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March 11: Sipes Family Takes to Facebook with Main Street Safety Pleas and More

Here's some information you'll need to know for your Friday.

For your Friday, here's some information you'll need to know, from how the mother of Courtney Sipes is taking action for a safer Main Street to ways you can donate prom dresses to girls who can't afford them and more.

1. At 9 a.m. check out what your neighbors had to say about the proposed Suffolk County Gas Tax Cap in our latest Residents Speak.

2. Interested in knowing what properties were sold in your neighborhood? Check out Sold! at 11 a.m.

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3. Lavina Sipes, the mother of 11-year-old Courtney Sipes who was killed on Main Street in November 2009 created a Facebook group for the community to voice suggestions, concerns and more about the safety of Main Street. Check out our story on this at noon.

4. While the prom is an experience many high school seniors are interested in having, not all can afford it. Student columnist Justine DeRosa wrote about how you can make the prom possible for girls that can't afford a dress – check out her Student View column at 3 p.m.

Find out what's happening in Smithtownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

5. Check out all of yesterday's top headlines throughout Long Island in our daily .


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