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08/27/10 "CURB APPEAL..When it comes to winning concrete jobs in Smithtown..." - Long Island Business News by David Winzelberg

08/05/10 "Smithtown: In goof, gov't office listed on fundraiser e-mail" - Newsday Spin Cycle by Stacey Altherr

07/26/10 "Smithtown PAC goes nonpartisan with candidate support" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

07/22/10 "Teen night fights substance abuse" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

07/15/10 "Flooding: Town seeks FEMA $$" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

07/15/10 "Maple Ave. nears completion" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

07/08/10 "PAC formed to have political voice" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

06/03/10 "'Corner turned' in flooding relief" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

06/24/10 "Towns unveil CNG station" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

05/27/10 "Our role in flooding" - Times of Smithtown editorial

05/25/10 "Smithtown Town Board tackles motel's playground" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

03/14/10 "Smithtown board scraps regular work sessions" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

02/25/10 "Town plan to test workers for drugs faces obstacles" - Newsday article by Thomas Maier

02/25/10 "Educators: Town arrests reflect heroin's tight grip" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

02/25/10 "Four Smithtown highway workers suspended on drug charges" - Newsday article by Andrew Strickler & Stacey Altherr

02/20/10 "Homegrown GOP contender might join Bishop race" - Newsday article by Rick Brand

02/18/10 "Traffic tickets increase on Main Street" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

02/18/10 "Board wants concession for signs in River corridor" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

02/18/10 "Watermill parking plan needs public hearing" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

02/11/10 "Heroin arrest at Smithtown Highway yard" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

02/11/10 "Councilman charges that Smithtown is being shortchanged on police service" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

02/11/10 "Councilmen: Police insufficient" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

02/11/10 "Town Board eyes renewal in WSI zone category" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

02/11/10 "Propose more mailings, financial disclosure with land-use applications" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

02/11/10 "Consider changes for land-use applications" - Smithtown News editorial by David Ambro

02/11/10 "Highway Department eyes brine" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

02/04/10 "Commack drug forum packed" - Times Beacon article by Karen Forman

01/28/10 "Defining deficiencies..." - Smithtown News guest editorial by Craig Tortora

01/28/10 "Safety slated - DOT, local officials plan Main St. improvements" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

01/28/10 "Creighton sees results in supplemented enforcement" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

01/28/10 "Board eyes new busing limits" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

01/28/10 "Sewers wait on federal $$" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

01/26/10 "Stretch of Smithtown road to get safer for pedestrians" - Newsday article by Denise M. Bonilla & Alfonso A. Castillo

01/20/10 "Officials eye safety of Smithtown's Main Street" - Newsday article by Alfonso A. Castillo

01/14/10 "Got gas - Town taps cheaper gas supply" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

01/14/10 "Planning Department formulating affordable housing compliance plan" - Smithtown article by David Ambro

01/14/10 "Rockefeller-law reform has consequences" - Smithtown News by Suffolk County Exec. Steve Levy & D.A. Thomas Spota (guest editorial)

01/14/10 "Weber on Conservation Board despite vicious letter of attack" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

01/14/10 "Back buses" - Smithtown News letter to editor by Bob Urbancik

10/05/09 "Officials: More police, parent involvement in drug fight" - Newsday article by Carol Polsky

10/03/09 "Smithtown grapples with rise in teenage heroin use" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

10/03/09 "Evidence of drug use grows in Smithtown's parks" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

09/30/09 "Smithtown taxpayers to see small decrease in taxes" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

09/24/09 "Outsider..." - Smithtown News letter to editor by Craig J. Tortora

09/24/09 "In decline..." - Smithtown News letter to editor by Jay O'Brien

09/17/09 "Purely political..." - Smithtown News letter to editor by Mark Mancini

09/17/09 "Sneak attack" - Smithtown News letter to editor by Victoria T. Brown

09/17/09 "Jorgensen win of historic proportion" - Smithtown News editorial

09/17/09 "Found a friend to cut cross" - Smithtown News editor's note by David Ambro

09/17/09 "Smithtown pols: Vecchio sank cross-endorsement deal" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

09/09/09 "Commack veterans park proposal sparks firestorm" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

09/03/09 "Keep up fight for acess to S'town records" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

09/03/09 "Picking best of bad lot for highway job" - Smithtown News editorial

09/03/09 "Ryan highway budget received with outrage" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

09/03/09 "Cell six bidder sues town" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

08/27/09 "Ex-Smithtown official gets 2 years for taking bribes" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

08/24/09 "Town may buy sewer rights to help expand downtown" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

08/20/09 "Cops: Addiction fueled burglaries" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

08/13/09 "Can we afford any more of this?..." - Smithtown News guest editorial by Patricia Biancaniello

08/13/09 "Cronyism's day has passed" - Times of Smithtown letter to editor by Richard Macellaro

08/13/09 "Still seeking closure on financial disclosure" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

08/13/09 "Lively challenge brews electoral excitement" - Times of Smithtown letter to editor by Sandy Trehy

08/13/09 $7 million contract awarded for landfill cap" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

08/13/09 "Council members, save one, prep criticism of Heartland" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

08/13/09 "Smithtown to comment on Heartland plan" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

08/12/09 "Smithtown trash vote addresses DEC violations" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

08/06/09 "Sentencing in S'town corruption case still on hold" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

08/06/09 "Tiger by the tail?..." - Smithtown News letter to editor by Mark Mancini

08/06/09 "Disagree..." - Smithtown News letter to editor by Craig Tortora

08/06/09 "Momentum..." - Smithtown News letter to editor by Sandy Trehy

08/06/09 "Bait,switch..." - Smithtown News letter to editor by Lawrence Gray

08/06/09 "Is town frugal, or just plain mean?..." - Smithtown News guest editorial by Kyle K. Murphy

07/30/09 "Highway employees force primary" - Times of Smithtown article by Joe Darrow

07/30/09 "Back-room deals..." - Smithtown News letter to editor by Richard Macellaro

07/30/09 "Loathsome" - Smithtown News letter to editor by Craig Tortora

07/30/09 "Someone must assume responsibility for Route 25" - Times of Smithtown letter to editor by Maribeth Siskind

07/25/09 "Cosmo released on $1.25M bail, gets home detention" - Newsday article by Robert Kessler

07/25/09 "LI Flying trapeze school looking for a place to land" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

07/23/09 "In Skateboarder's Terms" - Smithtown News letter to editor by Richard Macellaro

07/23/09 "It takes a town..." - Smithtown News letter to editor by Sandy Trehy

07/16/09 "Park plan down but not out" - Times of Smithtown letter to editor by Patricia Biancaniello

07/16/09 "Smithtown Town Board considers objection to Heartland" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

06/20/09 "Many on Long Island learn of heroin's tight grip" - Newsday article by Andrew Strickler & Melanie Lefkowitz

06/13/09 "Heroin use on Long Island soars" - Newsday article by Melanie Lefkowitz

06/11/09 "Sound off on cell six (Leachate cost cause for concern)" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

06/09/09 "Smithtown cuts workers` compensation costs" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

06/08/09 "State may fine Smithtown for Kings Park landfill delay" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

06/03/09 "Despite lawsuit, St. James church will hold annual fair"- Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

05/05/09 "Smithtown board, planning director clash over demolition" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

04/22/09 "Former Smithtown official admits taking bribes" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

04/19/09 "Developer’s Demolition Spurs an Inquiry, and Anger, in Suffolk - NY Times article by Angela Macropoulos

04/16/09 "Prosecutor: Cosmo case losses worse than expected" - Newsday article by Robert Kessler

04/16/09 "Smithtown says rezoning may help fill empty storefronts" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

04/14/09 "Smithtown to plan day to collect hazardous waste" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

People v. DiCarlo (New York Appellate Division judgement)

04/03/09 "DA subpoenas records for former Smithtown hospital site" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

03/31/09 "Smithtown councilwoman announces bid for supervisor" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

03/26/09 "Smithtown councilwoman to run for Supervisor"- Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

03/24/09 "Judge freezes Cosmo's assests" - Newsday article by Robert Kessler

03/20/09 "Legal opinion in Smithtown assessment flap"- Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

03/18/09 "Smithtown assessor seeks state opinion on vacant property"- Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

03/14/09 "Records for Smithtown supervisor`s son`s land sought" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

03/12/09 "New Flurry in DA probe of Town Hall" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

03/12/09 "Demolition stopped, but damage done" - Smithtown News article by David Ambro

03/11/09 "Smithtown served with more subpoenas by Suffolk DA" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

03/12/09 "Demolition without permit might cut owner's tax bill" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

03/11/09 "1,000 attend Smithtown meeting targeting drugs, kids" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

03/10/09 "Heroin has made its way to Smithtown" - Newsday article by Stacey Altherr

02/28/09 "Alleged Smart car thief runs out of gas on LIE" - Newsday article by Andrew Strickler

Potential plea deal in Smithtown corruption case !!!

ROBERT BONERBA - Suffolk County GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS
Read for yourself each of the (42) indictment counts of the People of the State of New York vs. Robert Bonerba.

...05/22/08 Smithtown News Editorial - "Unfurling scandals leaves McCarthy exposed"

...07/28/96 New York Times - "For Some Historic Houses History Is No Shield"
Read this excerpt of a NY Times article regarding developer Frank Esposito's deception of an endangered historic home.