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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Education

Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


Sports

Sayville Football Earns Rutgers Trophy

Sayville Football has won the Rutgers Trophy, awarded to the best team in Suffolk County. The Golden Flashes capped off an unforgettable season by finishing 12-0, securing their eighth Long Island Championship and bringing home the seventh Rutgers Trophy in program history. Sayville earned this prestigious honor at the Suffolk County Football Coaches Association dinner, where the program was officially recognized as Suffolk’s most outstanding team.


Sports

William Floyd Cleans Up at the Awards Dinner

The William Floyd Colonials football program had a big night this week earning a host of honors at the annual Suffolk County Football Coaches Association awards dinner held at the Hyatt Regency in Hauppauge.