Around town: the week of September 14, 2026
Two local notes from the week of September 14, 2026, in and around the Town of Smithtown, each with its source.
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What is happening in the Town of Smithtown and across Suffolk: the news, the numbers, and the openings worth knowing about.
Around town: the week of September 7, 2026
Seven local notes from the week of September 7, 2026, in and around the Town of Smithtown, each with its source.
Around town: the week of August 31, 2026
Five local notes from the week of August 31, 2026, in and around the Town of Smithtown, each with its source.
Smithtown area housing snapshot for May 2026
This is a historical housing snapshot for May 2026, with April 2026 figures for Nissequogue. These figures do not describe the October market. For the latest dated…
A 9/11 Memorial Van Gets Its First Public Look in Hauppauge
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…
The One Number That Turns Your Smithtown Assessment Into a Real Market Value
Your assessment is not your home's value, but one state number can translate it into something close.
A Village Court Case Over a Christmas Tree Stand Wraps Up
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…
Zillow Says One Number, Your Agent Says Another. Here Is Why, Smithtown
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…
Your Smithtown Assessment Is Not Your Home's Value. Here Is How To Read It
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.
Around town: the week of August 24, 2026
Six local notes from the week of August 24, 2026, in and around the Town of Smithtown, each with its source.
A Few Ways to Spend the Weekend
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.
Months of inventory, the one number that tells you who holds the cards
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…
Around town: the week of August 17, 2026
Seven local notes from the week of August 17, 2026, in and around the Town of Smithtown, each with its source.
A Couple of Reasons to Get Out This Fall
Nothing local this weekend right in our towns, but two events worth a drive if you want a change of scenery this fall.
Around town: the week of August 10, 2026
Seven local notes from the week of August 10, 2026, in and around the Town of Smithtown, each with its source.
What's Going On Around Here This Weekend
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…
Around town: the week of August 3, 2026
Three local notes from the week of August 3, 2026, in and around the Town of Smithtown, each with its source.
Heat Advisory on Long Island. What Homeowners and Renters Should Know Right Now
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.