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Obstacles for Solar Energy on Long Island
For over 25 years, developer Jerry Rosengarten and his partners have paid their taxes for the 100 acres they own on Moriches-Middle Island Road in the Town Of Brookhaven. But as their project to construct a solar farm on their land continues, other projects like...
Locals Disagree with Government Over the Fire Island Inlet
In the fall of 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit Long Island, devastating communities as it caused floods, property damage and power outages throughout the island. But just before he lost power, Marshall Brown, the president of the environmental group Save the Great South...
Brookhaven Village Will Hold Dissolving Vote
The village of Mastic Beach will be holding a vote on Nov. 16 in order to decide whether or not it dissolves back into the Town of Brookhaven, village board officials said. Residents of Mastic Beach were able to gather over 1,000 signatures asking for the village to...
Suffolk Cuts Five Brookhaven Bus Routes
On Oct. 3, The Town of Brookhaven will lose five bus routes because of a county-wide budget cut meant to close a $78 million budget gap, town officials said. The Brookhaven bus routes that will be cut are the 7D North Shirley Loop, the 7E Mastic-Mastic Beach-Shirley...
LOCAL LEADERS PUSH FOR NITROGEN CLEANUP IN SUFFOLK GROUNDWATER
Long Island is experiencing a large crisis in the contamination levels of nitrogen in its groundwater, which affects its drinking and coastal water supply, Long Island Clean Water Partnership officials say. The Suffolk County government has now proposed a Water...
Long Island’s Best Young Artists Come Together in Museum Exhibition
The opening ceremony and awards reception of the 20th Long Island’s Best: Young Artist at the Heckscher Museum will be held on April 16 at the museum in Huntington, officials in charge of the event said. The event, which awards the best young artists in Long Island...