Pam’s Ice Cream Announces Its Closure After 50 Years

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Pam’s Ice Cream: A Sweet Goodbye to an East Islip Icon

For more than half a century, Pam’s Ice Cream has been a cornerstone of the East Islip community, serving up scoops of happiness and creating cherished memories. Now, after over 50 years of operation, owner Pam has announced her bittersweet decision to retire, closing a chapter on one of the town’s most beloved businesses.

A Legacy of Love and Ice Cream

Since its opening, Pam’s Ice Cream has been more than just a dessert shop—it has been a gathering place for families and friends, a staple for summer nights, and a backdrop for countless celebrations. Pam reflected on her journey in a heartfelt announcement shared on social media.

“After over 50 years serving ice cream, I have made the very difficult decision to retire,” Pam wrote. “We have loved being a part of the community and watching all your families grow. We will always cherish the memories and truly appreciate all your dedication to our family’s business.”

Pam’s words echo the deep connection the shop has had with its customers. Generations of patrons have walked through its doors, creating traditions that will undoubtedly live on in the hearts of the community.

One Last Scoop

Pam’s final day behind the counter is set for Tuesday, January 14th. Until then, customers are encouraged to stop by for one last cone or sundae and to share their memories with Pam and her team.

In honor of the shop’s closure, Pam’s Ice Cream is hosting a retirement sale. All carry-out items are buy one, get one free while supplies last, giving customers one more opportunity to take home a taste of the iconic shop.

The Future of Pam’s Ice Cream

Although Pam’s tenure is coming to an end, she expressed excitement and optimism about the future of the business. “We trust that the new owners will keep the tradition alive and bring about some new fresh ideas as well, and we look forward to their reopening,” she shared.

While change is always bittersweet, the East Islip community can look forward to seeing how the shop evolves while honoring the legacy Pam built over the decades.

A Fond Farewell

Pam’s Ice Cream has been an integral part of East Islip, not just for its delicious treats but for the warmth and care Pam brought to every customer interaction. The closing marks the end of an era, but the memories of Pam’s will remain woven into the fabric of the community.

Be sure to visit Pam’s Ice Cream before January 14th to celebrate its incredible history, thank Pam for her decades of dedication, and savor one final scoop of a local favorite.

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Melissa Farrell

Melissa Farrell has a mission to support local business by "Going Local." As a local business owner herself, she understands the struggles entrepreneurs face when owning a business and is always trying to find ways to shine a spotlight onto them. Melissa started Going Local Tours & Experiences back in 2020 during the pandemic in hopes to bring people back into local restaurants and shops. She created food tours in Huntington, NY that would stop at 3-4 local businesses and gave the guests the chance to meet the owner and hear the story behind the business. She soon realized how powerful storytelling is when connecting people to local businesses and created options with local store owners as well to bring them onto the tour to share their story. Melissa wanted to expand out of Huntington to be able to support even more local businesses and started creating luxury picnics where she would bring local to you! She would find local businesses in the area of the picnic set up and deliver it to you offering ways to support over 3 local businesses at each picnic. This wasn't enough. She wanted to find a better way to help spread awareness of local businesses and share their stories. Enter Evangeline Knell...a woman with over 30 years of broadcasting experience who somehow convinced Melissa to host a 3 day live stream from the Huntington Fall Festival. She had never been on camera before, but working alongside Evie to create the 3 shows, gave Melissa the confidence to take on the challenge. The 3 shows produced focused on the local vendors, the food trucks and the events that occurred at the festival and had a much larger reach than Melissa could ever of done on her own. They soon realized a business partnership was needed and combined their two businesses, Identity Digital which is a production company and Going Local Tours and Experiences to form Going Local Media. Evie and Melissa even formed their own distribution outlet by creating Going Local TV, a streaming platform like Netflix or YouTube, that is all about local businesses, events and organizations on Long Island. There are over 200 videos including their podcast series "Let's Get Local" "Long Island Business Minds" and "Local Business Spotlight" that help spread awareness of our local businesses and Long Island Professionals. They are always thinking up new ways to support local, including this site, Going Local Today that is a directory of articles on how to Go Local on Long Island. We appreciate you taking the time to read this and for supporting local! Thank you!

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