Posted on: March 28, 2023
Farmingville, NY – – On March 13, Supervisor Ed Romaine (left) and Councilman Dan Panico (center) joined Suffolk County officials at a press conference to announce $28 million in new funding for additional sewer expansion in t...
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Posted on: March 22, 2023
Farmingville, NY – – Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the Town of Brookhaven’s Parking Violations Amnesty Program that launched on February 15 he been extended to April 15. The original end date was March 15....
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Posted on: July 21, 2022
Farmingville, NY - On Friday, July 29 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm the Town of Brookhaven will be sponsoring a free diabetic screenings and education services event with Sun River Health and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE Suffol...
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Posted on: September 15, 2021
Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Town residents whose homes were damaged by the unprecedented rains caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida can apply for federal FEMA grants and receive state and local assistance at a Storm Recovery Center set up in...
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Posted on: February 17, 2021
Farmingville, NY - On February 16, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Long Island Housing Partnership (LIHP) President and CEO, Peter J. Elkowitz, announced the Town’s participation in COVID-19 Rental and Mortgage Arrears Program. The program wa...
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Posted on: October 19, 2020
Farmingville, NY - Supervisor Ed Romaine is pleased to report that Moody’s Investor Services has re-affirmed the Town of Brookhaven’s Aaa credit rating. In addition, Standard & Poor’s assigned their own rating of...
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Posted on: October 1, 2020
Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine today submitted his 2021 Tentative Budget, which stays within the Tax Cap despite significant revenue loss and spending increases due to the COVID pandemic. All major tax districts within the bu...
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Posted on: August 31, 2020
Farmingville, NY - On Monday, August 31, Supervisor Ed Romaine, members of the Town Council, the Department of Housing and Human Services and the Long Island Housing Partnership announced the 2020 Town of Brookhaven’s Down Payment Assis...
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Posted on: May 12, 2020
Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine and the Town Board today announced that the Town of Brookhaven will be offering an amnesty program for unpaid parking tickets from May 15 to June 30, 2020. The Brookhaven Parking Violations Bur...
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Posted on: February 21, 2020
Farmingville, NY - On February 21, Councilman Neil Foley (left) and Councilman Kevin LaValle (right) were at Lake Ronkonkoma with community members to cover graffiti and restore a popular mural painted on an old concrete retaining wall along the ...
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Posted on: January 24, 2020
Farmingville, NY - On January 22, Supervisor Ed Romaine (center right) welcomed Suffolk County Department of Health Services Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken, M.D. (center left) and the participants at the HEALing Communities Study meeting held at...
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Posted on: November 26, 2019
Councilwoman Bonner’s “Frozen Eagles” Team Raised Over $2,600
Farmingville, NY - On November 23, the Town of Brookhaven and the Special Olympics of New York hosted the tenth annual “Polar Plunge: Freezin’ for a Reason” at Cedar Beach in Mount Sina...
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Posted on: October 29, 2019
Solar project will be a major contributor to the Town’s goal of 50% reduction in greenhouse gases
Farmingville, NY - October 24, 2019 – Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Kevin LaValle announce that an ap...
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Posted on: October 24, 2019
Town Refinances Bonds, Reducing Interest Costs to 1.39% from over 3.4%
Farmingville, NY - On October 22, Supervisor Ed Romaine announced that the Town of Brookhaven has refinanced the 12 years of outstanding Principal for the 2009 Municipal Bond ...
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Posted on: October 11, 2019
Joint investigation with NYS Office of the Medicaid Inspector General results in 52 tickets and up to $26,000 in fines, investigation into other cab companies continues
Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine today announced that an in...
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Posted on: September 30, 2019
Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine announced his 2020 Tentative Operating Budget today. The structurally balanced budget increases the Town’s commitment to infrastructure, open space preservation, holds the line on taxes and spe...
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Posted on: September 20, 2019
Farmingville, NY - Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the Town of Brookhaven will sponsor the third annual Health and Wellness Fair at Town Hall on Saturday, September 21 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Fair will feature representatives from ...
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Posted on: August 14, 2019
Farmingville, NY - On August 13, Brookhaven Town Tax Receiver Louis J. Marcoccia (left) held a press conference at Town Hall in Farmingville to unveil the new, redesigned Town of Brookhaven Statement of Taxes Receipt. This effort was undertaken o...
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Posted on: April 8, 2019
Farmingville, NY – On April 1, the Town of Brookhaven’s Department of General Services, Division of Purchasing, launched its Municipal Market. The new feature on the Town’s website opens up the bid and RFP (Request f...
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Posted on: March 11, 2019
Farmingville, NY – On March 11, Supervisor Ed Romaine delivered his seventh State of the Town address in the auditorium at Brookhaven Town Hall. The Supervisor delivered an optimistic look at the great strides that have been made this past year, his new i...
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Posted on: June 8, 2018
Farmingville, NY - On Thursday, June 7, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Karl Novak, President of the Long Island Farm Bureau, held a press conference to announce the grand opening of the new, weekly Farmers Market at Brookhaven Town Hall in Farmingville. The we...
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Posted on: January 30, 2018
Coram, NY - The Brookhaven Town Highway was recently awarded a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Climate Smart Community grant in the amount of $87,500 to advance the Town’s Climate Smart South Shore Communities pr...
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Posted on: January 19, 2018
Farmingville, NY - On December 29, the Town’s Manorville and Holtsville Renewable Energy Generating Facilities began to produce solar power, meeting the deadline to be up and running before the end of 2017. The Manorville site has 3800 solar pan...
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Posted on: November 28, 2017
Farmingville, NY - Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the Town of Brookhaven’s “Brew to Moo” and “Coffee Grounds for Compost” programs are off to a very successful start. The programs are aimed to re...
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Posted on: October 26, 2017
Farmingville, NY - On October 16, the Town of Brookhaven launched a new initiative to prevent workplace violence, harassment and discrimination. The “Mutual Respect and Inclusion in the Workplace” training session program is mandatory ...
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Posted on: October 25, 2017
Farmingville, NY - On October 24, Supervisor Ed Romaine, Councilwoman Valerie M. Cartright and members of the Citizens Advisory Committee announced the completion of the Route 25A Three Village Area Visioning Report. The report covers Route 25A from the S...
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Posted on: October 12, 2017
Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven’s Calabro Airport is Long Island’s leading location for Amazon’s second headquarters, according to a recent poll by Long Island Business News. Asking where Amazon’s second headquarters ...
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Posted on: October 10, 2017
Farmingville, NY - On October 6, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Dan Panico visited the Town’s Manorville Compost Facility to assess the progress of the solar panel installation at the on-site Renewable Energy Generating Facility. The solar...
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Posted on: October 3, 2017
Farmingville, NY - The Town of Brookhaven, located 50 miles from New York City in Suffolk County, Long Island, announces its official bid for Amazon’s second headquarters. The announcement was made by Edward P. Romaine, Supervisor of the Town of ...
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Posted on: September 26, 2017
Farmingville, NY - On September 25, Supervisor Ed Romaine and members of the Town Board visited ACE Coffee Co. in Patchogue, a small local business that specializes in coffee bean roasting and packaged artisanal cold brew coffee. The company is participat...
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Posted on: August 22, 2017
Farmingville, NY - Residents doing business with the Town of Brookhaven’s Building Division are benefiting from new enhancements that improve their experience online and at Town Hall, saving them time and money. Over the past three years, staff ...
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Posted on: August 17, 2017
Coram, NY - Brookhaven Town Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro announced the launch of a new, interactive Traffic Safety section on the Brookhaven Town website.
Visitors to the new section can now complete online contact forms, instantaneo...
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Posted on: August 17, 2017
Farmingville, NY - On Tuesday August 15, 2017 Supervisor Romaine joined with the staff of the Port Jefferson Brewing Company to announce their involvement in Brookhaven’s “Brew to Moo” program. The Town’s &ldquo...
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Posted on: August 2, 2017
Farmingville, NY - On August 1, Supervisor Ed Romaine, Councilman Neil Foley and Councilman Dan Panico held a press conference at the BrickHouse Brewery in Patchogue to announce the launch of the Town’s “Brew to Moo” program ...
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Posted on: July 31, 2017
Farmingville, NY - Supervisor Edward P. Romaine announced today that the Town of Brookhaven has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. This grant is a result of a NYS Senate Bill sponsored by State Sena...
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Posted on: July 12, 2017
Farmingville, NY - Councilwoman Jane Bonner has announced that the Town of Brookhaven will co-sponsor the annual Jake Engel “Hoops for Hope Barbecue” basketball tournament at Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai on Friday, August 4 from 4 p.m. t...
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Posted on: June 13, 2017
Farmingville, NY - On June 7, Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Dan Panico launched the Town of Brookhaven’s Food Scrap Composting pilot program at Town Hall. The voluntary program, initiated by the Town’s Department of Waste Manage...
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Posted on: June 5, 2017
Farmingville, NY - Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the Town’s Parking Violations Amnesty Program has been extended to June 15. The program launched on April 15 and was slated to end on May 31. It allows for a 40% discount on all overdue...
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Posted on: May 22, 2017
Farmingville, NY - Heading into Memorial Day weekend, Supervisor Ed Romaine (right) marked the unofficial start of the summer season by urging residents who own pools or hot tubs to take proper safety measures now to help prevent a water-related tragedy f...
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Posted on: May 10, 2017
Farmingville, NY - As part of Town Clerk Donna Lent’s effort to automate and streamline the services provided to the community, the Town Clerk’s Office and Information Technology Department have collaborated to create an online Death C...
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Posted on: May 8, 2017
Farmingville, NY - Rockhill Golf and Country Club in Manorville is the first private golf course to be rezoned Golf Course District (GCD), a new zoning code recently implemented by Brookhaven Town officials under the guidance and leadership of Councilman ...
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Posted on: April 28, 2017
Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine and members of the Town Council were presented with a $77,800 rebate check at the April 27 Town Board meeting for participating in the PSEG Long Island Commercial Efficiency Program. The rebate is a resu...
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Posted on: April 25, 2017
Farmingville, NY - On April 21, Councilwoman Jane Bonner attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Shoreham Solar Commons, located at the former Tallgrass Golf Course in Shoreham. The 150 acre solar array will create 175 local jobs and once operational...
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Posted on: April 21, 2017
Farmingville, NY - On Thursday, May 18, Councilwoman Jane Bonner will host “A Homeowner’s Guide to Energy Efficiency” event at the Rose Caracappa Senior Center in Mount Sinai from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. During the event, homeowners...
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Posted on: January 20, 2017
Farmingville, NY - Supervisor Ed Romaine has announced that the first fully electric car has been added to the Town’s vehicle fleet. The new 2016 Ford Focus Electric has an 80 mile range and is able to recharge to 80% of battery capacity in 30 m...
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Posted on: January 11, 2017
Farmingville, NY - On January 10, Councilman Dan Panico visited the Brookhaven Aquatic Center in Mastic to inspect the newly installed energy efficient lighting system. The installation is part of Supervisor Romaine’s “Energy Efficienc...
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