News Flash

Solar Panel Installation Moving Ahead at Town Hall

Farmingville, NY –  On January 28, Supervisor Ed Romaine and the Town Board assessed the progress of the solar panel installation at the on-site Renewable Energy Generating Facility at Town Hall. The solar farm will eventually include more than 3...

Brookhaven Town Awarded $988,401 in NY State Grants for Environmental Projects

Farmingville, NY –  Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine announced today that the Town of Brookhaven will receive $988,401 in New York State Regional Economic Development Council Awards for three projects to improve the environment. Th...

Town Awarded $27,347 NYSDEC “Trees for Tribs Grant” to Reforest Former Smith Farm Center Moriches

Farmingville, NY –  Supervisor Ed Romaine announced today that the Town of Brookhaven has been awarded a $27,347 “Trees for Tribs” grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The grant is 100% funded, therefor...

Town Starts Draining Lower Yaphank Lake

Farmingville, NY – On Monday, August 20, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Michael Loguercio held a press conference at the Lower Lake (Lily Lake) dam in Yaphank to begin the process of draining and dredging the lake. During the pres...

Town Releases More Quail to Help Reduce Tick Population

Farmingville, NY – On August 2, Supervisor Ed Romaine (center) and the Town Council released more than 30 Bobwhite Quail into the wild at Town Hall. The bird release is a program sponsored by the Town of Brookhaven and Seatuck Environme...

Town Demolishes Zombie House on Avenue B in Holbrook

Farmingville, NY – On July 17, Councilman Neil Foley (pictured) was on hand for the demolition of a vacant and abandoned house at 179 Avenue B in Holbrook. The house and property were not maintained and had been the source of resident c...

Supervisor Romaine Thanks Pine Barrens Commission and Law Enforcement Agencies for Arrests

Farmingville, NY – On July 11, Supervisor Ed Romaine (center) joined John Pavacic, Executive Director of the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission (right) to announce a series of recent arrests for illegal dumping in...

Town Awarded $400,000 NYS DEC Grant to Expand and Upgrade the Shellfish Hatchery in Mount Sinai

Farmingville, NY – On June 20, Supervisor Ed Romaine announced that the Town of Brookhaven has been awarded a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation grant to expand and upgrade the Town’s Mariculture Facility ...

Every Day is Earth Day in Brookhaven Town

Farmingville, NY - Earth Day was April 22 this year, but in the Town of Brookhaven, every day is Earth Day. Regular environmental events and programs are scheduled throughout the spring and summer for nature lovers of all ages at West Meadow Beach in Seta...

Town Division of Environmental Protection Celebrates Earth Day with Fox Lair Cleanup in Yaphank

Farmingville, NY – In recognition of Earth Day, staff members from the Town’s Division of Environmental Protection were at “Fox Lair” in Yaphank to clean up the Town’s open space. The property is within th...

Town Offering Free Tree Seedlings, Mulch & Compost at Town Hall on Friday, April 20

Compost and mulch available bagged or in bulk

Supervisor's "Greening Brookhaven" Program has goal of 10,000 trees planted by 2020

Farmingville, NY - On Friday, April 20, the day before Earth Day, the Town of Brookhaven will hold its fifth annual t...

Town Awarded $30,000 New York State DEC Planning Grant to Plan for Sewer Connection

Farmingville, NY - Supervisor Ed Romaine announced today that the Town has been awarded a $30,000 New York State DEC Planning Grant to prepare an engineered plan, map and report for a sewer collection system to connect the Greater Bellport Hamlet Center t...

Supervisor Romaine & Councilman Panico Announce Areskonk Creek Dredging Begins

Farmingville, NY – On January 22, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Dan Panico were on hand for the Town of Brookhaven’s Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management first d...

Statement by Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine Regarding Veto of S6157B/A7722B

Farmingville, NY – Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision to veto S.6157-B/A.7722-B is disappointing. This is a lost opportunity to preserve over 1,000 acres of pristine coastal forest and the headwaters of the Forge River.This veto was the ...

Assemblyman Murray Presents Councilman Loguercio with DEC Permit to Dredge & Remove Invasive Species

Farmingville, NY – On October 31, Assemblyman Dean Murray presented Councilman Michael Loguercio with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation permit allowing the Town to begin dredging Lower Yaphank Lake. The project, which will commen...

Town Boat Pump Out Policy is Keeping Town Waterways Cleaner

Farmingville, NY – This weekend will be the last time this season that the pump out boat and pump out station will be running in Port Jefferson Harbor. Town crews will be working all three days this holiday weekend (October 7, 8 and 9) and they ...

Councilwoman Bonner and Town Honored by Coastal Steward Long Island

Farmingville, NY – On September 10, Coastal Steward Long Island Board Member David Chase presented Supervisor Ed Romaine, Councilwoman Jane Bonner and Town Bay Management Specialist Craig Strong with Certificates of Appreciation during the 2nd A...

Supervisor Romaine, Councilwomen Bonner & Cartright Announce Town Board Support of NYS Lawsuit

Farmingville, NY – On August 28, Supervisor Ed Romaine, Councilwoman Jane Bonner and Councilwoman Valerie Cartright held a press conference to announce the Town is in full support of New York State’s lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protect...

Town Officials & Residents Celebrate Official Opening of Environmentally-Friendly Beaver Dam Road

Farmingville, NY – On August 24, Supervisor Ed Romaine, Councilman Michael Loguercio and Councilman Dan Panico were on-hand to cut the ribbon at the official opening of the new, environmentally-friendly Beaver Dam Road end. Constructed by the To...

Supervisor & Councilman Announce Completion of Upper Yaphank Lake Spillway & Fish Passage

Farmingville, NY – On August 7, Supervisor Ed Romaine (front row, fourth from left) and Councilman Michael Loguercio (front row, second from left) held a press conference to announce the completion of the new fish passage and the reconstruction ...

Town to Present Invasive Species Educational Event at West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook

Farmingville, NY –  On July 15, the Town of Brookhaven will present an Invasive Species Educational event at West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The event coincides with New York State’s Invasive Species ...

Town to Present Invasive Species Educational Event at West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook

Farmingville, NY –  On July 15, the Town of Brookhaven will present an Invasive Species Educational event at West Meadow Beach in Stony Brook from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The event coincides with New York State’s Invasive Species ...

Supervisor Romaine & Councilman Loguercio Visit Upper Lake Spillway Reconstruction in Yaphank

Farmingville, NY –  Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Michael Loguercio recently went to Upper Lake in Yaphank to see the work being done on the spillway reconstruction project. Due to its age and size, the old spillway was failing b...

Councilwoman Bonner Announces Open Space Purchase of Cordwood Landing in Miller Place

Farmingville, NY –  Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner announced today that the Town of Brookhaven and Suffolk County has closed on the purchase of property for open space known as Cordwood Landing in Miller Place (outlined in red). The clo...

Town Awarded “Tree City USA” Status for Second Time by the Arbor Day Foundation

Farmingville, NY –  At the May 11 Town Board Meeting, Supervisor Ed Romaine and the Town Board were presented with a flag from the Arbor Day Foundation that designates the Town of Brookhaven as a “Tree City USA”. This is the second consecutive ye...

Town Celebrates Arbor Day with Tree Planting at Town Hall

Farmingville, NY –  On April 28, Supervisor Ed Romaine, Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro, Councilwoman Jane Bonner and Councilman Dan Panico celebrated Arbor Day by planting a Red Maple tree and Bayberry trees in front of Town Hall,...

Supervisor Romaine Meets with NYS Brookhaven Delegation to Discuss Pine Barrens Core Expansion

New law to include the proposed 800 acre LIPA/PSEG-LI Shoreham Solar Farm siteFarmingville, NY – On April 25, Supervisor Ed Romaine traveled to Albany to meet with State Senator Ken LaValle (left photo), Assemblyman Steve Englebright (right phot...

Brookhaven Announces May Environmental Programs at West Meadow Beach and Cedar Beach

Farmingville, NY - The Town of Brookhaven has announced the schedule of May 2017 Environmental Programs at West Meadow Beach in East Setauket and Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai. All programs are free, but registration is required. To register, email Nicole Po...

Town Celebrates Earth Day with Annual Free Tree Seedling, Mulch and Compost Event

Farmingville, NY - In celebration of Earth Day (April 22), the Town held its annual "Free Tree, Mulch and Compost Giveaway" on April 21 at Town Hall as part of Supervisor Ed Romaine's "Greening Brookhaven" initiative. The goal of the i...

Brookhaven to Commemorate Earth Day with Free Tree Seedlings, Mulch and Compost at Town Hall

Supervisor's "Greening Brookhaven" Program has goal of 10,000 trees planted by 2020

Farmingville, NY - On Friday, April 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (or while supplies last), Supervisor Ed Romaine and the Town Board will be at Town Hall to cele...

Supervisor Romaine & Town Council Ask State Officials to Protect Environmentally Sensitive Lands

Action comes after National Grid announces plan to clear cut more than 300 acres of coastal forest to construct solar farm in Shoreham

Farmingville, NY –  Supervisor Ed Romaine and the Brookhaven Town Council sent a letter to local New Y...

Town of Brookhaven Awarded $63,869 from DEC for Southern Pine Beetle Suppression & Recovery Project

Farmingville, NY –  Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the New York State Department of Environmental Protection (NYSDEC) has awarded the Town of Brookhaven a Southern Pine Beetle Community Recovery Grant totaling $63,869. The grant will as...