News Nearby: Chemical Substance Sparks Smoke Scare in Three Village

Port Jefferson

Residents and mayor say act was idea of one parent that got out of control.
What appeared to be a fun children’s activity at the Long Island Music Hall of Fame building during the Dickens Festival in Port Jefferson ended up being an unsanctioned act of vandalism, according to officials and a resident who brought up the issue at the village board of trustees meeting on Monday night.

Smithtown

Smithtown To Pay $319K More to Town Employees in 2013

As Smithtown elected officials are dipping into reserve funds to prevent a tax spike, several town employees are receiving salary raises in the five-digit range.

Smithtown Town board voted unanimously to budget an additional $319,776.53 to cover town employee salaries under the $103 million budget for 2013. The 2013 budget represents a 2.4 percent spending increase with $7.3 million of reserve funds, nearly 25 percent of the town's reserves, being used to offset the tax increase.

Kings Park

KP Civic Association: Proposed Retirement Community at St. Johnland 'Massive'

Local residents packed a hearing last week held by the Smithtown Town Board on the proposed building of a continuing care retirement community  for property at St. Johnland Nursing Center.

The proposal calls for a four-story building with  24 assisted living spaces, 153 apartments and 22 townhomes, which would be built on 50 wooded acres across from the center.  A  lap pool, salon, banking and a convenience store, among other amenities, are expected to be on site with sale prices for the units at  $395,000 to $825,000.

Three Village

Police: ‘Chemical Substance’ Sparked Sycamore Circle Smoke Scare

What was originally reported as a fire in a rental home on Sycamore Circle early Thursday morning turned out to be a situation involving an undisclosed chemical substance, according to Suffolk County police.