will ultimately become the largest offshore wind farm in the nation. The goal is to have the wind farm completed by 2027. In […]
National Park Service and Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society Renew 5-Year Partnership
The National Park Service and the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society have signed an agreement to renew a 5-year partnership to continue the fire island lighthouse’s preservation efforts, along with public programming.