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Plans dropped for Yaphank waste transfer station

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 …

Dem candidate is not actively campaigning By Nicole Fuentes Dean Murray (R,C) will be running for reelection in the NY Senate 3rd District. “I am running for reelection to …

For the upcoming elections, there are three ways for voters in Suffolk County to cast their ballots. Voters can cast their ballots in person during early voting or on Election Day at one of 28 …

The MTA board approved its $68.4 billion 2025-2029 Capital Plan on Sept. 25, which will provide the LIRR around $6 billion to purchase new trains, upgrade stations, and replace tracks, but the …

Suffolk County executive Ed Romaine announced the 2025 Recommended Operating Budget. This is the first county budget under Romaine since he was elected to office in 2023. “This budget …

Rechler Equity Partners—the owner and operator of Greybarn Amityville development—recently broke ground on their newest Greybarn project, Greybarn East Patchogue. “This …

The Town of Brookhaven’s Board of Zoning Appeals has paved the way for what would be the first retail cannabis shop in the town. The board approved a special permit and zoning variance for …

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Though a presidential election, local elections will also include Congress, Senate, and Assembly. In New York’s 2nd Congressional District incumbent Andrew …

On Saturday, Sept. 14, local environmental nonprofit, Save the Great South Bay, held Oyster Ball 2024 at the Mansion at Timber Point. The mission of Save the Great South Bay is to sustainably …

The Village of Bellport, Bellport Fire Department, and South Country Ambulance commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a sunset ceremony at Bellport Village Marina on …

Silvana Aloisio of Bohemia has been named the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce’s new executive director. Aloisio will now take the place of longtime and beloved executive director …

The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were a special place to retired U.S. Air Force Col. David Lange. Lange grew up on Long Island, graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy, and spent 34 …

The Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce spent 2023 and all of 2024 celebrating the 100th anniversary. As part, thanks to contributions from the Patchogue-Medford Library, Greater Patchogue …

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.  …

Brookhaven Town supervisor Dan Panico and parks commissioner Ed Morris recently released a schedule inviting residents to register online for free Ho-Hum Beach ferry passes. The passes include …

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 …

NYS Sen. Dean Murray presented a NYS Senate Resolution, that passed overwhelmingly earlier this year in the Senate, to the Yaphank Historical Society recognizing its golden anniversary at the …

Suffolk County Legis. Trish Bergin (R-10th District) and Legis. Robert Trotta (R-13th District) have introduced and sponsored legislation to provide further restrictions on administrative expenses of …

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