Every year, Bellport’s Lighthouse Mission teams up with the South Country School District’s social workers and hands out thousands of free gifts to local families in need. Each …
Brookhaven Town Menorah Lighting, Thursday, Dec. 7 The town will host their annual menorah lighting at Brookhaven Town Hall, 1 Independence Hill in Farmingville. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. …
Two days before Thanksgiving, singer Jane Monheit was back on Long Island for a visit with family before jetting off to India to perform at a jazz festival. After Mumbai, her upcoming tour …
On Thursday, the Brookhaven Town Council passed, without debate, supervisor Ed Romaine’s proposed 2024 operating and capital budgets. The $335.5 million operating budget maintains services …
Two days after Ed Romaine won election as Suffolk County executive, the public had a chance to tell the town board what they thought of his proposed 2024 budget. It will be Romaine’s final …
As the holiday season approaches, Harmony Café, a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower guests through nutritious foods and wellness education, is teaming up with the Toast …
Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means the Lighthouse Mission in Bellport is expecting a surge of people looking for help during the holidays. “We need your help to bring …
Town property taxes would rise by just over 1 percent in 2024 and the cost of garbage collection would rise slightly under the budget Supervisor Ed Romaine has proposed. The $335.5 million …
Beginning on Oct. 12, as part of our yearly election coverage, we provided our readers with comprehensive bios, platforms, and photos of our local candidates. This Nov. 2 edition includes shorter …
Every year around this time, Brookhaven National Lab hosts the New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy (NYWIMA). This year, the academy took place from Oct. 20 to Oct. 27. Over 260 people …
The 50-acre landfill is Brookhaven Town property, located at 350 Horseblock Road in Yaphank, was expected to close by 2024, but due to space and New York State engineers, will not close until …
Dan Losquadro (R), incumbent A lifelong Suffolk County resident, Dan Losquadro was raised in Wading River and attended Shoreham-Wading River schools. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in history …
Candidates for county and Town of Brookhaven offices answered questions from voters on Oct. 18 at a forum, where the topics ranged from the Brookhaven Animal Shelter to plans for redevelopment of …
Construction of the new Hospital Road bridge over Sunrise Highway is entering the final stages, according to the New York State Department of Transportation, with concrete being poured on the last …
Brookhaven deputy supervisor Dan Panico, 45 (R-Center Moriches), was an attorney and senior deputy Suffolk County clerk before becoming town councilman for the 6th Council District in 2010. Panico …
Lillian Clayman is no stranger to municipal government. She served three terms as a town council member and three terms as mayor of Hamden, Conn., from 1991 to 1997. As mayor, Clayman increased …
Organization leaders from the NAACP, Citizens Campaign for the Environment and Brookhaven Landfill Action and Remediation Group organized with over 40 community members for a protest outside the …
The former John J. Foley Nursing Facility at 4 Grover Drive, in Yaphank, is up for sale. According to an emailed statement from NYU Langone Health, which took over Long Island Community …
Karen Dunne (R), an attorney in private practice in Manorville and deputy chair of the Town of Brookhaven Planning Board, and Kerry Spooner (D), an educator and founder and president of Sound Justice …
The 2023 Mayor’s Cup Regatta & Charity Celebration benefiting Save The Great South Bay, a local environmental nonprofit, took place on Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Long Island Yacht Club, …
