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CEED gets county grant for new wastewater treatment system

Center for Environmental Education and Discovery has received a $95,250 matching grant from Suffolk County to help pay for replacing the wastewater treatment system at its Washington Lodge …

Brookhaven Rail has dropped plans to build a waste transfer station next to the Town of Brookhaven landfill in Yaphank, citing opposition and the state legislature’s repeated inaction on …

The grounds at the Post-Morrow Foundation are quiet now. But on Saturday, Sept. 21, its beautiful arbored field, paths, and brilliantly illuminated boardwalk will be awash with guests as they …

“Googootz” is American slang for the Italian word “cucuzza,” which is a large type of squash. And large it is for South Country Road, Bellport, resident Lily Izzo, who only …

An effort to give tribute to a man they called “Mr. Medford,” Niel M. Marturiello, became a reality with the naming of the Horseblock Road Bridge over the Long Island Expressway.  …

When the quails were let loose recently at the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery, a couple turned around and ran back to their enclosure. Like, “I’m not sure!” …

The Brookhaven Highway Department is announcing receipt of a $910,000 New York State grant to replace the culvert that carries water from Swan River beneath the Barton Avenue overpass in East …

Ho Hum Beach reached full capacity on Saturday at 1 p.m. forcing the village to close access. “On Saturday we had our Sand Castle contest there and a lot of boats moored outside of the …

Youngsters from the Boys & Girls Club of the Bellport Area and the Center for Environmental Education and Discovery’s Summer Conservation Leadership Program got to spend a day on a charter …

The Town of Brookhaven has hired a former Brookhaven Town Supervisor and former federal prosecutor to explore possible legal action against the Village of Bellport, it was announced at a press …

No Zoom meeting was available due to loss of the internet because of the storm, but while Tuesday night’s Bellport Village board meeting at the Community Center covered a number of items, the …

A dozen elementary school youngsters ran over to get a peek at the young crab that Biba Wanni netted out of the Bellport Village marina waters last Thursday. “Why isn’t it pinching …

A new film highlighting the work of a Sayville-based group of student environmental activists got two enthusiastic thumbs-up from the audience at a screening Thursday night at the Plaza Cinema & …

Save The Great South Bay is a local environmental nonprofit whose mission is to restore water quality in the Great South Bay for current and future generations to enjoy. The organization partners …

Center for Environmental Education and Discovery (CEED) and Inspiration Plus held their third annual Sculpture on the Trail event on Saturday at CEED in Brookhaven hamlet. Several hundred people …

With Election Day less than three months away, ballot propositions in Suffolk County have yet to be finalized, but sewage funding and an equal protection amendment could appear. Suffolk County …

The Bellport Garden Club recently raised over $1,000 to maintain the Circle at N. Howells Point Road, in memory of Matt Palace. “The Circle, for Matt, always in our hearts and …

Supervisor Dan Panico has announced that the Brookhaven Town Attorney’s Office has successfully prosecuted an incident of illegal dumping of a debris-filled boat, a violation of section …

Noise, the possibility of a fire, and the possibility of the developers getting a tax break were among numerous concerns skeptical Medford residents raised when they turned out to hear from …

Some Bellport residents raised their concerns about weekend garbage drop-offs to the Village of Bellport trustees on July 22 during their first meeting since elections took place in June. The …

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