First New Recreation Center In 20 Years Opens In Center Moriches

CENTER MORICHES, NY —The first new recreation center to open in Brookhaven Town in more than 20 years will be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week.

According to Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine and Councilman Dan Panico, the Moriches Bay Recreation Center, located at 313 Frowein Rd. in Center Moriches, is also the first recreation center ever to open in the eastern part of town.

The ribbon cutting will be held Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

The town purchased the building from the Knights of Columbus in 2017, the first step in creating a recreation center that features a multipurpose athletic field, lawmakers said.

Construction began on the field soon afterward and it opened in Sept., 2017. The Moriches Bay Recreation Center will also serve as home to the Moriches Community Center, as well as a town-sponsored senior nutritional program; the space will also be available to other community groups and organizations, a release said.

Photo courtesy Brookhaven Town.