Sunday, May 20, 2012
Pols hope the cost savings will keep the company from taking its 1,600 jobs off Island.
Hoping to prevent the loss of 1,600 jobs on Long Island, the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency on Thursday floated an incentive package worth millions to Broadridge Financial — a public company that has threatened to move off-Island if officials didn’t find a way to help it trim costs. If the financial services company takes the offer — which its board will decide on in June — then it'll come as a disappointment to officials in New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, Ohio and Texas who were trying to woo the $2.2 billion company into moving to their states. The Suffolk IDA said the incentive deal includes sales tax exemptions on $75 million in equipment purchases related to its renovation of its two Edgewood buildings, as well as a 15-…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Smithtown Town Board has its regular meeting 7 p.m. Thursday at the Eugene A. Cannataro Senior Citizen Center.
Smithtown Town officials are expected to give the green light to several major construction and building projects across the town this Thursday night. The Smithtown Town Board will hold its second regular meeting 7 p.m. Thursday at the Eugene A. Cannataro Senior Citizen Center. Topics on the preliminary agenda include a granting negative SEQRA and site plan approval for many large construction projects within the town. Town officials are expected to vote on granting a negative SEQRA review to Lowe's Home Center's plans to take over and renovate the former Commack Cinemas. The board will also cast their vote on whether or not to grant zoning exceptions to allow work to move forward on the Smithtown Sheraton's plans to expand in Hauppauge …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Town hopes property will one day be cleaned up.
While the historic Ebo Hill property on Edgewood Avenue in Smithtown is easily the most recognized abandoned eyesore on that roadway, there's another you might have missed. Shielded from the road by towering bamboo sits 436 Edgewood Avenue, a small ranch house that has been left to decay in the neighborhood. Boards are rotted, trees have fallen on the house and an old motor boat sits on cinder blocks on the cracked asphalt driveway. Last owned by the Church of the Gospel Ministry, the house now been targeted by the Town of Smithtown for remediation once the town drafts an official plan for dealing with the host of ramshackle properties in the area. The vandalized former trucking facility behind the Smithtown Long Island Rail Road Station …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
How did you do on our quiz about town and village codes? Find the answers here.
We recently posted a quiz testing our readers' knowledge of various municipal codes. Here are the answers. How did you do? Let us know in the comments. Assemblies of more than ____ people require a permit in Nissequogue. Pools shall not exceed ____ feet in length or diameter in a Residential B Zone in Village of the Branch. “No person shall operate a boat in such a manner as to unjustifiably or unnecessarily annoy or frighten or endanger the occupants of any other boat or cause or frighten or endanger any _____” Picnics are NOT specifically prohibited in which one of the following three villages? “It shall be unlawful to keep more than ___ dogs six months old or older on any premises, regardless of the number of owners.” "The Commissioner …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Robert Creighton presented with award from La Salle Academy.
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Smithtown Town Councilman Robert J. Creighton was recently honored as La Salle Academy's Man of the Year. Creighton graduated from the Manhattan, all-boys, Catholic school in 1955 and was awarded the La Sallian Medal for his works of charity for the school and the community.
Smithtown Patch will post the answers to the quiz on Friday.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
State Route 25A will be resurfaced from Bread and Cheese Hollow Road to Sunken Meadow State Parkway.
A section of State Route 25A in Smithtown is slated for resurfacing as part of a $60 million road and bridge repair project beginning this summer. The repairs, part of the NY Works program announced on April 3 by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, will include resurfacing State Route 25A from Bread and Cheese Hollow Road to Sunken Meadow State Parkway. The NY Works program, as reported by Patch in April, also includes $3.5 million in funds, to be used to refurbish Sunken Meadow State Park. According to Newsday, three contracts, including the one for Smithtown will be bid June 7 and awarded June 30. The remaining two bids include work for road surface repairs east and westbound on the Long island Expressway between Exit 68 and 73 and resurfacing the …
Bishop campaign fires back after being knocked around at Altschuler press conference in Southampton.
Standing in front of an empty storefront on County Road 39 in Southampton, his opponent's hometown, congressional candidate Randy Altschuler explained Monday why he is again challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop after a narrow defeat two years ago. “I decided to seek a rematch with Congressman Bishop this year because many of the problems that spurred me to run in 2010 still exist,” said Altschuler, R-St. James. “In fact, they’ve gotten worse.” Altschuler was there to present his "10-Point Jobs Plan for Long Island," an addition to his campaign that he didn't have in 2010. He envisions Suffolk County becoming the Silicon Valley of the East Coast. Altschuler’s plan calls for: Altschuler also says he will form a small business advisory…
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Town of Smithtown government has been criticized for letting its roadways crumble while a $10 million plan to save them lingers without a vote.
Many Town of Smithtown residents have come to Patch, complaining about the horrible shape the roadways are in. They are divided over who to point the finger at, and what to do about it. Patch reported Wednesday that Smithtown Supervisor Patrick Vecchio received heated criticism from Desmond Ryan, executive director of the Association for a Better Long Island, for his failure to maintain the town's roadways. Desmond went as far as to say Vecchio would be dead before residents would see any improvement in the roadway, and only then recognize how bad off the town's roads truly area. His remarked were based on Vecchio's public statement he will not approve of borrowing $10 million over the next two years to help repave more than 120 miles of…
Friday, May 4, 2012
Congressional challenger is coming to Southampton on Monday.
In three successive press conferences on Monday, Republican congressional candidate Randy Altschuler plans to roll out his jobs plan, starting with a 9 a.m. conference in Southampton — the hometown of Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop. The kick-off will be at the 819 County Road 39 shopping center, with East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, Southampton Town Councilman Chris Nuzzi and members of the Southampton Business Alliance, according to a statement from the Altschuler campaign. "The 10-point plan addresses the economy and how to bring business and jobs back to Long Island and the First Congressional District," said Diana Weir, Altschuler's campaign manager. "It's a comprehensive solution-based program." “Long Island’s …
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Matthew Lott
1:05 pm on Sunday, May 20, 2012
Kevin L. what do you think "when" will Bellone and Calcaterra cut a "deal" like this to keep the average tax payer to stay here, in Suffolk County ? more ›