Environment

By Gary Haber The Sipp Avenue park that includes the Patchogue-Medford youth soccer complex is looking a lot cleaner, thanks to the efforts of members of Staff Sgt. Keith Bishop Veterans of …

Get your Earth Day groove thing on and volunteer on April 26 at 9 a.m. to noon. Meet at Village Hall with Bellport’s Beautification Committee. “We’re doing it in honor of Earth …

Dozens of volunteers rolled up their sleeves and put on their work gloves on Saturday and went to the Lakeview Cemetery, in Patchogue, to help clean up Union Cemetery, formerly known as Union Burial …

State and local officials gathered at Suffolk County’s Forge River wastewater treatment plant Monday to announce the facility is now in operation and serving the first 10 of what will …

As of 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, brush fires started in Center Moriches and have since spread to West Hampton. About 80 fire departments and 20 EMS agencies responded. “We had over 90 …

Last year, the Town of Brookhaven proposed a park on the currently vacant town-owned property located on the site of the former Plaza Theater on East Main Street in East Patchogue, which has since …

The one-eighth cent sales tax approved by Suffolk County voters in November is expected to generate nearly $2.7 billion over the next 35 years. The money from the Suffolk County Water Quality …

Citing quality-of-life concerns, mayor Maureen Veitch said, at the Feb. 24 board meeting, that the village would be reviewing rental codes and policies. Veitch, who had brought up the issue at …

This summer, Seatuck Environmental Association and the Village of Patchogue will be starting a three-year pilot oyster restoration program at Shorefront Park. According to the conservation …

The developer chosen for a long-awaited redevelopment of the Neighborhood Road area in Mastic Beach is seeking tax breaks from the town’s Industrial Development Agency. Mastic Dev. Co. …

The $52 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers federal replenishment project, that began last February, has been partially completed on Davis Park right now. “They’re on the western part …

The Patchogue Village Board of Trustees on Monday approved a change of zone for the Tempo by Hilton hotel planned for the former site of a bowling alley at 138 West Avenue. The board voted to …

It isn’t often when a Bellport Village board vote gets applause. But it happened Monday night when the trustees, after an hour-long presentation of comments and explanations by mayor Maureen …

Patchogue Village officials were recognized Wednesday for their efforts to protect the environment. The South Shore Estuary Reserve program and Citizens Campaign for the Environment presented …

The four stone walls that graced the entry to its long-gone hotel, The Avery’s Five Mile Look, have been restored, all 190 feet, at the end of Blue Point Avenue. They’re waiting for …

Earlier this year, the Village of Patchogue Board of Trustees voted to enter into Phase 2 of their energy-saving projects with Johnson Controls. The second phase includes the railroad parking lot …

The floating wave attenuator rendering at Station 3, manned by VHB senior coastal engineer Michael Mann, was mobbed with peering at the design. At one point, Mann discussed aspects of the preliminary …

Hewlett Avenue residents in East Patchogue recently received notification from the Town of Brookhaven for a change of zone application submitted on behalf of Kelly Builders and Development Group, …

At last week’s work session, mayor Maureen Veitch announced Bellport Village was in the process of hiring special council in response to Brookhaven Town’s announced lawsuit against the …

Earlier this year, the Village of Patchogue Board of Trustees voted to enter into Phase 2 of their energy-saving projects with Johnson Controls. The second phase includes the railroad parking lot …

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