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abco opposes brookhaven casino concept

The Affiliated Brookhaven Civic organization adopted a resolution opposing the establishment of a Gambling Casino in the Town of Brookhaven. According to Newsday Brookhaven Calabro Airport is one the top two sites being considered by the Shinnecocks.

shinnecocks offer to meet with civics

Leaders of the Shinnecock Nation have offered to meet with Brookhaven Civic groups to discuss their concerns about the possible siting of a casino somewhere in Brookhaven. Several Brookhaven locations have been mentioned including the site of the former Shoreham Nuclear Plant. Among some of the other Brookhaven locations are the Brookhaven Airport, the former Parr Meadow property and the county owned property at Yapank. The Affiliated Brookhaven Civic Organizations(ABCO) will discuss the issue at their next meeting.

supervisor proposes helicopter noise abatement plan

Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter suggested an alternate travel plan for helicopter paths that would establish a two prong route to the East End. The Supervisor called for choppers to travel at higher altitudes over water. The North route would have helicopters fly past Orient Point through Plum Gut and back to the Hamptons. The Southern route would hug the Long Island coastline and allow for in a direct northern approach to Gabreski and East Hampton Airport.

25a community forum- channel 18 brookhaven

The final(4 hour)wrap up session of Brookhaven's 25A Hamlet Corridor Study will be on Brookhaven Cable Channel 18 this week. You can get the program guide by going to the Brookhaven Town website.

summer sundays- visit brookhaven national lab

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dot closes route 25 access to epcal

New York State DOT has closed the Route north gate entrance to EPCAL. For the past several months Riverhead had been using the north gate to relieve truck traffic which had flowed along the narrow roads leading to the south gate entrance along Grumman Boulevard. Riverhead Police Chief David Hegermiller has asked the DOT to approve a designated truck route to EPCAL, from the LIE Exit 68 to william Floyd Parkway North to Route 25, travel east to Wading River Manor Road and then proceed south on Wading River Manor Road to Grumman Boulevard. The route avoids residential neighborhoods( in Riverhead). DOT will reopen the north gate entrance when improvements are made at the intersection with Route 25. The improvements DOT wants are a traffic light, turning lane and a bike path. The Riverhead Town Board passed a resolution supporting Hegermiller's plan.

romaine's comment on proposed faa rule for north shore helicopters

The following are excerpts from Suffolk County Legislator Ed Romaine's comments on the proposed FAA rule for North Shore helicopter traffic. "While the published North Shore Helicopter route establishes a minimum altitude of 2,500 feet and directs traffic to proceed destination over unpopulated areas where possible, the new rule should be clear that these two directives are not optional." " Moreover the decision of what is defined as an "underpopulated area" should not be left up tp individual pilots. The FAA should establish waypoints along underpopulated areas of the East End that must be followed by pilots heading from the North Shore Helicopter route to the South Fork. Leaving this discretion up to pilots will not significantly reduce the overflight burden that exists in parts of eastern Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Shelter Island and Southampton." Romaine encourages anyone who is affected by the helicopter menace to submit comments on the proposed rules. The comment period end on 6/25/2010. Comments can be submitted online at http://www.regulations.gov, via fax at (202)493-2231 on via mail by sending them to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S., Room 12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington,DC 20590-0001. Refer to document ID FAA-2010-0302-0001.

st. john's cell tower moves forward

Verizon Wireless has filed an application for a Special Permit to construct a cellular tower on the St. John's site in Wading River. A Special Permit proceedings is a matter for the Riverhead Town Board and will necessitate a public hearing.

break from copter noise ?

" Under new FAA regulations, helicopters flying from Manhattan to East Hampton and Gabreski( Westhampton Beach) airports will fly one mile offshore over the Sound. When they do cross over land, the will be required to traverse "the least populated" areas." The new required helicopter route is the same as the voluntary system in 2007. The new route will have helicopter crossover "the least populated areas"near Shoreham and fly over the Pine Barrens and Peconic Bay to East hampton and Westhampton Beach.

swr tech students restore iconic welcome sign

The Welcome to Wading River sign by the Duck Ponds has returned after an absence of almost one year. Sttudents in Dave Driscoll's Shoreham Wading River High School Technology Class have restored a sign that was previously damaged by vandals. This is the second time in the past three years that Mr. Driscoll's students have helped to repair and restore the familiar welcome sign. We thank them for their efforts.