Long Island fireworks show in honor of fallen soldiers canceled after green activists threaten protest over bald eagles

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · May 27, 2026 · 471 words · By Brandon Cruz

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Long Island fireworks show in honor of fallen soldiers canceled after green activists threaten protest over bald eagles See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Long Island fireworks show in honor of fallen soldiers canceled after green activists threaten protest over bald eagles See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleA fireworks show honoring fallen soldiers on a Long Island lake was canceled after town officials caved to green activists and critics who said the display would disturb bald eagles.

Common ground

The “Salute to Our Fallen” firework show slated for May 30 at Lake Ronkonkoma was canceled Tuesday by Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter as activists threatened to protest Carpenter made the call after months of pushback, with the display already pushed…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Pride: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The “Salute to Our Fallen” firework show slated for May 30 at Lake Ronkonkoma was canceled Tuesday by Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter as activists threatened to protest”

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While other claims confirm the event was canceled, the specific evidence provided for Claim 1 consists of irrelevant results (Microsoft, general Wikipedia entries for Islip/Suffolk) and does not explicitly name Angie Carpenter as the person who canceled it on Tuesday for the reason of threatened protests.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islip ( EYE-slip) is a town in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the South Shore of Long Island. The population was 339,938 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the fourth most populous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islip,_New_York

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island MacArthur Airport (IATA: ISP, ICAO: KISP, FAA LID: ISP), formerly known as Islip Airport, is a public airport located in Ronkonkoma, New York, within the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_MacArthur_Airport

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suffolk County ( SUF-ək) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York, constituting the eastern two-thirds of Long Island. Suffolk is bordered to its west by Nassau County, to its east by G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk_County,_New_York

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Claim 2: “Suffolk County Legislator Trish Bergin — who organized the firework show”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Suffolk County Legislator Trish Bergin organized the 'Salute to Our Fallen' fireworks show.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the State of New York, one from each of the state's 27 co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Re…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — After Kansas granted women the right to vote in municipal elections in February 1887, Susanna Madora Salter was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas on April 4, 1887, and became the first female mayor in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_first_women_mayors_in_…

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Claim 3: “John Di Leonardo, activist and executive director of Humane Long Island”

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Multiple independent web search results explicitly identify John Di Leonardo as the founder and executive director of Humane Long Island.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boogie Nights is a 1997 American comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie_Nights

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases. This list is a combination of the twenty page-by-page "List of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo X (Italian: Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 1475 – 1 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and leaderof the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_X

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Claim 4: “the Islip Town code, which bars motorboats and propeller-driven vessels on the environmentally sensitive lake.”

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The claim is confirmed by the official Town of Islip eCode360 navigation regulations and corroborated by multiple news reports citing Islip Town Code 837-58(B) as prohibiting motorboats and propeller-driven vessels on Lake Ronkonkoma.

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web search NEUTRAL — No person operating a boat shall use search-lights in such a manner as to annoy or disturb other persons or boats. B. ... Lake Ronkonkoma. No motorboats or ...
https://ecode360.com/6508854

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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 ... The sticking point: Islip Town Code 837-58(B) prohibits motorboats and propeller-driven vessels on Lake Ronkonkoma. Launching the fireworks ...
https://greaterlongisland.com/eagles-win-fireworks-show-at-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 ... In the statement, organizers said that after coordinating efforts for the fireworks launch operations, they were informed that Islip Town Code § ...
https://www.facebook.com/WSHRSachem/posts/updated-version-of…

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Claim 5: “the display already pushed back from Memorial Day over concerns from local veterans about episodes of post-traumatic stress disorder from the blasts.”

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The provided evidence for this claim discusses general Memorial Day parade cancellations due to weather or general veteran news, but does not specifically mention the 'Salute to Our Fallen' show being pushed back from Memorial Day due to PTSD concerns.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "For the Fallen" is a poem written by Laurence Binyon. It was first published in The Times in September 1914. It was also published in Binyon's book "The Winnowing Fan : Poems On The Great War" by Elk…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Fallen

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and federal peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the lin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Officers_Memorial_Day

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Claim 6: “A fireworks show honoring fallen soldiers on a Long Island lake was canceled after town officials caved to green activists and critics who said the display would disturb bald eagles.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a fireworks show honoring fallen soldiers on a Long Island lake (Lake Ronkonkoma) was canceled due to concerns from animal advocates and activists regarding the disturbance of bald eagles.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island (abbreviated as LI) is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Long Island Rail Road (reporting mark LI), or LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Isl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Rail_Road

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Long Island iced tea, or Long Island ice tea, is an IBA official cocktail, typically made with vodka, tequila, white rum, triple sec, gin, and a splash of cola. Despite its name, the cocktail does…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_iced_tea

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