Posted on: March 9, 2021
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”...
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Posted on: March 5, 2021
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...
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Posted on: February 16, 2021
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...
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Posted on: February 3, 2021
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...
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Posted on: January 8, 2021
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...
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Posted on: January 7, 2021
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...
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Posted on: December 21, 2020
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...
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Posted on: October 6, 2020
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)...
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Posted on: September 11, 2020
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...
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Posted on: August 25, 2020
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...
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Posted on: July 31, 2020
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 ...
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Posted on: July 24, 2020
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...
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Posted on: July 8, 2020
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...
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Posted on: June 15, 2020
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...
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Posted on: May 26, 2020
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...
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Posted on: May 20, 2020
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...
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Posted on: April 20, 2020
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...
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Posted on: February 20, 2020
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...
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Posted on: December 11, 2019
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...
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Posted on: November 14, 2019
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...
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Posted on: October 8, 2019
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...
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Posted on: September 12, 2019
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 ...
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Posted on: August 19, 2019
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...
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Posted on: August 15, 2019
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 ...
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Posted on: June 6, 2019
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...
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Posted on: June 6, 2019
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...
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Posted on: June 4, 2019
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...
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Posted on: May 23, 2019
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 ...
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Posted on: May 22, 2019
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...
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Posted on: May 21, 2019
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...
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Posted on: May 14, 2019
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...
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Posted on: April 30, 2019
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...
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Posted on: April 23, 2019
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...
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Posted on: April 22, 2019
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....
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Posted on: April 15, 2019
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...
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Posted on: April 15, 2019
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...
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Posted on: April 11, 2019
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...
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Posted on: March 21, 2019
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...
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Posted on: March 12, 2019
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...
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Posted on: January 30, 2019
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...
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Posted on: December 28, 2018
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...
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Posted on: December 28, 2018
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...
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Posted on: August 21, 2018
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...
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Posted on: August 7, 2018
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...
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Posted on: July 17, 2018
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...
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Posted on: July 16, 2018
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...
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Posted on: June 22, 2018
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 ...
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Posted on: April 23, 2018
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...
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Posted on: April 23, 2018
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...
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Posted on: April 16, 2018
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...
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Posted on: February 8, 2018
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...
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Posted on: January 25, 2018
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...
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Posted on: December 19, 2017
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 ...
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Posted on: October 6, 2017
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...
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Posted on: October 6, 2017
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 ...
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Posted on: September 13, 2017
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...
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Posted on: August 29, 2017
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...
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Posted on: August 28, 2017
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...
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Posted on: August 17, 2017
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 ...
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Posted on: July 6, 2017
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 ...
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Posted on: July 5, 2017
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 ...
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Posted on: May 24, 2017
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...
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Posted on: May 19, 2017
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...
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Posted on: May 12, 2017
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...
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Posted on: May 1, 2017
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,...
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Posted on: April 27, 2018
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...
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Posted on: April 26, 2017
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...
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Posted on: April 25, 2017
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...
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Posted on: April 12, 2017
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...
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Posted on: March 7, 2018
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...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
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...
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