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Week in Review: One Restaurant Returns as Another Closes

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A zone change permit was approved by the town board, which will allow King Kullen in St. James to expand.

Smithtown Town officials have drawn up plans to join Suffolk County in offering a tax break that would encourage business expansions, renovations and the filling of the area's many vacant properties.

While the Smithtown Central School District deliberates over school closing possibilities to save money, Mills Pond Elementary parents are lobbying to keep their school off the chopping block.

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Theresa Knox is the new Vice President of the Smithtown Central School District Board of Education, replacing Scott Martella who resigned earlier this month.

Two people were taken to Stony Brook University Medical Center following an accident early Saturday morning.

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Almost , Ara International Grille and Bar appears to be closed. The lights are off and the doors locked at the recently renovated spot at the corner of Routes 25 and 347. Calls to the restaurant were met with a busy signal Wednesday.

O's Food and Wine Bar is back after a brief hiatus, and chef Phillipe Corbet said the change is being well-received.


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