Carl Macgowan

Brookhaven Town has announced a public meeting Thursday night to discuss plans for the long-awaited redevelopment of downtown Mastic Beach.

Brookhaven officials and Mastic Beach civic leaders envision the $400M project as a way to reverse the hamlet's decades of downtown deterioration.

The library includes spacious reading rooms, new areas for children and teens, and high-tech 3D printers, officials said.

Construction costs and property taxes could rise as a result of Brookhaven's plan to close its landfill by 2028, officials have said.

Two Suffolk County men have been charged with illegally dumping a moving truck's worth of construction waste and household debris in the pine barrens last month, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said Monday.

Brookhaven Town approved a $361.2 million budget that pierced the tax cap for the first time as the municipality struggled with greater expenses for employee benefits and an expected shortfall in landfill revenues.

The story was reported by Carl MacGowan Arielle Martinez and Joe Werkmeister . It was written by Werkmeister and MacGowan.

It's not easy moving a 300-year-old house, even if it's only less than a mile.

Julius Pearse worked to preserve Long Island's African American history.

Supervisor Angie Carpenter said she plans to reintroduce the proposal next year.