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The largest town in Suffolk County at 368 square miles, Brookhaven is also among the oldest. In 1655, the first pioneers landed at Setauket, where the early town business was conducted. Officially, Brookhaven was not recognized as a town until 1788. And by then, its boundaries had spread. Its territory had reached the South Shore, compelling the town fathers to move meetings to a more convenient midpoint. They chose Coram, where town meetings were held for the next century. (They're now held in Medford, in the decidedly unhistorical sounding Building 5.)
Photo: Brookhaven Amphitheater in Farmingville (Newsday / J. Michael Dombroski)
Photo: Brookhaven Amphitheater in Farmingville (Newsday / J. Michael Dombroski)
The largest town in Suffolk County at 368 square miles, Brookhaven is also among the oldest. In 1655, the first pioneers landed at Setauket, where the early town business was conducted. Officially, Brookhaven was not recognized as a town until 1788. And by then, its boundaries had spread. Its territory had reached the South Shore, compelling the town fathers to move meetings to a more convenient midpoint. They chose Coram, where town meetings were held for the next century. (They're now held in Medford, in the decidedly unhistorical sounding Building 5.)
Photo: Brookhaven Amphitheater in Farmingville (Newsday / J. Michael Dombroski)
Photo: Brookhaven Amphitheater in Farmingville (Newsday / J. Michael Dombroski)
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Endorsement: Foley snagging enviro group
Spin CycleA release from the New York League of Conservation Voters informs us that the group is planning to endorse Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley for the state Senate at a press conference tomorrow. Foley is running in a Democratic primary in......Tags: Elections, Primaries, New York
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NY Senate: LI enviro resigns over Foley money
Spin CycleA NY League of Conservation Voters board member, vice chairman John Cameron of Rockville Center, has resigned over the group's decision to provide massive financial backing to Democratic Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley in his campaign to wrest a state..... -
Senate hopeful gets a Baldwin boost against Foley
Spin CycleJimmy Dahroug may have an uphill battle to win a state senate Democratic primary battle against Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley, but he does have some star power. His campaign finance filing last week shows that Alec Baldwin, star of......Tags: Elections, Campaign Finance, Primaries, Alec Baldwin, Long Island
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Suffolk GOP's Withers whiffs twice on hopeful Zeldin
Spin CycleThere's nothing worse for a candidate than when a party leader forgets you're running, unless of course he also frorgets your name. But that's exactly what happened to Congressional hopeful Lee Zeldin Wednesday night when Suffolk Repubican chairman...Tags: Republican Party
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Foley backers object to Dahroug petitions
Spin CycleBackers of Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley have filed a challenge to petitions of their primary Foe Jimmy Dahrough, claiming that 506 of the 1,408 siganture he had filed were invalid and ought to be thrown off the Demcoratic primary ballot.......Tags: Caesar Trunzo, Elections, Central Islip, Primaries, Voting
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B'khaven GOP's Segall returns to Democrats
Spin CycleDoug Segall, maverick Republican who former Suffolk County Executive Robert Gaffney backed for Brookhaven Town GOP chairman, has changed parties and returned to the Democratic Party. Marsha Laufer, Brookhaven Demcoratic chairwoman, welcomed Segall and...Tags: Farmingville, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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Islip dissidents mass to call for Trunzo's ouster
Spin CycleAbout 65 unhappy Islip Republicans turned out in the sweltering heat Monday night in front of the party's Third Avenue headquarters in Bay Shore to ask Caesar Trunzo to step down as town GOP leader.......Tags: Caesar Trunzo, Government, Election Day, Bay Shore, National Government
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Petition challenge season is upon us...
Spin CycleBackers of Jennifer Henry, who is waging a Republican Islip District court judge primary, filed objections yesterday to petitions of the two designated GOP incumbents, Judge Hertha Trotto and Legis. Cameron Alden. Henry, the daughter of former district...Tags: Elections, Government, Court Administration, Voting, Referenda
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Paterson/Foley: School aid cuts? (Updated)
Spin CycleEarlier today, we noted that Gov. Paterson has endorsed Brian Foley in his race to unseat Republican incumbent Caesar Trunzo in the Suffolk senate race. We got a response to the endorsement from Joe Conway, the spokesman for the......Tags: Caesar Trunzo, Parliament, Government, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Paterson: Endorses Foley
Spin CycleNot unexpected, but worth noting: Gov. Paterson endorses Democrat Brian Foley over Republican incumbent Caesar Trunzo in the Suffolk Senate race: "I am proud to be supporting Brian X. Foley for Senate because he shares my values for New York......Tags: Caesar Trunzo, Economic Policy, Parliament, Government, Patchogue
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Foley-Trunzo: Hit on HMO money (Updated)
Spin CycleA day after their debate, Brian Foley's campaign hits Caesar Trunzo for taking $66,000 in contributions from HMOs since 1999 and (Foley says) regularly voting on their side. The release cites bills including one that would have mandated coverage of......Tags: Caesar Trunzo, Parliament, Government Health Care, Corporate Crime, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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GOP faces Peril '08, from global to local
Spin CycleFrom his unique perch as Long Island???s lone Republican congressman, Rep. Peter King sees a difference between the trouble his party faces in the region and the electoral peril it confronts across America. ???I think they???re two separate \[problems\].....Tags: Elections, Political Candidates, Suffolk County (New York), Government, Nassau County
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