Maryann Almes, president of the Oakdale Historical Society, says that the Vanderbilt Idlehour estate, former home of Dowling College, has fallen into disrepair. Suffolk County officials say they plan to seize the 25-acre site along the Connetquot River after its owner failed to pay more than $4 million in property taxes over the past three years. Credit: Morgan Campbell

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