5th Annual Smithtown Bay Yacht Club's "Soldiers on the Sound"

By Taylor Fleming

On the sunny afternoon of Saturday June 15, 2013, hundreds gathered at the Smithtown Bay Yacht Club to celebrate, support and give thanks to veterans and current members of the military. Earlier that morning, 47 boats carrying over 100 members of the military made their way out to the bay for a fluke tournament. The event marked the Yacht Club’s fifth annual “Soldiers on the Sound”.

The event began in 2009 after the current President of Soldiers on the Sound, Mark Garry, watched news footage of war on a television at the Yacht Club and became overwhelmed by the feeling that he had to do something to give those who were serving a break. 

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Two Head Of The Harbor Residents Indicted In Stolen Identity Probe of 7-11

7-11 Store Owners and Operators Used Identities Stolen from U.S. Citizens, Including the Deceased and Children, to Conceal Their Scheme, and Harbored Illegal Immigrant Workers at Houses Owned by the Defendants

US Dept of Justice Eastern District of NY

BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, two indictments were unsealed charging eight men and one woman from Long Island, New York, with conspiring to commit wire fraud, stealing identities, and concealing and harboring illegal immigrants employed at 7-Eleven, Inc. (7-Eleven) franchise stores located throughout Long Island and

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Town Of Smithtown Is Offering FREE Programs For Students

Calling are elementary, middle, and high school students in the Town of Smithtown

Smithtown, N.Y., June 12, 2013- The Smithtown Youth Bureau has organized thirteen free programs for youth this summer. Program topics include leadership, babysitting, teen nights, dance, bullying, dating violence, CPR, stranger awareness, changing family dynamics, and self-esteem. All programs are designed to enhance any young person’s summer, without taking more than two hours a week out of their schedules. 

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Smithtown Is Beautiful Photography Contest

Kelly LynchThe Smithtown Youth Bureau, hosted their first annual photography contest, Smithtown is Beautiful, at the Commack branch of the Smithtown Library on Wednesday May 1st.  Students’ work from surrounding school districts includingJohn Bakunas Commack, Hauppauge, Smithtown HS East and Smithtown HS West, were represented. Eight of the twenty works were submitted by students from Smithtown HS West, both photography students and Media Art Society members. Smithtown HS West artists included: Michael Gannotta, Alyssa Saunders, Ana Penavic, Kelly Lynch, Hannah Irwin, Ryan Madigan, Veronica Weinstein, John Bakunas & Lara Sarette.  Two students from HS West placed in the contest.  First place was awarded to 10th grader Kelly Lynch, and third place was awarded to 9th grader John Bakunas.

Father's Day And A Vision For Smithtown

By Maureen Rossi

Today children all over the country celebrate and honor the lives of their Dads with gifts, cards and laughter. It’s a day where memories are created.  However, three Smithtown families will not be creating new memories but grasping to old ones, their day is about loss and it is punctuated by sadness.

The Sipes Family, the Byrnes Family and the family of Charlie Doonan share a common bond and all three families were present Friday at the 12^th Annual Smart Growth Awards. The ceremony celebrated people, projects and policies that advance Smart Growth on Long Island. 

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Making A Difference - Hauppauge HS's Carter Thornton

By Cristen Feeney

Carter Thornton (far right) Making A Difference at Smithtown Animal ShelterA pet can brighten up anyone’s life, but adopting a pet from a shelter can be one of the most fulfilling experiences for both owner and pet. Hauppauge High School junior, Carter Thornton, decided to develop a project to help animals at the Smithtown Animal Shelter. His goal is to raise awareness, get volunteers,

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