Smithtown, NY

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• Smithtown board backs plan for gas station

  objections from the town's chief planner, members of the Smithtown Town Board expressed support Tuesday for a proposed gas station at state Routes 347 and 111.Town board members said the business and an attached convenience store would spruce up a vacant property   Read more »

• Bohemia residents protest apartments

  for residents. Other than emergency service vehicles, drivers would have to come into the property through an entrance on Smithtown Avenue and not through quieter Walnut Avenue, DeNicola said.Cheryl Thomson, 43, who lives on Walnut Avenue, said her major concern   Read more »

• 12 drivers arrested in Suffolk sobriety patrol

  Woll, 31, of 20 Dare Rd., Selden; Alberto Perez, 26, of 85 Pond Path, Lake Grove; Steven Trinkle, 23, of 7 Oakway Dr., Stony Brook; Antonio Delacruz, 38, of 108 Colony Dr., Holbrook; Jose Turcios, 36, of 55 Newton Blvd., Lake Ronkonkoma; and Thomas Carney,   Read more »

• Police: Chief went to theft suspect's home

  SUV last year, he went to the home of one of the suspected thieves, law enforcement records show.Burke appeared at the Smithtown residence of Christopher Loeb, who was on probation for an April 2012 grand larceny conviction, in the morning of Dec. 14, 2012,   Read more »

• The Rev. DuBois "Obe" Tangier Smith, descendant of Smithtown's founder, dies

  on Feb. 17, 1931, the youngest of six children of Edward Henry Leighton Smith and Dorothy Miller Smith. He grew up in Smithtown's village of Nissequogue on his family's farm, where he developed a love for farming and especially for John Deere tractors.When   Read more »

Around the web

• Prisoner escapes from police cruiser in Smithtown

  to track down a man who escaped from police custody overnight Monday. The man was handcuffed as he was being driven to Stony Brook University Hospital for a psychological evaluation. Around midnight, the officer came upon an accident at Route 347 and Plaisted   from WABC Read more »

• Twelve Arrested At Long Island Sobriety Checkpoint

  YORK(CBSNewYork) — Authorities on Long Island arrested a dozen people at a sobriety checkpoint on Route 25 in Smithtown on Friday night. A total of 655 vehicles passed through the checkpoint which was operated by Suffolk County Police, New York State Police,   from CBS New York Read more »

• Construction set for Nesconset road where bicyclist was hit - Newsday

  45 mph to 49 mph, though the road has a posted speed limit of 35 mph. Archer, who lives near Smithtown Boulevard, said many drivers go too fast while using the twisting road as a shortcut to avoid taking state Route 347 or the Long Island Expressway. "It's   from PBS: Blueprint America Read more »

• Team Trip to Beaver Bat Company

  wood bat tournament held by Bethpage Baseball. The Memorial Day Bash will feature many tough teams from around the NY area. Major league bats at minor league prices. The Smithtown STAMPEDE will be ready. There are no comments yet. You must be logged in and   from Smithtown Stampede Read more »

• Public Notices -

  365-17 and 365-35. 2. Application of John E. Damianos, 400 West Main Street LLC, 222 Middle Country Road, Suite 300, Smithtown, NY 11787, for permission to maintain a parking lot on the southwest corner of Montauk Highway and Little East Neck Road, Babylon,   from The Babylon Beacon Read more »