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Christopher Verga
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Columnist, Fire Island News
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Biography
Researcher and writer. Local History Columnist for Greater Long Island Media, Fire Island News, Great South Bay News, Dan’s Papers NYC, Adjunct at Suffolk Community College and instructor at John Jay College. Published works include: “Ferguson Brothers Lynching” (History Press, 2022), “Saving Fire Island from Robert Moses” (History Press, 2017), and “Civil Rights on Long Island” ( Image of America Series, Arcadia, 2016).
If it is not sports, I am not touching it
Content
By Christopher Verga, Shoshanna McCollum Verified| Fire Island News Verified Affordable homeownership is the key to generational wealth for the American middle class. An estimated 60% of people in the United States own their homes, while in Suffolk and Nassau Counties, the rate is 80%. However, with all the benefits of uplifting a family to financial stability, getting a foothold in homeownership can be very challenging. Due to the limited housing stock and high demand, the average medium sales price for a home in Nassau County is $767,000 and $638,376 in Suffolk.
By Christopher Verga, Shoshanna McCollum Verified| Fire Island News Verified Oakdale is nestled within a maze of post-war houses lining the shores of Great South Bay, and the headwaters of the Connetquot River is a unique structure from the turn of the century. Resembling a 19th-century European village, complete with a clock tower and fountain, the artist colony of Oakdale has been the center of many urban legends.
By Christopher Verga, Shoshanna McCollum Verified| Fire Island News Verified Eric Eastman rode his final wave on Friday, January 24. A resident of Bay Shore, Eastman graduated from the Lindenhurst High School class of 1963, earned his master’s degree from Stony Brook University, and worked as an educator. He established himself as a pioneer of the emerging surf scene at Gilgo Beach. Close Get the Full StoryNews, events, culture and more — delivered to your inbox.
Company Info
Fire Island News
Welcome to Fire Island News, Fire Island New York's longest running newspaper publishing since 1957, and your source for South Shore Long Island news. A seasonal publication, the Fire Island News is available on a bi-weekly basis, publishing from late May to early September. You can find articles from our year round website, fireislandnews.com or posted to Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/finews/. Print editions are available at over 140 locations on the island and mainland, and can be located on our map, https://fireislandnews.com/distribution/. The paper features contributed photos of our beautiful island home and surrounding locals; as well as shared news articles that we aggregate from other sources and believe to be of relevance and interest to our readership. As an independently owned local newspaper, we are a strong believer in healthy discourse and freedom of expression.
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Founded: 1956