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• Cops: Shop owner drives off would-be thief

  was charged with third-degree attempted robbery and second-degree menacing. He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Central Islip .Detectives ask anyone with information to call them at 631-854-8452 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers   Read more »

• After 'Makeover,' 2 LI families weigh in

  And Verschoor isn't ruling out a weekly comeback. Here's how the two beneficiaries from Long Island -- the Vitale family from St. James and the Lutz family from East Setauket -- are doing in their "Extreme Makeover" homes. The Vitale family St. James BEFORE   Read more »

• Smithtown OKs 4-lot subdivision for Ester Estates

  four-lot subdivision off Lake Avenue in St. James has received final approval from the Smithtown Planning Board.The development, known as Ester Estates, includes an existing two-story home on a 1.99-acre parcel. The property is to be subdivided to create three   Read more »

• Water rates could rise in Smithtown, St. James

  for water usage in the Smithtown and St. James water districts could go up more than 13 percent next year, Smithtown Supervisor Patrick Vecchio said.The Smithtown Town Board, which serves as the town water board, was set to vote today on whether to approve   Read more »

• Suffolk Santa-saver's pre-Christmas fundraiser

  is expected to be chock full of county contractors looking for work as well as hopefuls looking to keep their jobs or win posts with the new administration. However, budget cuts have left Bellone with only 130 to 150 jobs to fill rather than the 450 that earlier   Read more »

Around the web

• Suspect Nabbed for St. James Shop Robbery Try

  Suffolk County police arrested a man who allegedly tried to rob a stationery store in St. James on Thursday afternoon. Joseph Hogan tried to steal money from the register of the store on Lake Avenue but a struggle ensued when the owner attempted to stop   from Long Island Press Read more »

• Nicky G's Pizzeria Returns After 8-Year Hiatus

  After selling the pizzeria roughly eight years ago, Nicky G’s has returned to St. James in the same spot on Lake Avenue it once occupied, bringing back the famed garlic knot pizza to locals. Nick Grimaldi, owner of Nicky G’s, said the most wonderful thin   from Smithtown Patch Read more »

• Crimes Nearby: Nesconset Man Charged with Bank Robbery

  Andreas Dambakakis, 30, of Nesconset, was arrested Jan. 26 and charged with one count of third-degree robbery for allegedly robbing People's United Bank that morning. Suffolk County police said a man entered People's United Bank on Smithtown Boulevard in   from Three Village Patch Read more »

• 24 Locals Charged in Operation Heroin Highway

  Smithtown, St. James and Nesconset residents involved in bust, most 21 years of age or younger. Of the 161 people arrested in a recent heroin bust, 24 were from Smithtown, St. James and Nesconset; more than half of the 41 arrested in the Town of Smithtow   from Smithtown Patch Read more »

• Deal erupts into dissension

  Plans for the future of two landmark Toledo buildings -- One Maritime Plaza in downtown and the historic St. James Hotel on the city's north side -- exploded into a controversy Tuesday when a local nonprofit development organization complained the deal w   from Toledo Blade Read more »