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Smithtown's overall median sale price hit $800,000 in May 2026, up 8.3 percent from a year ago. Homes sold in a median of 23 days, and buyers paid 101.9 percent of list p

2026-09-05

A new memorial vehicle honoring NYPD detectives lost to the September 11 attacks and the illnesses that followed was shown to the public this past Friday, parked at the l

2026-09-05

Kings Park State Hospital sat on about 100 acres above the Long Island Sound, and for close to a century it was one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in New York State

2026-09-04

Your assessment is not your home's value, but one state number can translate it into something close.

2026-09-04

Village Hall in the Village of the Branch closed out a small dispute this week that started with a summons back in December. A church on East Main Street had been cited f

2026-09-03

Smithtown High School East hosted something new this week. Crews built a full volleyball court right on the football field, and East and West took their longtime rivalry

2026-09-02

If you have pulled up three different websites and gotten three different numbers for what your Smithtown home is worth, you are not doing anything wrong. That is just ho

2026-09-02

A Commack native has built a following online by posting about food, and that following has grown into an actual business. The account, known as Your Foodie Princess, sta

2026-09-01

Stony Brook's volleyball team kicked off its 2026 season down in Orlando with a five set win over Robert Morris, part of a weekend tournament put on by UCF. The final sco

2026-08-31

The number on your Smithtown tax bill and the number your house would actually sell for are almost never the same thing, and knowing why can save you real money.

2026-08-31

Monday brings something new to the district. Smithtown West and Smithtown East will play volleyball on synthetic grass instead of a gym floor, believed to be a first for

2026-08-30

A pharmaceutical company has its sights set on growing at the site of a hotel that once stood in Hauppauge. Word of the plan comes by way of Long Island Business News(htt

2026-08-29

Nothing local popping up right in Nesconset, Smithtown, St. James, Kings Park, Hauppauge, or Commack this time, so here is what is drawing people a bit further out.

2026-08-27

Suffolk County put out its yearly recognition of young people who have done something worth noticing, and a few names on the list this year trace back to Hauppauge and Sm

2026-08-27

Stony Brook's soccer squad played host again this week, and the game ended in a tie rather than a win. From what's being reported, the Seawolves had the better of the run

2026-08-26

There is a leadership update taking shape at Suffolk County Community College, the kind of thing that ripples out into the towns around each campus even if it does not ma

2026-08-25

Everyone argues about where the market is going. One metric answers who has the upper hand today, and both counties currently sit closer to balanced than the shouting sug

2026-08-24

If you were planning a swim at one of the town beaches this week, you might want to wait a day or two. The heavy rain we got pushed enough runoff into the water that a fe

2026-08-24

Word is going around that state money is headed toward Fort Salonga to help fix up a spot that a lot of people around here consider a real landmark. Grant funding like th

2026-08-23

Word out of Hauppauge is that a local manufacturer is putting together a sizable expansion, with the Suffolk County IDA stepping in to help make the numbers work. That ki

2026-08-22

Word is a McDonald's is working through the approval process for a new location in Commack. These things move through planning boards and site plan reviews before anythin

2026-08-21

Nothing local this weekend right in our towns, but two events worth a drive if you want a change of scenery this fall.

2026-08-20

There is a mill house in Smithtown that has been doing the quiet work of standing still while everything around it changed. It is the kind of building you drive past for

2026-08-20

A pilates studio chain is expanding into Hauppauge with a second Long Island spot. These reformer style studios have been popping up all over the area the last couple yea

2026-08-19

Word is going around about an incident that happened along a stretch of road in Hauppauge, the kind of thing that stops you cold when you hear about it from a neighbor. I

2026-08-18

Word is a manufacturer that makes grinding equipment is planning to add a second facility in Hauppauge. The company says the growth is tied to demand from customers build

2026-08-17

Something is moving through the pipeline in Kings Park involving a proposed trucking facility, and neighbors have been showing up to say what they think about it. That ki

2026-08-16

A water main break opened up a good sized sinkhole somewhere in town this week, and crews have been out working to get it patched and the road stable again. These things

2026-08-15

If you have been routed around that stretch of Route 111 southbound the past while, you can stop planning your detour. The road is back open after crews finished repairin

2026-08-14

Nothing local pinned to Nesconset, Smithtown, St. James, Kings Park, Hauppauge or Commack this week, but there is plenty to look at across the Island if you want a reason

2026-08-13

If you have walked through any of our town parks lately and noticed the beds looking sharper or the grounds a little more polished, there is a reason. The crews who keep

2026-08-13

There is a new fitness studio opening up in Commack, part of a chain that has been growing steadily around the country. This one is described as their seventeenth locatio

2026-08-12

Suffolk County Community College is setting aside some dedicated days to help people get registered for the fall semester in one visit, rather than juggling separate step

2026-08-11

Smithtown is moving away from the little sticker you scrape onto your windshield every spring and shifting beach access over to a digital pass instead. If you have ever l

2026-08-10

This stretch of heat has the town making a few practical moves. There is a cooling center open for anyone who needs a break from the air outside, and the public pools hav

2026-08-09

The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook has a new exhibit looking at the Revolutionary War years here on Long Island, and it is worth a visit if you like history that happe

2026-08-08

There is a piece about a Kings Park resident who spends his own time on conservation work, the kind of thing that does not make headlines most days but keeps the woods an

2026-08-07

Long Island is under a heat advisory this week, and there are a few things worth knowing before you crank the AC or head out the door.

2026-08-07