Village of the Branch
In Suffolk County, New York — population 1,789 as of 2020.
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Honoring the Mighty Oyster in Bellport Waters
“There were many an oyster piled up on the Friends of Bellport Bay (FoBB) vessel that a couple of us had to get off the boat,” said volunteer Neil Koenig. “All the cages were emptied.” Just before noon, the FoBB team, led by co-founder Thomas Schultz, was heading back to the…
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Oyster Bay remembers the fallen during Tobay Beach memorial ceremony
Karen Vacchio said that after losing her husband two years ago to a 9/11-related cancer, she had his name inscribed on the Town of Oyster Bay’s Sept. 11 memorial. She said that before he died, she told him she would try her hardest not to let him be forgotten. The memorial is…
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Southold to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 victims with 2,977 flags
Southold residents will place 2,977 American flags throughout Jean Cochran Park on Friday, Sept. 11, marking 25 years since the terrorist attacks killed nearly 3,000 people, the Southold Town 9/11 Committee announced Wednesday. Members of the Southold Town 9/11 Committee and…
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East End strongman tops chin-up world record, raises more than $15K for Parkinson’s fight
David Brush had one number in mind when he grabbed the bar Saturday afternoon: 10,001. Nearly 24 hours later, after fighting through wrist, shoulder and biceps pain and at one point losing the ability to fully close his hand, he got there. Mr. Brush topped 10,000 chin-ups in…
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Porters suffer tough loss in return to varsity football
It didn’t start the way they had hoped, but it ended on a more encouraging note. Greenport/Southold/Mattituck’s return to varsity football on Friday night was plagued by a shaky beginning, fumbles, and missed tackles in a rough outing and learning experience in a 39-6 loss at…
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Couple builds company on Central American roots
About 45 years ago, Nelson Hernández, as a boy in El Salvador, helped his grandmother make Central American cheese the old-fashioned way. It’s a craft he still associates with his childhood, although lately he runs a company based in Bay Shore, providing Central American cheeses…
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Village of the Branch by the numbers
- Area
- 0.95 sq mi (2.46 km²), 0.03 sq mi water
- Median age
- 47
- Households
- 545
- Persons per household
- 3.3
- Median household income
- $173,958
- Median house value
- $705,900
- Office
- VILLAGE MAYOR
- Address
- PO BOX 725, SMITHTOWN, NY 11787