Welcome to the LI Now Live post for Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. 
 We're wrapping up today's post, but below, you can find a roundup of today's top stories, reporters' tweets and details about local meetings taking place tonight and next week. 
 (Mobile users can click the link above to access our live coverage.) 
 Traffic 
 SMITHTOWN. Long-term road construction is taking place on Nesconset Highway westbound between Mount Pleasant Road and Hauppauge Road. 
 MELVILLE. Accident on Route 110 northbound south of LIE 
 Agenda: 
 SHELTER ISLAND. PUBLIC HEARINGS. The Shelter Island Town Board holds 10 public hearings this afternoon on applications involving shoreline protection or bulkhead replacement, mooring permits and more. The board meets at 4:30 p.m. in Town Hall. Check Mitchell Freedman’s Twitter updates <a href="https://twitter.com/eastwatch">@eastwatch</a>. 
 LONG BEACH. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday will discuss changing requirements for managers’ retirement benefits. The 7 p.m. meeting is at City Hall, 1 W. Chester St. Check Patrick Whittle’s Twitter updates <a href="https://twitter.com/pxwhittle">@pxwhittle</a>. 
 SMITHTOWN. TOWN BOARD. The Smithtown Town Board meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Eugene A. Cannataro Senior Citizen Center, 20 Middle Country Rd., Smithtown. Check newsday.com for updates. 
 BAY SHORE. SCHOOL BOARD. The Bay Shore Board of Education is expected to discuss the budget for the 2014-15 school year Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Bay Shore High School’s Little Theater, 155 Third Ave. Check Sarah Armaghan’s Twitter updates <a href="https://twitter.com/ArmaghanS">@ArmaghanS</a>. 
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Welcome to the LI Now Live post for Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. We're wrapping up today's post, but below, you can find a roundup of today's top stories, reporters' tweets and details about local meetings taking place tonight and next week. (Mobile users can click the link above to access our live coverage.) Traffic SMITHTOWN. Long-term road construction is taking place on Nesconset Highway westbound between Mount Pleasant Road and Hauppauge Road. MELVILLE. Accident on Route 110 northbound south of LIE Agenda: SHELTER ISLAND. PUBLIC HEARINGS. The Shelter Island Town Board holds 10 public hearings this afternoon on applications involving shoreline protection or bulkhead replacement, mooring permits and more. The board meets at 4:30 p.m. in Town Hall. Check Mitchell Freedman’s Twitter updates @eastwatch. LONG BEACH. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday will discuss changing requirements for managers’ retirement benefits. The 7 p.m. meeting is at City Hall, 1 W. Chester St. Check Patrick Whittle’s Twitter updates @pxwhittle. SMITHTOWN. TOWN BOARD. The Smithtown Town Board meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Eugene A. Cannataro Senior Citizen Center, 20 Middle Country Rd., Smithtown. Check newsday.com for updates. BAY SHORE. SCHOOL BOARD. The Bay Shore Board of Education is expected to discuss the budget for the 2014-15 school year Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Bay Shore High School’s Little Theater, 155 Third Ave. Check Sarah Armaghan’s Twitter updates @ArmaghanS.

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