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In the chatter of Long Island streets, Brentwood sits like a well-worn map folded open at the back of a drawer. You can feel the pressure of generations in the brickwork of a dozen schoolhouses, the cadence of trains passing under the trees, and the quiet resilience of families who turned a patch of coastal salt and pine into a steady, working town. This piece threads together the arc of Brentwood’s history with the practical presence of a modern trade that keeps the commun