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Town extends comment period on Forge River

A view of the Forge River in Mastic.

Photo credit: Carl Corry | A view of the Forge River in Mastic. (Oct. 29, 2011)

A day after receiving a written request from publishing magnate Anna Wintour, Brookhaven's town board extended the public comment period for a much-anticipated plan to protect the polluted Forge River.

The decision prompted cheers from environmentalists but catcalls from some civic activists.

The letter from Vogue magazine's editor-in-chief, submitted electronically on Jan. 4, asked...

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