Due to the restrictions on gatherings during the pandemic, the BVA/BHF Annual meeting has been moved to outdoors.  The meeting will begin at 7PM on the front lawn of the Post-Morrow Foundation at 16 Bay Rd. 

To ensure everyone’s safety, all meeting attendees:

• Must wear face coverings
• Observe 6 feet social distancing
• Practice proper hand and respiratory hygiene.
• And, you also may elect to bring your own chair (BYOC)

Please note: 

• There will be NO restroom facilities available for use.
• There will be masks and hand sanitizer available to attendees.
• In the event of rain, the meeting will be Thursday 6/18 at the same time and place.

Thank you and hope to see you Wed at 7PM

Now that the NYS on PAUSE order has lifted for marinas, the BVA Board of Directors is excited to begin operations of Squassux Landing on May 1, 2020. Look for member keys to arrive in the mail in the coming days.

As we all are well aware, our world continues to change and we must adapt to it in the best and safest way possible. In our efforts to meet these changing needs, the BVA Board asks all who enter and moor their boat at the marina to observe the following:

• Avoid gatherings, unnecessary contact and continue to maintain appropriate social distancing of six feet.
• Wear gloves when handling the entrance lock, gate and water bibs.
• Be sure to dispose of masks, gloves and all consumables safely on your own and not discarded on marina property.
• Only boat with those in your immediate household.

Enjoy the beauty of Squassux, boating on the open waters and fresh air; just remember to enjoy it while boating responsibly for the benefit of everyone. Have a healthy and safe boating season!

Every day a new effect of the pandemic ripples through our nation, into our neighbor’s and into our own homes in unforeseen ways. Within our own community families are currently without income and it’s unknown when they’ll see it return as we wade through these uncharted waters. 

The Brookhaven Village Association has made donations to Island Harvest Food Bank and Lighthouse Mission to help those in our community struggling whether from financial challenges or for our isolated, at risk elderly. We believe we are all in this together and are called to action by sharing our resources. The BVA encourages all in our community that are able, to please donate. In these uncertain times, it may be your neighbor or the family down the street that is in need. 

Island Harvest Food Bank is a lifeline for those struggling to put food on the table during this unprecedented public health crisis. Your generosity will allow them to continue to provide critical food and support for homebound seniors, veterans, struggling families and children who are directly affected by the Coronavirus.

To donate please go to BVA supporting Island Harvest Covid-19 Response.  Please leave in the comments that you’d like your donation to serve the Brookhaven Hamlet area.  If you’d like to donate by phone, please call 516-294-8528  Please mention this will go towards the BVA fund.

If you’re struggling or you know of a struggling family, an at risk elderly neighbor or a veteran in need of food assistance please contact Island Harvest for pantry services. Island Harvest pantries have convenient grab and go bags pre-packed for families and individuals. Island Harvest Food Bank 516-294-8528 

Lighthouse Mission has been serving the Bellport community since 1992. They are working extra hard during this time of hardship continuing with their 10 weekly food outreaches. There are numerous ways to give to LightHouse with donations of food, monetary gifts and shopping their wish list of items on Amazon which are delivered directly to their headquarters.  All information on how to is available on their website.

To donate please go to  https://www.lighthousemission.com  Or call 631-758-7584.

We will get through this. Together as a community.

Thank you for your compassion and support. 

The Brookhaven Village Association

Squassux Landing Marina WILL NOT be opening up on April 15, 2020 as planned.  The information received from NY State Senator Martinez, and Town Councilman Loguercio offices are that through the governor’s executive order we are deemed ” unessential ” as a community service.

We are prohibited  from conducting business as we normally would at this time of year.   No keys for the marina will be mailed out.  I would ask that you do not contact our dock master Andy Rubin, or any of the board at this time, as we are mandated by the state.  This is an unfortunate situation, but it is out of our hands.

We ask for your understanding. As soon as any communications allowing Squassux Landing to open are received, the membership will be contacted ASAP. 

Everyone’s favorite statewide streamside protection initiative, Buffer in a Bag, is back! Landowners with at least 50 feet of streamside property in New York State can apply for 25 free tree and shrub seedlings to help prevent erosion, improve water quality, and create habitat for wildlife along their stream. Please visit the Buffer in a Bag page on the DEC website.

When: April 11, 2020 @ 9am meet at Brookhaven Free Library

The Brookhaven Village Association and the Brookhaven Free Library are again teaming up to clean our streets. Meet at the library to join your neighbors and help make a difference. All supplies provided and all are welcome. Breakfast served directly after. Please register at the library.

Please visit the Brookhaven Hamlet Foundation for information: Virginia Brown Scholarship.  Deadline for applications is April 27th 2020.

Join the BVA Quality of Life Committee, Brookhaven Free Library and your neighbors in cleaning the hamlet. The Spring Litter Cleanup has been scheduled for April 13, 2019 @ 9:30am.

Meet at Brookhaven Free Library.   Supplies provided.

RAIN DATE: April 14, 2019 – same time and location as above

In the spring of 2018, The Brookhaven Village Association completed its participation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to monitor toxic air pollutants in the surrounding communities around the Brookhaven Landfill. Four air samples were collected in the Brookhaven community and analyzed by an independent laboratory to identify the presence of 43 toxic air pollutants. The samples were collected downwind of the landfill and outside of periods of high traffic.

Results of the air screening survey identified twenty-six toxic air pollutants that were all were below DEC’s short-term health-based air concentration values. Therefore, these findings would not be considered a potential health threat or an immediate health concern. Air sampling results were also below or within an order of magnitude of the long-term health-based air concentration values and similar to concentrations found in the DEC’s ambient air monitoring network. Based on these study findings and comparisons, DEC staff concluded that there is no immediate need for follow-up sampling.

The complete DEC report can be downloaded at Community Air Screen Report (PDF, 5.6 MB, 69 pgs).

This Fall we are teaming up with the Brookhaven Free Library and the South Country Library for the Great Give Back. Please join us on October 13th and help clean up Brookhaven Hamlet. Gloves, trash bags, and vests will be provided.

The Great Give Back is a community service initiative created by the Suffolk County Public Library Directors Association and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System to provide a day of opportunities for the patrons of Long Island libraries to participate in meaningful, service-oriented experiences. What’s more meaningful than working together to keep our community beautiful? Meet at the Brookhaven Fire Dept parking lot at 10:00am or at the Brookhaven Free Library at 9:30am to join your neighbors and help to make a difference. All supplies are provided and all are welcome.

Brookhaven Library will be serving light refreshments at 11:30 to thank you.

Hope to see you there!