Yaphank News

Veteran Democratic activist Joseph Fritz filed petitions Thursday to challenge environmentalist Adrienne Esposito in a Sept.

The next big idea may be brewing right here in Suffolk County. At least that's the hope of some of the locals who will showcase their new works at the Suffolk County Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club on July 15 at the at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge.

Medford and Yaphank fire departments respond to a car lot on Peconic Avenue in Medford after an emergency call at about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014, about several cars on fire.

Resident Andrew Kunkel, 86, center, is visited by his wife, Sharon Kunkel, 63, of Carle Place, right, and Sharon's sister, Gail Dombrowski, 65, of Coram, at left.

The Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency will hold a public hearing Thursday to discuss prospective tax breaks for the proposed Caithness II power plant in Yaphank -- a package that could be smaller than originally anticipated.

July 02--Long Island environmental and Brookhaven Town officials say they fear contaminated soil at a former Long Island Rail Road dump site in Yaphank could one day pollute drinking water near the Carmans River.

Suffolk County officials are urging residents to stay away from illegal fireworks this July 4 weekend and at a news conference Monday warned those who don't heed their advisory that they may end up behind bars.

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine said a decision by the state to place caps over a contaminated soil at a former Long Island Rail Road dump in Yaphank could pose a threat to the community.

In Yaphank closed due to road construction on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X66/Sills Rd/CR-101 and X68/William Floyd Pkwy in Suffolk Cnty In Yaphank closed due to road construction on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X66/Sills Rd/CR-101 and X68/William Floyd Pkwy in Suffolk Cnty Closed due to accident on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X61/Patchogue-Holbrook ... (more)

In Yaphank closed due to road construction on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X66/Sills Rd/CR-101 and X68/William Floyd Pkwy in Suffolk Cnty In Yaphank closed due to road construction on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X66/Sills Rd/CR-101 and X68/William Floyd Pkwy in Suffolk Cnty Closed due to accident on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X61/Patchogue-Holbrook ... (more)

June 29, 2014 - Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Suffolk County Police Chief of Department James Burke will share summer safety tips, demonstrate the dangers of fireworks and highlight the police department's stepped up DWI and BWI enforcement efforts for the Fourth of July holiday at a press conference on July 1 at the Suffolk County ... (more)

Shelter Island firefighters battle a propane fire during the monthly drill at the Suffolk County Fire Academy in Yaphank on Thursday, June 26. In addition to putting put propane fires, seen above, the Shelter Island Fire Department also drills at the fire school in Yaphank on search and rescue from burning buildings and car fires with their ... (more)

In Wantagh road construction. two lanes closed on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 WB between Wantagh Pwy and Centre Ave in Bellmore In Wantagh road construction.

LIPA trustees Thursday will vote to authorize spending up to $15 million for permits on a new gas pipeline to a proposed power plant in Yaphank, even though neither project has a final contract.

In Rockville Centre road construction. two lanes closed on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 EB between Village Ave and Grand Ave in Baldwin In Rockville Centre road construction.

In Rockville Centre road construction. two lanes closed on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 EB between Village Ave and Grand Ave in Baldwin In Rockville Centre road construction.

In Rockville Centre road construction. two lanes closed on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 EB between Village Ave and Grand Ave in Baldwin In Bellmore road construction.

This is the area of the 93-acre expansion of the privately-owned Brookhaven Rail Terminal site in Yaphank in May 2014.

In Holtsville road construction. two lanes closed on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X62/Nicolls Rd and X64/Rt-112 in Medford In Holtsville road construction.

Workers at the Town of Brookhaven recycling center in Yaphank sort incoming recycling collected as part of the town's recently initiated single-stream recycling program.