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What's the future for the proposed Winters Bros. waste transfer station?

Winters Bros. Waste Systems, the Long Island-based recycling and trash hauling company, has been acquired by Houston-based WM. The purchase price for the deal, which was completed on July 15, was not …

The developers of a Tempo by Hilton hotel, proposed for West Avenue in Patchogue, plan to reapply to the Village of Patchogue for a zoning change needed for the project. “While it is …

Lovers of plants and flowers wait all year for the Patchogue Garden Club’s annual tour, and this year’s version didn’t disappoint. About 100 people took the tour—the …

East Patchogue residents heard an update on several projects coming to the area at the June 20 meeting of Focus East Patchogue. Here are some of the projects discussed at the meeting: Greybarn …

North Bellport residents voiced their ideas for development on June 20 at the first public workshop for the Brookhaven-North Bellport NY Forward program. With affordability looming over all …

Suffolk County GIS aerial photos of land within the Unkechaug Nation Poospatuck area, near the juncture of Poospatuck Creek and the Forge River, in Mastic, have been released by Brookhaven Town …

While the May 28 Bellport Village Board meeting postponed the vote again to change term limits for the mayor and trustees to the next meeting, Herman Miller, of George Court, was the first resident …

In the parlor of the 1893 Queen Anne-style house, with period furniture once used by Barbara Avery, Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine signed a bill last week authorizing a $250,000 restoration to …

Funding for Patchogue Village’s Long Island Rail Road parking lot solar carport has been officially secured in the amount of a $3 million grant, after a personal phone call from Gov. Kathy …

The Village of Patchogue celebrated Arbor Day on Friday by planting five serviceberry trees on the grounds of Patchogue-Medford Youth & Community Services. The tree-planting ceremony came on …

The Brookhaven Town Board, on April 4, approved Robo Car Wash’s application for a facade change and site improvements, including replacing existing signage and adding a new retaining wall and …

Equipped with bags and gloves, a group of dedicated volunteers gathered along the banks of East Patchogue’s Swan River to clean up their local waterway. Led by James Bertsch and Tom Kain, …

The Village of Bellport, Bellport Environment Committee, Bellport Garden Club and the South Country School District hosted a tree-planting ceremony in honor of Arbor Day on Friday, April 19. The …

On a rainy Saturday morning, about 40 volunteers from Save the Great South Bay, wearing yellow safety vests, fanned out across two sites in Patchogue to collect trash. James Bertsch, a Save the …

The 18-foot peace canoe looked pretty glorious in   CEED’s Marine Room. Overseen by educational coordinator Karrthik Pitchayan, it was the result of a collaboration with young students, …

NASA describes the eclipse as "an awe-inspiring celestial event that drastically changes the appearance of the two biggest objects we see in our sky, the sun and moon." The events …

Last week, the Brookhaven Town Board set a public hearing for May 16 at 5:30 p.m. to consider an application for a zoning change to build a self-storage facility at the southeast corner of Station …

Congressman Andrew Garbarino announced that he has secured funding for 15 local projects in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which passed last month. Among the projects the list includes are …

On Sunday, the day before Monday’s solar eclipse, adults and families flocked to the Patchogue-Medford Library to learn about this rare event. Library staff guided attendees through …

A rare New Jersey earthquake ranked 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale was reported on April 5 at 10:23 a.m. According to Gov. Kathy Hochul, the earthquake hit west of Manhattan and was felt …

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