Community Corner

Week in Review: Courtney Sipes Candlelight Memorial

Twitter topic has school district buzzing and Energy Fitness in St. James reintroduces itself to the community.

Locals gathered at the intersection of to mark the two-year anniversary of Courtney Sipes' death agreed while improvements have been made to Smithtown's Main Street, more needs to be done. They have pledged to continue to fight on in Sipes' memory.

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Following a new Twitter account and trending topic, @SmithtownLife and #SmithtownLife respectively, with shots at growing up in the Smithtown area published daily, Smithtown Central School District Superintendent Edward Ehmann said the district is looking into the claims – specifically concerning .

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Jacks Mr. Tobacco has closed its shop in the Branch Shopping Center as it prepares to move to the former Irish Elegance location across the street, 17 Singer Drive, the brown house next to Millennium Diner.

, Town Supervisor Patrick Vecchio, and others joined the Energy Fitness & Wellness staff Friday afternoon for a ribbon cutting, officially introducing the newly relocated gym, now at 555 Route 25A location, to the community.


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