Year in Review: 10 Government Stories of 2011

From local issues to national news, here are some of the government-related stories making headlines in Three Village in 2011.

• Incumbent and were both re-elected to their posts in November.

• Speaking of Lesko and Fiore-Rosenfeld, after Tropical Storm Irene hit, the two town officials through Three Village to survey the damage.

• In the Village of Poquott, the community is tackling the issue of .

• In the Village of Old Field, an independent engineering survey concluded that , and a German film company .

• In Poquott and Old Field, both village officials and residents have noticed an .

• When New York State legalized same-sex marriage in June, the Town of Brookhaven was among the first municipalities on Long Island to .

• Brookhaven passed a 2012 budget that contains .

• In November, first Lady Michelle Obama designated Brookhaven as a recognizing the town's effort in preserving special places and telling the nation’s story.