Over Labor Day weekend, I went on a bike ride from my home in Port Jefferson, through Setauket, to Stony Brook. As I approached my destination, I noticed a new lawn sign in practically every yard: "WMHO: After one year - not one shovel." Then, emphatically: "Repair the dam!"

The signs refer to the Mill Pond dam, which burst during a torrential rainstorm in August 2024 — draining the pond and wiping out a 100- to 200-foot section of the Harbor Road bridge. Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine told Newsday at the time , "In Stony Brook, we suffered major damage: the Mill Pond is gone; six houses damaged; cesspools, personal items, all floating toward Long Island Sound."

One year later, no repairs have been made — and residents blame The Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO), a

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