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Drivers take on a curve on Smithtown Boulevard. (credit: CBS 2)

Smithtown Man Warns Plan To Scrap Road Project Will Lead To More Crashes

Tom Archer has lost count of how times he’s helped victims of car accidents on Smithtown Boulevard. His son was 15 when an accident on the road left him brain damaged.

2013/05/01

Alligator (file / credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Report: 3 Alligators Dropped Off At Illegal Reptile Turn-In On Long Island

Three alligators were turned in this weekend at the first-ever amnesty program for owners of illegal reptiles in Suffolk County.

2013/04/28

Alligator (file / credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Saturday Is Reptile And Amphibian Amnesty Day On Long Island

It might have been cute when you first got it, but now that snake, lizard, or alligator may be a little to much to handle. If that’s your situation, Saturday is the day for your day.

2013/04/26

An alligator that was found walking in the parking lot of a Pathmark supermarket in Baldwin, NY on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 (credit: Handout via Sophia Hall/WCBS 880)

Illegal Reptile Amnesty Day Planned In Suffolk County

The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be holding an amnesty day later this month, where anyone who is keeping an illegal reptile can turn the animal in, no questions asked.

2013/04/17

New York State Capitol in Albany (file / credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Advocates Set To Protest Against State Cuts For Disabilities Programs

Parents and friends of the disabled were set to protest against proposed state budget cuts on Long Island Saturday.

2013/03/16

Walter Amerbach (credit: Suffolk County Police Department)

Cops: Smithtown Man Stole Fill-Ups From 16 Suffolk County Gas Stations

Walter Amerbach, 21, has been charged with 11 counts of petit larceny, Suffolk County police said.

2013/02/27

Suffolk County Police Cruiser (file/credit: Mike Xirinachs/WCBS 880)

Commack Man Faces DWI Charge After Crash Involving School Bus

Police said 44-year-old Robert Slavonik was pulling out of a Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot when his Dodge pickup truck struck the school bus.

2013/02/26

Snow plows work to clear the Long Island Expressway after the powerful blizzard. (credit: CBS 2)

Decades Old Law To Blame For Long Island’s Snow Removal Woes?

Special equipment is needed to clear heavy snow piled up to three feet in spots. But Newsday reports that a 1936 state statute limits how much towns can spend on heavy machinery.

2013/02/17

Crews work to remove snow in Smithtown, NY on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Suffolk Highway Official Resigns Over Botched Snow Removal; 5 Deaths Attributed To Storm

In Smithtown, 70 employees used two dozen vehicles to plow snow-covered streets overnight before loading the snow onto trucks and hauling it away.

2013/02/13

Students in Smithtown return to school after the blizzard. (credit: CBS 2)

Smithtown Students Return To School On Regular Schedule After Snowy Mess

On Tuesday, as schools reopened, many still want to know what went wrong after a scramble to clear campuses of a snowy mess.

2013/02/12

(credit: CBS 2)

Livid Residents Fed Up With Lack Of Snow Removal In Suffolk County

While all lanes of the Long Island Expressway finally reopened Monday morning, many local roads in Suffolk County were still covered with thick sheets of snow and ice later in the day.

2013/02/11

Home of Charles Richie on 21 Heather Drive in the Kings Park section of Smithtown, Long Island (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Smithtown Votes To Clean Up Homeowner’s Junk-Filled Property

Charles Richie’s property at 21 Heather Drive in the quaint Kings Park community is littered with piles of scrap metal, wood, paper goods, broken electronics, tools and broken furniture.

2013/02/06

Home of Charles Richie on 21 Heather Drive in the Kings Park section of Smithtown, Long Island (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Smithtown Considers Forcing Resident To Clean Up Property

Charles Richie’s property at 21 Heather Drive in the quaint Kings Park community is littered with piles of scrap metal, wood, and broken furniture.

2013/02/05

A large sinkhole in Smithtown. (credit: Sophia Hall/WCBS 880)

Large Sinkhole Closes Smithtown Street

The cause of the road collapse is under investigation.

2013/01/15

Abandoned and flooded cars in heavily damaged Rockaway on November 2, 2012. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

L.I. Official Fears Sandy-Damaged Cars May Be Resold

A Long Island town official is calling for vehicles damaged in Superstorm Sandy to be scrapped for salvage so they can’t be resold.

2012/12/18

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