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Smithtown West sends eight to states
Smithtown West had a Suffolk -best eight athletes qualify for the state indoor track meet Sunday in the Section XI State Qualifiers at Suffolk CC- Brentwood .The team of Peter Tiranno, Frank Ida, Brennan Schneider, and Anthony Aprile clocked 1:36.51 to w 2/12/12 Read more »
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Connetquot-Sayville and Smithtown to play for Suffolk Championship
The two best teams in Suffolk will meet in the Championship Series after Connetquot-Sayville and Smithtown both advanced through the semifinals yesterday.Both teams had identical near perfect records in the regular season (19-1), suffering their only los Read more »
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Top seeds in Suffolk advance, Hills needs 2OT to beat Sachem
Each of the four top seeds in Suffolk won their opening playoff games Wednesday to advance to the semifinals.Connetquot-Sayville, Smithtown and Kings Park-Commack each dominated their games as the top three seeds, but it took double overtime for fourth-s Read more »
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Reform eyed after Smithtown demolition probe
A day after a Suffolk grand jury criticized Smithtown town officials for encouraging an illegal demolition of buildings, town leaders said Wednesday they would consider adopting reforms recommended by the panel.Meanwhile, town officials said the end of t Read more »
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Lowes submits Commack store plan
After months of speculation and concern about the companys plans for the old Commack Multiplex Cinemas site, home-improvement giant Lowes Tuesday took a major step toward building a new store there, Smithtowns top planning official said.The company paid Read more »
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Minorities Slam Revised Political Map
Will James SMITHTOWN, N.Y.—For decades, Long Island's minority population has grown steadily, transforming the nation's first suburbs from white, Republican bastions into an area that is nearly 30% black, Latino and Asian. On Thursday, anger over the failure from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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Brookhaven Sets Public Hearing on Bamboo Ban [POLL]
Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Similar actions were taken in the Town of Smithtown in 2011. Town of Smithtown officials have passed a code preventing homeowners from growing bamboo within 10 feet of property lines. Now Islip Town officials from Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch Read more »
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Grand Jury to Smithtown: Clean Up Corruption Laws
employees, the developer and the building in question were not identified in the report. The case comes after a former Smithtown building official pleaded guilty in 2009 to taking $10,000 in fines from contractors and later served two years in jail. That ex-official, from Long Island Press Read more »
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Smithtown Town Board Discusses Town Code, Traffic Changes
Smithtown Town Board will hold its first meeting of the month on Feb. 7, 2 p.m. at Town Hall on West Main Street in Smithtown. On the Town Council's preliminary agenda, there will be a public hearing held on whether or not to change town buildings codes as from Commack Patch Read more »
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Crime Report: Selling Tobacco to Minor; Forged License Plate
Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Editor Peter Verry: Heard some news you want us to check out? Let me know: peter.verry@patch.com The following arrest information was supplied by the Suffolk County Police Department. from Smithtown Patch Read more »
