Welcome to East Islip Patch!

It was only a matter of time before East Islip got its own Patch site. That day has finally come.

Even though East Islip never had its own page, Patch always seemed to be writing about the area and posting East Islip news on nearby sites.

With a new East Islip Patch site, Patch hopes to post plenty of community news that will better inform local residents.

What’s great about Patch is that residents can post news themselves. We welcome community announcements, opinions, local events, or even compelling photos. Want to post on Patch? Read this to get started.

The best way for Patch to cover local news is with help from the community. You can send all news tips, videos, pictures, recipes, insults and compliments to priscila.korb@patch.com.

East Islip Patch sends out a daily newsletter each morning, but also sends out news alerts for important breaking news stories throughout the day. News alerts will be local to East Islip with a mix of general Long Island news. If you want to subscribe to get newsletters or news alerts sent to your inbox, click that "Subscribe to the East Islip newsletter" button above. Oh, and don't forget to like us on Facebook here!

We are so glad to finally be in East Islip, a jewel of Long Island's South Shore.