Many thanks to all who participated in our ninth annual Gold Star Families Day Recognition Ceremony on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at Bartlett Pond Park in Middle Island. This is one of the few Gold Star ceremonies held on Long Island. Community members gathered near the Gold Star monument for songs, prayers, readings, remarks, wreath …
Read More →24 hour rain delay, The Longwood Alliance, Legislator Chad Lennon’s reps Quentin Everett Palifka and Kayla Jayde, and hosts the Middle Island Fire Department welcomed the amazing group Streetfighter to the MIFD HQ on Sunday September 7th. With a creative positioning of the SC show mobile and the roomy fire house bays empty of fire …
Read More →Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and this evening, so we are postponing the Streetfighter concert until tomorrow, Sunday, September 7th. Same location and times: MIFD HQ picnic area, gates at 5pm, show from 6-8pm. See you then!
Read More →Join us for our next Free Community Concert featuring StreetFighter on Saturday, Sep 6th from 6-8 pm at the Middle Island Fire Department HQ picnic area. Gates open at 5pm. Rain date is Sunday, Sep 7th, same times. Enjoy all the songs of The Rolling Stones. See if you can tell the difference between StreetFighter’s …
Read More →The Longwood Alliance, Middle Island Fire Dept and SC Legislator Chad Lennon reps Kayla MacKay and Quentin Palifka welcomed the Eagle River Band to town on Saturday, August 23 at the MIFD HQ park. After a wonderful rendition of our National Anthem by Quentin, Alliance President Gail Lynch-Bailey introduced the debut thusly: “I Can’t Tell …
Read More →“I can’t tell you why, but even if you weren’t standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona, you can still get a peaceful easy feeling” at our next Free Community Concert featuring the Eagle River Band-Saturday, Aug 23rd, 6-8 pm at the Middle Island Fire Department HQ picnic area. Gates open at 5pm. Rain date …
Read More →It was a perfect night for an outdoor concert featuring the incomparable band Foreign Journey. Many thanks to our host, the Middle Island Fire Department, and Suffolk County Legislator Chad Lennon for the Omnibus Grant that funds our summer concert series. Special shout out to Quentin Everett Palifka for singing the National Anthem and Kayla …
Read More →THIS SATURDAY! Back By Popular Demand! FOREIGN JOURNEY Brings The “Fire” To The Middle Island Fire Department FREE (Open To The Public) Summer Concert Series On Saturday July 12th (Rain Date Sunday July 20th) Address: 31 Arnold Dr, Middle Island, NY “Enjoy the music and energy of two legendary stadium rock bands comes together in …
Read More →Mark your calendars for our Free Summer Concert Series at MIFD HQ! Made possible by a Suffolk County Omnibus Grant from Legislator Chad Lennon’s Office. Bring your lawn chairs, snacks and dancing shoes!
Read More →Many thanks to all who participated in our 17th Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at Bartlett Pond Park on Monday, May 26th. The weather was perfect for honoring our fallen. We unveiled several newly engraved names on the Vietnam and GWOT memorials and presented medals and hats to two Longwood Veterans and families. As always, our …
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