Carl Macgowan
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117-year-old Sheep Pasture Road bridge in Port Jefferson is in danger of collapsing, Brookhaven officials say
The Sheep Pasture Road bridge, which is jointly owned and maintained by Brookhaven and the MTA, is not sturdy enough for emergency vehicles and rush-hour traffic, said Brookhaven officials, who have called on MTA officials to support efforts to rebuild the span. → Read More
Plans to turn once-polluted Bianchi-Weiss farm in East Patchogue into a nature preserve
Brookhaven nonprofit Post-Morrow Foundation purchased the 14-acre Bianchi-Weiss farm from Suffolk County, which had seized the property from its previous owner for failure to pay back taxes and fines. → Read More
Brookhaven Town, blue-collar workers' union ratify contract
The new contract will boost annual pay an average of 2.5% over 10 years, town and union officials said. → Read More
Vincent Grucci, fireworks family member who helped revitalize Patchogue, dies at 58
Vincent Grucci worked briefly for the family firm before becoming a financial planner and serving as president of the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce. → Read More
Brookhaven Town Clerk Donna Lent abruptly resigns after 9 years in office
Supervisor Edward P. Romaine announced Lent was stepping down as he opened a town board public hearing Thursday on the proposed 2023 town budget. → Read More
Patchogue-Medford voters reject $45M bond proposal for ventilation, classroom air-conditioning
Residents defeated the proposition to install new ventilation and air-conditioning in classrooms. The bond lost in three of the district's five polling locations, district clerk Dennis Logan told Newsday. → Read More
American Airlines: Decision to end service at LI MacArthur Airport is 'permanent'
The impact of American Airlines' decision to pull out of Long Island MacArthur Airport was unclear but Islip Town says it continues to communicate with the airline. → Read More
LI group recognizes benefits of $2.8 billion Midway Crossing Ronkonkoma project
The Long Island Regional Planning Council on Thursday voted to name Midway Crossing a project of regional significance. The designation is expected to help raise funds from public and private sources, officials said. → Read More
Meet this hamlet's (reluctant) cleanup man
He's the Coram cleanup guy — but he wishes he didn't have to be. For more than 20 years, Mel Silverman has been quietly picking up litter and trash along the Brookhaven hamlet's highways, his own soli → Read More
Dance school's first recital raises awareness of domestic violence
When the music stopped, Samantha Graviano and her students kept dancing. The outbreak of the coronavirus interrupted Graviano's plans last August to stage the first recital of SLG Dance Company, her 2 → Read More
Davis Park Ferry operators face uncertain future
The Sherman family has run the Davis Park Ferry for 74 years, but none was worse than 2020. The company, which carries thousands of passengers annually between Patchogue and Fire Island, saw a 20% dro → Read More
Cuomo condemns Confederate flag display at parade
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a statement Monday he is directing the state Division of Human Rights to investigate the display of a Confederate flag on a Brookhaven Fire Department truck at a Patchogue → Read More
Families mark five years since daughters were killed in limo crash
Paul Schulman of Smithtown won't use the word anniversary to describe the date of his daughter's death. The day that Brittney Schulman, 23, died — July 16, 2015 — is a day that brings misery and pain → Read More
Store's anti-Cuomo banner violates code, officials say
The flavor of the day at a Port Jefferson ice cream shop is im-peach. But the store's latest attempt at political commentary may draw another scoop of legal problems with village officials. Port Jeffe → Read More
Town buys more than 100 Mastic Beach waterfront properties
More than 100 Mastic Beach properties purchased by Brookhaven Town offer waterfront access, sublime views of Narrow Bay and Smith Point County Park, and native wildlife in their natural habitat. But n → Read More
Pro-Trump sign at ice cream shop taken down — then put back up
A pro-Trump sign was taken down from a Port Jefferson ice cream shop — then went back up again. The 60-square-foot "In Trump We Trust" sign was removed Friday from Roger's Frigate on Main Street after → Read More
Ice cream shop declines to remove Trump sign officials say is illegal
A Port Jefferson ice cream shop is offering a scoop of impeachment politics along with gelatos and banana splits. A banner that reads "In Trump We Trust" has been hung atop Roger's Frigate since last → Read More
Officials: Little Red Schoolhouse won't be torn down
The Little Red Schoolhouse in Moriches likely will be saved. The 94-year-old brick structure on Montauk Highway will be preserved and turned into a branch of the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Lib → Read More
Long Island students to skip school for Youth Climate Strike
To Hildur Palsdottir of Port Washington, nothing is more important than climate change — not even school. That’s why Palsdottir will be taking her 9-year-old daughter, Sandra, and 10-year-old son, Vin → Read More
Topgolf gets key approval to open first LI venue
A Holtsville golf driving range-restaurant project has received a key approval from Brookhaven Town planning officials. The planning board voted 6-0 on Monday to grant site plan approval for Topgolf, → Read More