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        "label": "Bridge landmark",
        "value": "The Nicolls Road overpass of Middle Country Road at Centereach is named the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge",
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          "Centereach sits at the crossing of the hamlet's two main arteries, and that crossing has an official name: New York State's list of commemorative bridge designations records that the \"CR 97/Nicolls Road: crosses NY 25/Middle Country Road at Centereach\" overpass is the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge.[1] Nicolls Road is a Suffolk County road, County Road 97, running from Montauk Highway to NY 25A;[2] Middle Country Road is the state's NY 25.[1] North Ocean Avenue, which also passes through the hamlet, is likewise a county road, CR 83 (\"North Ocean Avenue / Patchogue Mt. Sinai Road\"), not a New York State route.[2]"
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        "id": "government",
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        "paragraphs": [
          "Policing is provided by the Suffolk County Police Department's 6th Precinct, headquartered nearby in Selden, which \"protects and serves several hamlets and incorporated villages within the Town of Brookhaven (North).\"[7] As in the rest of the Town, Brookhaven cannot be sued over a road or sidewalk defect without prior written notice under Town of Brookhaven Code Chapter 84.[8] More serious criminal and civil matters go to the Suffolk County court complex at 400 Carleton Avenue in Central Islip.[6]"
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        "name": "Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge",
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        "text": "The overpass where Nicolls Road crosses Middle Country Road in Centereach is officially named the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge.",
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        "text": "Nicolls Road through Centereach is Suffolk County Road 97, not a state highway.",
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        "title": "Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycle Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State — Commemorative/Memorial Bridges",
        "publisher": "New York State Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic Safety & Mobility",
        "url": "https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/2017%20tour-bk.pdf",
        "year": "2017",
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        "year": "n.d.",
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        "title": "Middle Country Central School District (home page)",
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        "url": "https://www.mccsd.net/",
        "year": "2026",
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        "id": 5,
        "title": "New York State Trauma Centers",
        "publisher": "New York State Department of Health",
        "url": "https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/state_trauma/trauma2.htm",
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        "title": "10th Judicial District — Suffolk",
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        "url": "https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/10jd/suffolk/",
        "year": "2026",
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        "publisher": "Suffolk County Police Department",
        "url": "https://www.suffolkpd.org/Precincts-and-Specialized-Units/Precincts/Sixth-Precinct",
        "year": "2026",
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        "id": 8,
        "title": "Code of the Town of Brookhaven — Table of Contents",
        "publisher": "General Code / Town of Brookhaven (ecode360)",
        "url": "https://ecode360.com/BR0012",
        "year": "2026",
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      "name": "U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates, tables B08303, B08013, B08301, B08302, B08201, B19013, B01002",
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      "note": "Police-reported crashes coded to a town, city or village by the reporting agency. Hamlets are not coded; hamlet pages show the parent town."
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