(Mastic Beach, NY) Assemblyman Edward Hennessey took great pride in joining the Tri-Hamlet Community of Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley for its Second Annual Tri-Hamlet Community Day created to highlight the natural beauty and historical sites of his home community.
(left to right): Volunteer Mario Vigliotta, local historian Gene Horton as William Floyd, and Assemblyman Edward Hennessey at the Mastic Beach Village portion of Tri-Hamlet Day.
(left to right): Assemblyman Edward Hennessey, Pat Roose, Meryll Ambrose of the Huntington Militia, Revolutionary War re-enacters at The Manor of St. George.
(left to right): Assemblyman Edward Hennessey; Brookhaven Town Tax Receiver Louis Marcoscia; Legislator Kate Browning; Senator Lee Zeldin; Brookhaven Town Councilman Dan Panico and Supervisor Edward Romaine.
The day-long program included a self-guided tour of the most historic and scenic sites of the Mastic Peninsula: The Manor of St. George, which featured a house tour and Revolutionary and Civil War encampments; the William Floyd Estate which also featured a house tour and demonstrations by Civil War Re-enactors; the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, which featured a host of outdoor events to mark Pine Barrens Discovery Day; the Woodhull Cemetery, where the history is well chronicled on every headstone (rubbings available) and downtown Mastic Beach, which featured vendors, local art, live entertainment and horse-drawn carriage rides.
“A great deal of thanks is due to all those individuals, groups, organizations and officials that have worked so hard to make Tri-Hamlet Day possible. They have done a wonderful job. This kind of celebration where the Tri-Hamlet Community pulls together to showcase its historical and natural treasures and where residents can come to downtown Mastic Beach to enjoy its quaint atmosphere and sense of neighborhood has been a long time in coming,” said Assemblyman Hennessey
As a Brookhaven Town Councilman, Assemblyman Hennessey helped to construct a 2004 Corridor Study and Land Use Plan for the Tri-Hamlet area. This plan outlined as its vision the rebirth and revitalization of the entire Tri-Hamlet region— with walkable communities, downtowns offering a sense of place and identity, attractive architecture and thriving local businesses, all with the infrastructure that would be needed to make it all possible.
“This Tri-Hamlet Day event and the entire Renaissance Project is a welcome culmination of a vision we had on the Brookhaven Town Board a decade ago. We are not there yet, but this is a very good start,” said Assemblyman Hennessey.
