Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that Brookhaven Town has collected 360 pounds of pet food and supplies during the Long Island Cares 11th annual Legislative Pet Food Drive Challenge. This drive …

That’s CEED board chair Tom Pelletier encouraging folks to attend their Open House on Sunday, May 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. For the first time, the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery …

When it comes to the culinary space, Andy Baraghani has spent many years of his life honing his craft and fully immersing himself in the world of cuisine. From prepping onions and making stocks to …

The South Country School District has four open seats, each three-year terms and one to fill a vacancy commencing May 18, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Board president Anne Hayes is the only incumbent. …

Local owner of Porters on the Lane and Carla Marla’s in Bellport Village, John Gianott, was recently appointed as chairman of the OTB board. Gianott also works at Brookhaven Town as the deputy …

The South Country School District budget gap has been identified as a mismatch in bond payments from 2005 to 2009 to be paid out over 20 years with state building aid, which will run out at the …

Shirley residents should soon have some visual relief, as the New York Department of Transportation has promised to have the property visible from Sunrise Highway, which was recently littered with …

Back in 2019, the Town of Brookhaven was awarded a $250,000 Suffolk County water quality grant to build a living shoreline on empty parcels on South Breeze Drive in Patchogue. The project will help …

Last year, Winters Bros. closed on over 200 acres of land neighboring the current Brookhaven Town landfill in Yaphank just south of Horseblock Road. The purchase of the property, according to Will …

The chilly but sunny Saturday weather didn’t deter CEED instructor Sydney Randall from conducting a temperature measure on an outdoor picnic table with engrossed students Logan and Amy. It was …

Bill Clamser and Almeta Wilson have been married for over 50 years—“too long,” Almeta joked.  Aged 79 and “57,” so she says, or rather 77, the couple enjoys …

Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the Yaphank Fuel Cell Park at the Brookhaven Landfill is now fully operational, generating 7.4 megawatts of energy from three SureSource 3000 carbonate fuel …

On Dec. 22, William Floyd Middle School students participated in the Shop with a Cop program courtesy of a grant provided by the new Walmart Supercenter in Yaphank. Sixth, seventh and eighth-grade …

Who is ready for 2022? But, before we enter the New Year, it’s a good time to look back at some of the stories that made it into our papers in 2021. January Our local veterans received …

Legis. Rob Calarco leaves his post with an impressive list of accomplishments. Although he was a bit reluctant to name them, here’s a list of some of the major projects we’ve written …

Yes, Virginia. There are examples of elected officials on both sides of the aisle who work together to craft good results for their constituents. Suffolk County Legis. Rob Calarco, a Democrat, and …

On Dec. 16, the board held their final meeting of 2021. The next meeting is organizational and is slated for Jan. 6, 2022.  To open the meeting, Brookhaven supervisor Ed Romaine wished everyone …

Last week, the Brookhaven Town Board approved a motion to rezone parcels neighboring the landfill in Yaphank from A Residence 1 and L Industrial to exclusively L Industrial. The original zoning, …

Since the creation of the highway, river herring have been prevented from traveling upstream in the Swan River to spawn by the blockage of the manmade dam. Brookhaven Town has been prepping to …