Politics & Government

Week In Review: Jan. 2-8

Here are the top stories of the week.

Miss anything this week? We've got you covered with our week in review, complete with stories on plant growth causing conflict between neighbors, library programs, a man receiving a prison sentence for illegal shellfishing and more.

– A private matter involving bamboo growth causing damage to a neighbor's cesspool and basement has made its way to the town board and Town Supervisor Patrick Vecchio.

 – Kyle Frisina was sentenced to five months in prison for illegally harvesting oysters in the Nissequogue River, according to the DEC.

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 – The Smithtown Adult Writer's Group, which meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Smithtown Main Library, provides a resource for local writers.

– Barbara Ann Grova of Nutritional Healing in Saint James, created a five-class program that offers easy-to-follow guidelines, an action plan, support and more to help the attendee lose weight.

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– Middleweight wins and key pins propel East to a 39-26 victory in the opener of the League III wrestling schedule.


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