Help with the village fundraising by collecting deposit bottles and cans!

There is now a deposit bottle and can drop box on the side of the headquarters on Neighborhood Road. Your deposit cans and bottles will help us meet the building's operating expenses. Leave your bottles and cans, and help us make Mastic Beach a village!

Next meeting: Monday, December 7th: MBVEC village attorney

Monday, December 7th, the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will feature guest speaker Joe Prokop, municipal attorney.

Join us for an informative meeting and holiday refreshments at 7:00pm at the Mastic Beach Fire Department.

Next meeting: Monday, November 2nd at 7 p.m. at the Fire Department

The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee presents

“Village Taxes: Misinformation vs. Fact.”


And there is another opportunity to sign the petition, if you have not already done so!

Have you signed the petition yet?

If not, go to the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee headquarters on Neighborhood Road, come to the meeting at the Fire Department on Monday 2nd November at 7 p.m., or contact the MBVEC at mbvec@aol.com
or telephone: 631-574-4104

Mastic Beach harvest festival--pictures!

Lots of fun was had by all at the Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 25th. See the pictures in the photo gallery!

Take the Photo Gallery link at the top of the home page, or go to http://mbvec.posterous.com/

Harvest Festival rescheduled : Sunday, October 25th

HARVEST FESTIVAL

Hosted by the Pattersquash Creek Civic Association, Inc.

Rescheduled to Sunday, October 25th

10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.

at the Brookhaven Town Park at

NEIGHBORHOOD SQUARE

MASTIC BEACH

(by the Gazebo and Nutrition Center on

Neighborhood Road)

Mastic Beach Harvest Festival! Saturday October 17th at Neighborhood Square

Harvest Festival!

From 10 a.m until 4 p.m. By the Gazebo and Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach

All children and their family members are welcome!

Children 10 years and younger, decorate a pumpkin at our pumpking stand with your family and enter the Pumpkin Contest. BEST PUMPTKINS WIN A PRIZE!

Fun for the entire family: Bake Sale, Roasted Corn, Pumpkin Decorating, Hot Dogs, Baked Clams, Face Painting, Crafts, Vendors, mum Sale, Candied Apples, Free Games, Music! Farmers' Market!

Admission is free.

Hosted by the Pattersquash Creek Civic Association, Inc. Rain date October 18th

For more information, call 487-0595

Next meeting: October 8th at the Mastic Beach Fire Department

"Meet the Candidates" with invitations extended to candidates for:

- Brookhaven Town Supervisor
- Town Highway Superintendent
- Town Councilman, Sixth District
- County Legislator, Third District

Monday, October 5th at 7:00pm at the Mastic Beach Fire Department.

The presentation will be moderated by the League of Women Voters.

All are invited! Refreshments will be served.

The Fundraising/Beautification Committee will briefly report on the plans for Fall decorations on Neighborhood Road and for the Oct. 17th Harvest Festival prior to the presentation.

The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will also briefly report on the progress with the signature petition.

Next meeting: Tuesday September 8th, 7pm-9pm at the Fire Department, Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach

Agenda (changed):

1. The Fundraising and Beautification Committee reports on the 2009 Community Leadership Dinner/Dance. Tickets will be available for purchase to the annual dinner/dance to be held on Sunday, September 13th, at 5 pm at Ladakins Restaurant.

2. The 2009 Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday,October 17th at Neighborhood Square (at the gazebo by the Nutrition Center).

3. The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will receive a report from the Signature Petition Subcommittee. Joseph Prokop, the committee’s municipal attorney, will be present to provide information and to answer questions on the next steps in the incorporation process.

4. The Signature Petition will be available for signing by all residents in attendance. Village lawn signs, t-shirts, and baseball caps also will be available for purchase.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community. All members are encouraged to bring a guest or guests. Refreshments will be served.

On TV! Mastic Beach Village petition!

See the news article presented on News 12, with news of the petition and the program underway to make our Village a reality.

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Sign the petition on Sunday! At the Village headquarters!

Village Petition Signing Event Sunday, August 23rd, from 12 noon to 4pm at the Village Headquarters at 427 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach

Mastic Beach Village Petition Signing and Car Show on Sunday!

Mastic Beach Village Petition Signing and Car Show with East End Hot Rods
10 A.M. to 4 P.M., Sunday, August 16th at the Nutrition Center at Neighborhood Square, by the Gazebo on Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach.

Refreshments will be served.

New Headquarters! Ribbon-cutting on Saturday 8th August!

The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee invites you to the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony of its New Headquarters at 427 Neighborhood Road in Beautiful and Historic Mastic Beach at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 8th, 2009.

Refreshments will be served.

For more information, call 631-487-0595

Village Petition begins! Next meeting August 7th!

Next meeting: Monday, August 3, 2009, 7pm-9pm at Mastic Beach Fire Department. Everyone welcome! Village Petition Kickoff!! The census has been completed!

1. Be the among the first to sign the petition to take back our town! The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee celebrates the successful completion of the Census and the beginning of the signature Petition drive with an old-fashioned ice cream social.

2. Brookhaven Town Councilman Keith Romaine answers questions of concern to the residents of Mastic Beach.

3. Tickets will be available for purchase to the 2009 Community Leadership Dinner/Dance
Honoring Wm. Floyd Board President Bob Vecchio and Father Todd Saccoccia of St. Jude's Church, to be held on Sunday, September 13th, at 5 pm at Ladakins Restaurant.

4. The PCCA announces their proud sponsorship as a registered supporter of The 3/50 Project to encourage the patronage of local businesses and the revitalization of our mainstreets.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community.

Community Leadership Dinner-Dance, September 13th

Please join us in honoring William Floyd Board President Robert Vecchio and Father Todd Saccoccia of St. Jude's Church for serving their community as both leaders and role models in a time when we are in dire need of both!

We will be celebrating their contributions at Ladakins Restaurant in Moriches on Sunday, September 13th, 2009, from 5 to 9pm.

Tickets may be purchased for $40 per person to our Second Annual Community Leadership Dinner/Dance, featuring a gourmet buffet, music, and a cash bar. Journal Ads may also be purchased.

To order tickets, mail a check or money order for $40 per person to:

Pattersquash Creek Civic Association, Inc.
P. O. Box 396
Mastic Beach, NY 11951

Let's not only show our thanks for such unselfish leadership that these two individuals have provided our community, but also enjoy an evening of friendship and neighborhood in this beautiful and caring community!

Next Village meeting: Tuesday, July 7th at 7 p.m. All welcome!

Come and hear more about progress on making Mastic Beach a Village!

Giant yard sale this weekend June 13th!

GIANT COMMUNITY YARD SALE!

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Place: Ducky Lane, Mastic Beach
Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

All proceeds will be donated to the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee.

Your donated yard sale items are also greatly needed. You may drop off your items between June 1st and June 13th at 12 Ducky Lane, Mastic Beach. You may call 487-0595 or email norton2526@peoplepc.com for more information.

(Rain Date Sunday, June 14th.)

Together we can make a difference in our community!

Next meeting: Monday, June 1st, 7 p.m, Mastic Beach Fire Department

1. Guest Speaker and New Brookhaven Town Supervisor MARK LESKO will address issues and answer questions of concern to the residents of Mastic Beach.

2. The Fundraising and Beautification Committee will follow with a report on recent efforts and exciting events that are coming up within the next few months.

3. The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will conclude with a Census Subcommittee report and information about Public Relations efforts and plans.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community. All members are encouraged to bring a guest or guests. Refreshments will be served.

Village census!

The Village census is underway! This is a required part of the process to incorporate Mastic Beach as a Village. To volunteer or to find out more, go to the Volunteer page on the website.

The census volunteers are collecting just the names of people who live in what will become the village once incorporated. That's it!

Meeting on Monday, May 4th, 7 p.m. at Mastic Beach Fire Department

On the Agenda:

1. Census and Petition Update from the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee and
the Creation of Census Teams to Complete the Village Census

2. William Floyd School Budget Presentation by the District Superintendent and/or a Member of the Board of Education

3. Mothers Day Celebration with a Special Gift for All the Moms in Attendance

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community.

Hoping to resurrect a village--news article!

"Hoping to resurrect a village--Mastic Beach residents seek incorporation" See the full article from Long Island Advance: http://www.masticbeach.org/pdf/lia-article-31.pdf

Census! Census! Census!

The Village census is underway! This is a required part of the process to incorporate Mastic Beach as a Village. To volunteer or to find out more, go to the Volunteer page on the website.

Village costs--reminder!

See the cost estimates for Mastic Beach the Village! Understand what it means to you!

Village meeting! Monday April 6th!

7 p.m at the Mastic Beach Fire Department, Neighborhood Road. Guest speaker, Town councilman Keith Romaine. And news about the Village census!

NEW! Projected costs for the village--why you will not pay higher taxes!

A projection of the costs, and revenues, for Mastic Beach the Village, is now available. Take a look at the numbers to understand where the money will come from, how it will be spent, and why your taxes will not increase as a result of Mastic Beach becoming a village.

Meet Mighty Mike #14 at today's fundraiser!

Come on down and bring the kids to meet
“Mighty Mike” #14
Our own local professional racing car driver!
He'll be there with his car as
The Pattersquash Creek Civic Association
presents a
Community Fundraiser to Benefit the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory

Committee

“Luck O’ The Irish” Festival featuring a Chinese Auction, Bake Sale, and Spring Craft Sale

Saturday, March 14, 2009
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

$5.00 admission includes 5 free auction tickets
Free refreshments will be served
at the Town Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Road
(next to the gazebo at the Neighborhood Square in the
Mastic Beach business district)

Support your community!
For more information please call 487-0595.

Reminder! Community Fundraiser to Benefit the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee tomorrow!

Auction, Bake Sale, and Spring Craft Sale at the Town Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Rd, Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

$5.00 admission includes 5 free auction tickets
Free refreshments will be served
at the Town Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Road
(next to the gazebo at the Neighborhood Square in the
Mastic Beach business district)

All are welcome!

Tickets can be bought in advance (and will receive an extra 6th auction ticket) or at the door.

Support your community!

For more information please call 487-0595.

NOTE: March 2nd meeting will be rescheduled due to weather!

The "Meet the Candidates" and Mastic Beach Village Exploratory information sharing, planned for March 2nd, has been cancelled because of inclement weather. We will reschedule and post the new time and place. Thanks for your continued interest and support.

Community Fundraiser! March 14th!

The Pattersquash Creek Civic Association presents a community fundraiser to benefit the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee. Luck O'The Irish Festival featuring a Chinese Auction, Bake Sale, and Spring Craft Sale on Saturday, March 14, 2009, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Town Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Road (next to the gazebo at the Neighborhood Square in the Mastic Beach business district).

$5.00 admission includes 5 free auction tickets. Free refreshments will be served. Admission tickets can be bought in advance (and will receive an extra 6th auction ticket) or at the door.

New and slightly used items for the auction and volunteers to set up, work, and/or clean up the event are needed. If you can donate items or volunteer, if you need more information, or if you need tickets, please call (631) 487-0595

The census begins! Results of village cost analysis available!

Come to the meeting on Monday evening to find out more!

Census Begins! Village Cost Analysis Reveals No New Taxes!

The Pattersquash Creek Civic Association will hold its general membership meeting on Monday, February 2nd, at 7:00 pm at the Mastic Beach Fire Department on Neighborhood Road.

The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will follow with special presentations on:

* Step 2—Taking the Census
* The Village Cost Analysis: No New Taxes.”

Municipal Attorney Joseph Prokop will be present to answer questions.

Refreshments will be served.

Next meeting: Monday February 2nd at Mastic Beach Fire Department, 7 p.m.

Your help is needed! Come to the meeting and find out more. Or contact the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee to learn about the Village initiative and help spread the word.

See http://www.masticbeach.org for more information.

Write to your neighbors!

Help spread the word about incorporating Mastic Beach as a village, by writing to your friends and neighbors. See the Letter-writing Campaign page on the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee website.

Meeting on Monday evening, 5th January--all welcome!

Monday, January 5, 2009, 7pm-9pm

Mastic Beach Fire Department, Neighborhood Road , Mastic Beach, NY

Pattersquash Creek Civic Association, Inc. and Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee

Agenda:

1. Presentation of Our Two Trophies for Our Two Floats in the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade

2. Report on the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Letter Campaign

3. Report on Petition Drive Against the J6 (Second Story) Rezoning of Neighborhood and Mastic Roads in Mastic Beach

4. Guest Presenter: Terry Germano of the Community Library on Library Link and Our Two Listings on that Website

5. Report on Community Efforts in Response to Recent Gun Violence

6. The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee Presents The Year in Review. Videos of the past meetings with West Hampton Dunes Village Mayor Gary Vegliante, Patchogue Village Mayor Paul Pontieri, Islandia Village Mayor Allan Dorman, and Municipal Attorney Joseph Prokop will be shown.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting
that will affect the future of our community.

All members are encouraged to bring a guest or guests.

Happy New Year! Make this the year of The Village!

Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Our resolution for 2009: the year of Mastic Beach, the Village!

Get involved. Volunteer. Talk about the Village with your friends and neighbors. This is your home, and you can help it to shine!