Brookhaven, NY

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• Holtsville highway storage yard breaks ground

  Brookhaven Highway Department broke ground Monday on a former Holtsville dog pound site set to be transformed into a highway storage yard.The $1.2 million renovation project -- scheduled for completion in July -- is aimed at improving the department's response   Read more »

• Riverhead considers a ban on new houseboats, floating homes

  is preparing to join other Long Island towns such as Southampton, Huntington and Brookhaven in severely restricting or banning new floating homes.The town board held a public hearing Tuesday on a local law that would ban new houseboats, house barges and floating   Read more »

• $25.6M PJ Station road project starts soon

  project aims to provide safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians."This is one of the most heavily traveled roads in Brookhaven. It's been a congestion nightmare. Anything we can do to improve traffic flow and green space is good," Town Supervisor Edward   Read more »

• Tesla museum receives $400,000 grant

  to buy the $850,000 laboratory complex, which sits on 16 acres tucked off Route 25A."I think this is a great thing for Brookhaven. People don't know the incredible accomplishments of Nikola Tesla," Town Supervisor Edward P. Romaine said. "Tesla doesn't get   Read more »

• Contractor Islip hired for Sandy cleanup convicted in 2004 of overbilling Brookhaven

  he said last week he had no role in the selection of Owens. Stephen Milvid's convictions The felonies include Grand larceny for overbilling Brookhaven more than $72,000Multiple counts of falsifying business records for false invoices he supplied the town for   Read more »