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Brookhaven to dredge Yaphank lake, kill invasive weed

The Town of Brookhaven plans to revitalize a Yaphank lake that has been choked off by an invasive weed for years. Civic leader Linda Peterson say Lower Yaphank Lake, also known as Lily Lake, was once

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