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Residents and councilors clash over borough social‑media use and President Heller's role
Summary
Public commenters and several council members criticized borough social‑media posts about a police stop and accused Council President Heller of creating blowback for officers; speakers urged transparency, called for adherence to due process and discussed consolidating official Facebook pages.
Public comment dominated a large portion of the meeting as residents and some council members pressed the borough for answers about social‑media posts and the handling of a recent police traffic stop involving Council President Heller.
A longtime resident who said they had served on borough committees for decades told the council they had been banned from the Brookhaven Police Department Facebook page after questioning a press release's description of the stop; the resident said, "I am within my rights to go to…
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