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June 5, 2019 The return of warm weather prompts many Long Islanders to anticipate summer days enjoying some of our nation’s most beautiful beaches, shorelines and waterways here on our Island. But the mild air also heralds the re-appearance of distressing symptoms of our region’s water quality crisis: beach closures, fish kills, brown tides, toxic… …Continue Reading
 

Long Island Business News February 8, 2019 Voters in Mastic and Babylon recently expressed overwhelming support not just for clean water, but for an improved quality of life in their communities. By approving referendums to create two new sewer districts, voters determined that some 6,500 homes in their communities will switch from cesspools and septic… …Continue Reading
 

The Long Island Regional Planning Council announced the results of a first-of-its-kind economic impact study for the Village of Patchogue, finding that since its revitalization, the village has generated $693 million in total economic output, securing $37 million in grants and receiving $246 million in private construction investment, creating a new destination of arts, dining… …Continue Reading
 

OPINION EDITORIAL The South Shore village can serve as a model for other Long Island communities. The story of Patchogue began with factories and mills, shipbuilding and fishing. Then the iconic Swezey’s store showed up in the late 1800s and, in the decades that followed, theaters and small shops began to shape the downtown. Decades of… …Continue Reading
 

A study by the Long Island Regional Planning Council touted Patchogue’s revitalization and found it accounted for $693.3 million in economic growth. The report, released Thursday at an event at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, said that from 2000 to 2017, the village’s transit-oriented developments and other smart-growth projects have helped boost downtown… …Continue Reading
 

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