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For Sale: Historic Smithtown Church Hits Market For $425K For Sale: Historic Smithtown Church Hits Market For $425K
For Sale: Historic Smithtown Church Hits Market For $425K This Long Island real estate listing puts the “house” in house of worship. In Smithtown, the historic Trinity African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church building, located at 229 New York Avenue, is listed for $425,000. The church was built in 1910 on land that had long been a regular meeting spot for freed slaves, according to historian Noel Gish. The AME Church of Smithtown purchased the building from the town’s founding Smith family for one dollar in 1931. Laffey Real Estate Situated on a .14-acre lot, the 1,750-square-foot building features a spacious chapel room complete with seve…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Know Him? Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At Smithtown 7-Eleven, Police Say Know Him? Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At Smithtown 7-Eleven, Police Say
Know Him? Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At Smithtown 7-Eleven, Police Say Do you know him? Authorities are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate a man who allegedly used a stolen credit card at a Long Island convenience store. The man used the card at 7-Eleven in Smithtown, located at 91 Sheppard Lane, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police said.  The card had been stolen from a handbag at Short Beach in Nissequogue on Saturday, Aug. 24.  Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Smithtown American Airlines Mechanic Who Smuggled $250K Worth Of Cocaine On Flight Gets Prison Smithtown American Airlines Mechanic Who Smuggled $250K Worth Of Cocaine On Flight Gets Prison
Smithtown American Airlines Mechanic Who Smuggled $250K Worth Of Cocaine On Flight Gets Prison An airplane mechanic from New York will spend nearly a decade behind bars for smuggling over 25 pounds of cocaine on an American Airlines plane. Long Island resident Paul Belloisi, age 56, of Smithtown, was sentenced to nine years in prison in Brooklyn federal court on Friday, Sept. 6, for possessing and importing cocaine. Belloisi, a former mechanic for American Airlines, was arrested in February 2020 after US Customs and Border Protection discovered 10 bricks of cocaine in an electronics compartment beneath a plane arriving from Jamaica at Kennedy International Airport in Queens . The c…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old From Smithtown Airlifted After Chain-Reaction Dix Hills Crash 23-Year-Old From Smithtown Airlifted After Chain-Reaction Dix Hills Crash
23-Year-Old From Smithtown Airlifted After Chain-Reaction Dix Hills Crash One person suffered severe injuries in a chain reaction Long Island crash.It happened around 2:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, in Dix Hills. A 23-year-old Smithtown man was driving a 2006 Toyota Prius southbound on Deer Park Road at Deforest Road when the vehicle struck a northbound 2025 Kenworth semi-truck, according to Suffolk County Police. The Prius then hit a 2012 Hyundai Sonata that was stopped at a traffic light. The driver of the Prius was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.  The driver of the semi-truck, a 53-year-old Dix Hills man…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Driving Drunk With Child In Car Nearly Crashes Into Police Cruiser In Smithtown, Cops Say Man Driving Drunk With Child In Car Nearly Crashes Into Police Cruiser In Smithtown, Cops Say
Man Driving Drunk With Child In Car Nearly Crashes Into Police Cruiser In Smithtown, Cops Say A man allegedly driving drunk with a child in the car is accused of running a red light and nearly crashing into a marked police vehicle at a Long Island intersection. The man was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima in Smithtown westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway with his girlfriend and her 11-year-old son at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, according to Suffolk County Police.  He then went through a red light at the intersection of Old Willets Path and nearly crashed into a marked Suffolk County PD Third Precinct Patrol vehicle traveling southbound, police said. …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Watch As Floodwaters Burst Through Smithtown Library Causing Millions Of Dollars In Damages Watch As Floodwaters Burst Through Smithtown Library Causing Millions Of Dollars In Damages
Watch As Floodwaters Burst Through Smithtown Library Causing Millions Of Dollars In Damages A dramatic video was just released of the torrential flood that tore through a Long Island library causing millions in damages.  The Smithtown Library in Suffolk County uploaded surveillance videos taken Monday, Aug. 19, as heavy rains pushed into the building at One North Country Road in Smithtown. It collapsed walls, bashed open doors, and destroyed books and furniture.  More than a foot of rain fell on parts of Long Island overnight on Aug. 19. The library kept its precious collection of rare historical items in a climate-controlled vault. The video shows floodwaters teari…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Homeowners Impacted By Suffolk Co. Flooding Could Get Up To $50K In Repair Grants; Here's How Homeowners Impacted By Suffolk Co. Flooding Could Get Up To $50K In Repair Grants; Here's How
Homeowners Impacted By Suffolk Co. Flooding Could Get Up To $50K In Repair Grants; Here's How Help is on the way for Long Island homeowners who were impacted by severe flooding. Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a disaster emergency for Suffolk County on Friday, Aug. 23, following this week’s record rainfall that resulted in major flooding to homes and businesses, and washed out several roads. Hochul’s office also announced that impacted homeowners may be eligible for grants of up to $50,000 to fund or reimburse certain qualifying health and safety related repairs not covered by insurance or other relief programs. Earlier Report: 'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Tr…

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by Michael Mashburn
Weather
'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Suffolk County 'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Suffolk County
'We Will Rebuild': Powerful Storm, Flooding Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Suffolk County At least six homes were heavily damaged and roads were washed out following a powerful storm system that brought drenching rain and widespread flooding to parts of New York and Connecticut. On Long Island, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine issued a state of emergency on Monday, Aug. 19, after surveying flood damage caused when up to nine inches of rain fell in parts of the county overnight. “Our longtime Mill Pond is gone. Six houses along here were damaged, their cesspools and personal belongings are now floating down this creek into the sound,” Romaine told reporters. Earlier Report:…

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by Michael Mashburn & Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
3 Charged During Huntington Sobriety Checkpoint 3 Charged During Huntington Sobriety Checkpoint
3 Charged During Huntington Sobriety Checkpoint Three people have been accused of driving drunk during an overnight sobriety checkpoint at a busy Long Island intersection. The detail was conducted in the LIRR parking lot at the corner of Route 110 and Church Street in Huntington from 11 p.m. Friday, July 5, to Saturday, July 6, at 2 a.m. Police officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Highway SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) conducted the joint operation with New York State Police troopers and Suffolk County Sheriff's Department deputies.   A total of 359 vehicles w…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Duo Nabbed In Robbery, Attempted Robberies Of Mail Carriers On Long Island: Police 19-Year-Old Duo Nabbed In Robbery, Attempted Robberies Of Mail Carriers On Long Island: Police
19-Year-Old Duo Nabbed In Robbery, Attempted Robberies Of Mail Carriers On Long Island: Police A pair of 19-year-olds were arrested in connection with a string of attempted robberies, one of them successful, targeting mail carriers on Long Island. Aaron Nelson, of Deer Park, was taken into custody Thursday evening, May 30, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police detectives.  It came months after a second suspect, Chrisnell Maitre, of Deer Park, was arrested Thursday, Feb. 29. Investigators said Nelson and Maitre have attempted to rob several US Postal Service workers of their mailbox keys around Suffolk County since October 2023. One robbery occurred in North Baby…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Fatal Smithtown Crash: 29-Year-Old From Farmingville ID'd As Victim Fatal Smithtown Crash: 29-Year-Old From Farmingville ID'd As Victim
Fatal Smithtown Crash: 29-Year-Old From Farmingville ID'd As Victim Police are investigating a fatal overnight Long Island crash. It happened around 3:45 a.m. Friday, May 31, in Smithtown, on East Main Street, approximately 100 feet west of Terry Road. Suffolk County PD detectives say they determined Cory Fitzpatrick, age 29, of Farmingville, was traveling eastbound on a 1999 Harley-Davidson when he lost control of the motorcycle.  According to police, the motorcycle left the roadway and struck a curb, a sign, and a fire hydrant before crashing into a fence. Fitzpatrick was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Know Her? Woman Wanted On Long Island For Using Stolen Credit Card, Police Say Know Her? Woman Wanted On Long Island For Using Stolen Credit Card, Police Say
Know Her? Woman Wanted On Long Island For Using Stolen Credit Card, Police Say Police and Crimestoppers on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a woman who allegedly used a stolen credit card to purchase a $2,000 computer. The incident occurred in South Setauket on Saturday, March 9. According to Suffolk County Police, the woman used a credit card, which had been reported stolen by a Smithtown woman, to purchase a laptop valued at $1,954 from Best Buy, located at 261 Pond Path, on March 9. The woman fled the store in a gray minivan. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with in…

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by Kathy Reakes