Wednesday was only Day 2 of a 9,000-municipal worker strike in Philadelphia, often touted as a union town, and residents are ...

Town of Brookhaven v. Polynice March 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM Email Share Print Case Digest Summary ...

The Town of Brookhaven has not responded to requests for comment to verify capacity. The Brookhaven Landfill was anticipated to reach the capacity limits of its DEC permit by December 2024.

The town of Brookhaven had promised to close the landfill in 2024, but the community is skeptical and is fighting to shut it down now. Some are also demanding remediation for the harm they say it ...

Town officials said in a statement that Brookhaven has repeatedly recognized that the landfill will continue to operate until it reaches capacity. The facility has not accepted solid waste since 1989.

Neighbors of a 130-acre landfill in Brookhaven Town are happy it is slated to close in late 2024. But they are upset that town officials aim to rezone it for industrial use, according to Newsday.

BROOKHAVEN, Long Island (WABC) -- Teachers and community members profiled in an Eyewitness News investigation related to allegations that a landfill in Long Island was violating state ...

Residents in an East Patchogue neighborhood have made it no secret about how they feel about the Brookhaven Town Landfill. Nancy Dodge and several others want it shut down. "It's a mountain.

The landfill is located next to Frank P. Long Intermediate School. Teachers, students and residents claim the town hasn't controlled its landfill's odors, dust and harmful emissions.

BROOKHAVEN, Suffolk County (WABC) -- Health concerns have led community members, teachers and parents to formally file a lawsuit against a Long Island town over a landfill they say is diminishing ...