History

Town of Brookhaven’s 365th Anniversary

April 14, 2020 marked the 365th anniversary of the founding of the Town of Brookhaven.


Town Presents Historic Portraits to the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook

On August 7, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Town historian Barbara Russell  visited the Town’s Longwood Estate in Ridge where they presented two paintings to Joshua Ruff (second from right), Director of Collections and Interpretation at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook. Read our press release to learn more about the portraits.

Supervisor Ed Romaine speaks with Long Island Museum Curator, Joshua Ruff and Town of Brookhaven Historian, Barbara Russell on the significance of the Smith Family portraits, painted by Shepard Alonzo Mount.