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Councilman LaValle Presents Compost Tumbler to “Arbor Day” Contest Winner from Council District 3

Farmingville, NY – On March 4, Councilman Kevin LaValle (left) presented a compost tumbler to Coleen Perrone (center) from Selden, the winner of the Town of Brookhaven’s “Arbor Day Compost Tumbler Giveaway”...

Town Secures North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grant to Restore Tern Nesting Habitat

Farmingville, NY – On March 5, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Dan Panico announced that the Town of Brookhaven has secured a $26,607 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Grant to help restore the tern nesting habitat o...

Councilman Loguercio Presents Compost Tumbler to “Arbor Day” Contest Winner from Council District 4

Farmingville, NY - On February 11, Councilman Michael Loguercio (second from left) presented a compost tumbler to Alyssa Ganut (right) from Middle Island, the winner of the Town of Brookhaven’s “Arbor Day Compost Tumbler Givea...

Town Clerk Donna Lent Presents Compost Tumbler to “Arbor Day” Contest Winner from Council District

Farmingville, NY - On January 29, Town Clerk Donna Lent (second from right) presented a compost tumbler to Catherine Duffy (right) from Stony Brook, the winner of the Town of Brookhaven’s “Arbor Day Compost Tumbler Giveaway&am...

Councilman Foley Presents Compost Tumbler to “Arbor Day” Contest Winner from Council District 5

Farmingville, NY - On January 8, Councilman Neil Foley (left) presented a compost tumbler to Tommy Lawlor (center) from Patchogue, the winner of the Town of Brookhaven’s “Arbor Day Compost Tumbler Giveaway” in Counci...

Councilwoman Bonner Presents Compost Tumbler to “Arbor Day” Contest Winner from Council District 2

Farmingville, NY - On January 5, Councilwoman Jane Bonner (left) presented a compost tumbler to Christopher Callahan (center) from Sound Beach, the winner of the Town of Brookhaven’s “Arbor Day Compost Tumbler Giveaway&rdq...

Town Awarded Long Island Sound Study Grant for Coastal Environmental Education Program

Farmingville, NY - Supervisor Ed Romaine announced today that the Town of Brookhaven has been awarded a 2020 Long Island Sound Futures Fund (www.longislandsoundstudy.net) matching grant to fund the Town’s Coastal Environment and Communi...

Town Partners with Suffolk County to Acquire Eight Acre Property in East Moriches for Open Space

Farmingville, NY - On October 5, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Dan Panico announced that the Town of Brookhaven and Suffolk County have partnered to preserve an ecologically significant property in East Moriches (see above outlined in red)...

Romaine, Loguercio Announce Preservation of 9.9 Acre Parcel Near Pine Lake in Middle Island

Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Michael Loguercio today announced the acquisition of a 9.9-acre parcel for open space across from Pine Lake in Middle Island. The wooded property, located on Church Lane, is in th...

Brookhaven Town Provides Baymen with 50,000 Seed Clams for Bellport Bay

Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Town recently provided the Brookhaven Baymen’s Association with 50,000 seed clams for planting in Bellport Bay. Brookhaven Town operates one of Long Island’s largest municipal shellfish hatcheries...

Brookhaven Bay Constables Charge Restaurant Employees with Poaching Oysters from Uncertified Waters

Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilwoman Jane Bonner today announced that Town Bay Constables have issued summonses against a group of people who were illegally harvesting oysters from Mt. Sinai Harbor. Bay Constables ...

Supervisor Romaine and Councilwoman Bonner Congratulate “Save the Sound” Photo Contest Winner

Farmingville, NY - On July 21, Supervisor Ed Romaine (right) and Councilwoman Jane Bonner (left) met with Colleen Kelly at Town Hall (center), to congratulate her for winning First Prize in the Connecticut Fund for the Environment’s &am...

Town Upgrades Mt. Sinai Harbor Shellfish Facility

Farmingville, NY - Recently, the Town of Brookhaven completed significant upgrades to the Mount Sinai Harbor Shellfish Facility with funding provided by the NYS DEC and Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Shellfish Expansion Program. Directed by Ba...

Solar Array Installation Moving Forward on the Roof at Town Hall

Farmingville, NY - Recently, Supervisor Ed Romaine and members of the Town Council were on the roof of Brookhaven Town Hall to assess the progress of the solar array installation project. Upon completion, the Town Hall rooftop will include more t...

Supervisor Romaine Urges Caution as Migrating Turtles Cross Trustees Road at West Meadow Beach

Farmingville, NY -The Diamondback Terrapin Turtle (pictured) is a signature species at the Town’s West Meadow Beach and Creek in Setauket. This marvelous creature has many adaptations that enable it to thrive in the varying conditions of the sal...

Town of Brookhaven Protects Nesting Waterbirds on West Inlet Island in Moriches Bay

Farmingville, NY - Recently, staff from the Town of Brookhaven Division of Environmental Protection visited West Inlet Island in Moriches Bay to post signs alerting the public to its fragile nature and noting that it is illegal to disturb the nes...

Brookhaven Town, Nature Conservancy Acquire 106 Coastal Parcels to Prevent Flooding in Mastic Beach

Farmingville, NY -  Using an innovative approach to adapt to the growing dangers of coastal flooding caused by climate change, The Nature Conservancy and the Town of Brookhaven today purchased 106 vacant, coastal land parcels in Mastic Beach. The...

Town Adopts Resolution to Acquire 106 Parcels of Land in the Mastic Beach Conservation Area

Farmingville, NY - At the February 13 Town Board Meeting, a resolution to acquire 106 parcels of land in the Mastic Beach Conservation Area was unanimously adopted by the Town Board. The resolution was sponsored by Councilman Dan Panico. The prop...

Supervisor Urges Federal Representatives to Protect Fire Island Communities from Storm Damage

Farmingville, NY - On December 9, Supervisor Ed Romaine sent a letter to Brookhaven Town’s federal representatives Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Lee Zeldin to ask for “immediate assistance...

Supervisor Romaine Joins Sierra Club Asking Governor to Reduce Motor Vehicle Emissions 55% by 2035

Farmingville, NY - On November 1, Supervisor Ed Romaine (seated) met with Jessica Enzmann (left) and Charles Bevington (right) from the Sierra Club to sign their statewide petition asking New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to adopt an interim t...

Town Announces New York State DEC Now Accepting Applications for Urban Forestry Projects

Farmingville, NY -  The weekly The Town of Brookhaven has announced that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation is now accepting applications for up to $1.2 million in grant funding for urban forestry projects across New York State...

Supervisor Romaine Launches Microplastic Survey in Town Waterways

Farmingville, NY -  On September 10, Supervisor Ed Romaine (left) was in Mount Sinai Harbor with staff from the Town’s Division of Environmental Protection to launch the Microplastic Survey program, which will help the Town study their ...

Bonner Co-Sponsors Lyme Disease Education Program at Cedar Beach and Diamond in the Pines Park

Farmingville, NY -  On August 9, Councilwoman Jane Bonner (right) co-sponsored the Lyme Education Tour that made stops at Diamond in the Pines Park in Coram and Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai. The events were presented by the Lyme Education Awareness...

Supervisor Romaine and Councilman Panico Announce Installation of First Oyster Bar in Brookhaven

Partnership with Moriches Bay Project and Cornell Cooperative Extension Continues Town’s Clean Water Initiatives

Farmingville, NY -  On Wednesday, August 14, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Dan Panico joined officials from Moriches ...

Town Moves 3,000 lbs. of Recycled, Cured Oyster Shells for “Half Shells for Habitat”

Farmingville, NY -  Recently, the Town of Brookhaven moved 3,000 lbs. of recycled, cured oyster shells to two oyster restoration projects in Bellport Bay as part of an oyster shell recovery program called “Half Shells for Habitat.&r...

Loguercio Joins Longwood Jr. High Students Cleaning Longwood Road for “Great Brookhaven Cleanup"

Farmingville, NY -  On June 1, Councilman Michael Loguercio joined Longwood Junior High School students who were picking up trash and other debris along Longwood Road in Middle Island. The efforts were part of the Town’s “Grea...

Bonner Announces Overwhelming Success of Eighth Bi-Annual “Go Green” Event in Mount Sinai

Farmingville, NY -  Recently, Councilwoman Jane Bonner held her eighth bi-annual “Go Green” event at the Rose Caracappa Senior Center in Mount Sinai that included an E-Waste Drive, Pharmaceutical Drug Take Back and Paper Shredding. The Pharmaceut...

Councilwoman Bonner Joins Volunteers for the 12th Annual Great Brookhaven Clean Up

Farmingville, NY -  On Saturday, May 18, Councilwoman Jane Bonner joined “Curby,” the Town’s recycling mascot and more than 3,800 volunteers across the Town for the 12th Annual Great Brookhaven Clean Up. This annual ...

Town Unveils Two More Electric Vehicles, Increasing Fleet of Energy Efficient Cars To 27

Farmingville, NY -  On May 17, Supervisor Ed Romaine (pictured) stopped by the Town of Brookhaven Parks Administration building’s electric vehicle charging stations to inspect two new Chevrolet Bolt all-electric cars that have been adde...

Supervisor Romaine Joins Thousands of Volunteers for the 12th Annual Great Brookhaven Clean Up

Farmingville, NY -  On Saturday, May 18, Supervisor Ed Romaine, joined “Curby,” the Town’s recycling mascot and more than 3,800 volunteers across the Town for the 12th Annual Great Brookhaven Clean Up. This annual ev...

Romaine’s Green Initiatives Continue to Impress with Town’s 33% Reduction of CO2e Emississions

Farmingville, NY -  Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that his “Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Initiative” continues to show impressive results by reducing the Town’s CO2e emissions by 33% in 2018 as compared...

The Town Celebrates Earth Day with Annual Tree Seedling, Mulch and Compost Giveaway

Farmingville, NY – In celebration of Earth Day (April 22) and Arbor Day (April 26), the Town held its annual “Free Tree Seedling, Mulch and Compost Giveaway” on April 25 in the amphitheater parking lot in Farmingvill...

Town Free Tree Seedlings, Mulch and Compost Event Re-Scheduled for Thursday, April 25

Farmingville, NY – The Town of Brookhaven has rescheduled its sixth annual tree seedling, mulch and compost give away for Thursday, April 25. It was postponed due to heavy rain on Monday, April 22. The Thursday event will be held at the Long Isla...

Town Free Tree Seedlings, Mulch and Compost Event Postponed Until Thursday, April 25

Farmingville, NY –  Due to heavy rain and thunder storms in the forecast, the Town of Brookhaven has postponed its sixth annual tree seedling, mulch and compost give away scheduled for today (Monday, April 22), until Thursday, April 25....

Town Offering Free Tree Seedlings, Mulch and Compost at the Amphitheater on Monday, April 22

Farmingville, NY – On Earth Day (Monday, April 22), the Town of Brookhaven will hold its sixth annual tree seedling, mulch and compost give away at the Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater, located at 1 Ski Run Lane in Farmingvil...

Brookhaven Town Receives Tree City Growth Award from Arbor Day Foundation

Farmingville, NY –  Brookhaven Town has for the fourth consecutive year been designated a “Tree City USA” by the National Arbor Day Foundation, and in recognition of its ongoing successful tree programs, the Town has...

Town Board Receives Update on Supervisor Romaine’s Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Initiative

Farmingville, NY –  At the April 8 Town Board Work Session, staff from the Town’s Department of Planning and Environment and Department of Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management presented an update on Supervisor Romaine’s Energy Efficienc...

Councilman Loguercio Joins Girl Scout Troop 844 to Clean Up Lily Lake in Yaphank

Farmingville, NY –  On March 16, Councilman Michael Loguercio met at Lily Lake in Yaphank with members of Girl Scout Troop 844 who wanted to do something to help the environment. They joined the Councilman to volunteer their time to col...

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

Farmingville, NY –  The Arbor Day Foundation announced that the Town of Brookhaven has been designated as a 2018 Tree City USA. This is the third time that the Town has received the award as a result of Supervisor Ed Romaine’s...

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...