Environment
Water quality and conservation

Looking to save water? The Suffolk County Water Authority has some ideas, including watering your lawn only every other day. That was one of the conservation ideas SCWA representatives …

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Mastic Beach meet the candidates night

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 …

Landfill to remain open until full

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 …
Local news

Know someone worthy of recognition?

The  Long Island Advance  is once again requesting nominations to award one individual for our newly renamed “Inspiration Award.” Candidates for the award should include …

Happy Hanukkah!

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. …

Fire districts holding elections on Dec. 12

Several area fire departments are holding elections on Dec. 12. Here are the candidates. Bellport Paul Neumann (incumbent) is running against John Mehrkens for a five-year term.Election is …
SPORTS

Floyd football falls short in LI Championship game

The William Floyd Colonials’ bid for a sixth Long Island championship came up short, as William Floyd lost to Massapequa, 35-7. The Colonials finished the regular season and playoffs with …
School news

William Floyd’s Musical Theatre Class selected to perform on ‘Good Morning America’

The William Floyd High School musical theatre class, under the direction of Mr. Berkeley Rousseau, has been selected to perform live on “Good Morning America”! These 22 talented …
SPORTS

Floyd gymnastics wins league title

The William Floyd girls varsity gymnastics team are League II co-champions. The Colonials, under the leadership of head coach Rich Daly, finished the regular season with an impressive 5-1 league …
SPORTS

Colonials advance to semifinals with big win

The No. 1-ranked William Floyd Colonials displayed their dominance as they defeated No. 8 Sachem East by a score of 55-26 in the quarterfinals of the Suffolk County Division I playoffs. The …
Suffolk County news

New map shows record number of harmful algal blooms

Scientists at Stony Brook University have completed their assessment of water quality in Long Island’s surface waters for 2023. The findings were released during a press conference held at …

New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

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 …

Suffolk County official discusses county’s wastewater treatment plan

Only about 25 percent of properties in Suffolk County are connected to sewers, compared with three-quarters in Nassau County. That was one of the takeaways from a presentation Suffolk County …

Innovative Unified Water Study

Save The Great South Bay, a local 501(c)3 environmental non-profit, is launching the South Shore Bays Unified Water Stud y, a pilot program using an innovative water quality monitoring protocol. This …
Brookhaven Town

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 …

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 …
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 …
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 …
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