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David Mann, a United States Army veteran, was named to the New York State Senate’s Veterans Hall of Fame as NYS Sen. Dean Murray’s nominee.   Murray acknowledged his service by …

Three candidates, two of whom are incumbents, are running for seats on the South Country Board of Education. Two at large seats are open. Incumbents Chris Picini and Cameron Trent are running …

A new law passed by the Brookhaven Town Board on April 4 prohibits people or businesses from dumping large amounts of trash in town-owned dumpsters or recycling bins. First-time offenders are …

Former trustee Maureen Veitch has been elected as the first female mayor of Bellport Village. She took the election with a total of 646 votes to her opponent Kieran Murphy’s 211 votes. She will …

Today, Steve Bellone, the sitting, term-limited Suffolk County Executive, endorsed former prosecutor and business leader Dave Calone to succeed him in leading Suffolk County. Bellone has been elected …

The Patchogue Village Board on Monday approved a change of zone for the Carriage House apartments planned for West Main Street. The next step is a Planning Board meeting on March 26 at which the …

Construction has begun on 55 units of affordable housing at 400 E. Main Street at the corner of Grove Avenue and Montauk Highway in East Patchogue. Concrete has been poured for two of the three …

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 …

New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced investments in Fire Island Resiliency projects to protect barrier island communities from extreme weather. After assessing the beach damage, …

The authorized project provides for hurricane protection and beach erosion control along five reaches of the south shore of Long Island between Fire Island Inlet and Montauk Point, a distance of …

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 …

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 …

Local state senators Alexis Weik (R-8th District) and Dean Murray (R-3rd District), along with 13 other senators, submitted a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her to rescind the electric bus …

Ed Romaine (R) vs. Dave Calone (D) Former federal and state prosecutor Dave Calone (D) and current Brookhaven Town supervisor Ed Romaine will be vying for the Suffolk County executive seat as …

The Suffolk County Legislature Cyber Attack Investigation Committee held a meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the William H. Rogers Legislature Building in Hauppauge. The meeting lasted over four …

Margot J. Garant, the longtime mayor and resident of the Village of Port Jefferson, stepped down due to medical concerns. Garant originally announced her candidacy for Brookhaven Town supervisor on …

Dan Panico was sworn in as Brookhaven Town supervisor on Monday, and the longtime town board member said one of his first priorities will be to deal with a housing shortage by …

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 …

Republican incumbent Dominick Thorne will be running against Democratic contender Ryan McGarry, a resident of Patchogue Village and county public servant, for Suffolk County Legislature in the 7th …

The Village of Patchogue will be holding their board of trustee and mayor election on March 19. Last week was the deadline for submitting independent nominating petitions, of which there were …

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