Town Of Brookhaven News

Town Of Brookhaven News


Nov 11, 2025

Brookhaven awarded $10 million in flood resilience funds

The Town of Brookhaven will receive $10 million to help reduce flooding and protect water quality in Narrow Bay.

Nov 2, 2025

Birdwatchers unite for rare cuckoo in Riverhead

Birders traveled from far and wide to the Vineyards Golf and Country Club in Riverhead starting Thursday, October 23rd, to feast their eyes on the “common cuckoo.”

Oct 30, 2025

Blame it on the rain, Babe: overnight closures on Sunrise

Motorists traveling westbound on Sunrise Highway (State Route 27) through the Town of Brookhaven were advised that Exit 59 to Exit 57 — Wading River Road to Yaphank Avenue and Horseblock Road, respectively — would be shut down temporarily.

Oct 21, 2025

More Mastic, Shirley pavement resurfacing projects announced

Brookhaven Town Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro and Councilwoman Karen Dunne Kesnig joined forces this week to announce the successful completion of two major paving projects that resurfaced a total of 23 roadways in Mastic and Shirley.

Sep 30, 2025

Breaking zoos: closing time for Holtsville animal preserve

The main reason for the planned termination of the Holtsville Ecology Site, the Town says, is the cost to taxpayers.

Aug 25, 2025

Public Hearing on Beechwood Redevelopment in Mastic Beach Scheduled for August 28

First public hearing on the Beechwood project in Mastic Beach.

Jul 30, 2025

Smooth Roads for Shirley: $1.9 Million Pavement Project Completed

This week, Brookhaven Town Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro and Councilwoman Karen Dunne Kesnig announced that 18 roads in Shirley have been totally resurfaced.

Jul 16, 2025

Brookhaven to Demolish Historic Lufker Airport in East Moriches to Preserve Open Space

Nature preserve lands at Lufker Airport in East Moriches.

Mar 10, 2025

Pine Barrens Ablaze: Town Officials React to Saturday's Wildfires

"This is a coordinated effort to make sure this does not turn into 1995," Supervisor Pancio said in reference to the Sunrise wildfires that torched 4,500 acres of wooded land and about a dozen homes nearly thirty years ago.

Mar 3, 2025

Free Mulch/Wood chips at Many Town Locations

Spring is almost here and so is free mulch/wood chips from Brookhaven Town.

Feb 23, 2025

Guiding Lights at Fire Place

In Colonial Times, a breach through Fire Island allowed ships to enter Bellport Bay from the Atlantic. Residents lit fires to guide them, a practice that lent itself to the name “Fire Place” for the Historic District in the Hamlet of Brookhaven.

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The King is Back in the South Shore Press

The legendary Long Island journalist Karl Grossman’s latest column.


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Don't Expect Bregman to Pay Off

This week, one of the bigger names in the free agency cycle signed with the Chicago Cubs, and fantasy managers everywhere sighed. Usually, anyone heading to Wrigley Field is viewed as a positive, but for Alex Bregman, more information has emerged suggesting this move could spell trouble for his fantasy outlook. Bregman is a right-handed pull hitter who previously played in two of the more favorable home parks for that profile in Houston and Boston. Both parks feature short left-field dimensions that reward pulled fly balls and help inflate power numbers.


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Futures Bettors Will Be Smiling

The College Football Championship is set, and it pits two of the more unlikely teams against each other. Indiana may have the largest living alumni base in the country, with more than 800,000 graduates, but few expected the Hoosiers to reach this stage. They feature zero five-star recruits and have instead relied on depth, discipline, and consistency while dominating all season long.