Community Corner
Week in Review: Heat Tops the Week as Residents Try to Stay Cool
A look at the week in news in Smithtown.
What started as a golf outing planned by three local moms turned into a community foundation that has become a source for families and those in need.
Christina Alcure, Kristy Jaeger and Christine Fitzgerald had been known each other through their children, most of whom were the same age, but their paths didn’t really cross until a 2008 golf outing planned for Kaylee Ann Rivers, a young girl suffering from Stage IV Neuroblastoma.
The outing was a success and the three women saw instantly how they could help other people and before they knew it the Smithtown Children’s Foundation was formed.
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Stop & Shop's rebate program that gives customers 5 cents back each time they reuse a shopping bag ended July, the supermarket chain announced in a letter to customers.
According to the letter, signed by Stop & Shop New York Metro Division President Don Sussman, the rebate program, which launched in 2008, has kept millions of paper and plastic bags from the waste stream.
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Smithtown town officials are hoping to strike a deal with a Nesconset landowner to get the space to improve an intersection to make it safer - before seeking eminent domain.
Smithtown Town Board said they are hoping to obtain a small piece of 3,000-square-foot plot to redesign the Gibbs Pond Road and Lake Ave. South intersection, opposite the Nesconset Fire Department, at their Tuesday work session.
Thirsty? Phountain Offers A Taste of Alkaline Water
If the summer's heat wave has you craving water, Phountain offers a taste of something different on Smithtown Main Street.
Phountain, a life-extension club and alkaline water store, offers tastings of alkaline water inside their store at 55 East Main Street.
Piping Hot Heat Wave Has Locals Venting
As a heat rave raging through the area head into its second day on Tuesday, locals battling the high temperatures took to social media to commiserate with other melting community members.
See our Storify collection above to find out what they had to say.
Three Saves At Crowded Smithtown Landing Pools
Lifeguards on staff at Smithtown Landing saved three swimmers in distress as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, most of the saves were children playing on the slide.
"Sometimes will go off the slide as many as 20 times, and by the 20th time they are a little tired. The force of the water can push them under," Desmond said.
Cool Fun Rains Down At Nesconset Sprinkler Park
If your kids are too cool for the pool a nearby sprinkler park may be just the cure for this week’s relentless wave of heat pressing down on the area.
We caught up with kids cooling off at the Nesconset sprinkler park, located behind the Nesconset branch of the Smithtown Library. Parents can catch some shade under a nearby pavilion as they keep an eye on the kids.
Home Shop Pairs Creative Style With Vintage Flair
With a flair for vintage and a gift for connecting with people, Deborah Trenkner always knew she would love being the owner of a small shop that allows her to show her creative style and her social skill.
Trenkner is the owner of Elements of Home in the St. James Commons shopping center, a home and gift shop that she has run for the past year. She was also the owner of Quaint and Classy, located across the street in the recently closed space that occupied Lindsay B’s Boutique.
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