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Creighton to run for Smithtown supervisor

Town of Smithtown Councilman Robert Creighton. (June 30,

Photo credit: James Escher | Town of Smithtown Councilman Robert Creighton. (June 30, 2011)

Saying Supervisor Patrick Vecchio's policies were hurting the town's ability to attract new business, town Councilman Robert Creighton on Monday night officially announced he would try to unseat the 12-term incumbent.

Creighton, a Republican like Vecchio, said small business owners are put through the "horrors of hell" while seeking approvals from town agencies under Vecchio's administration....

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