Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms [ Read More ]
Smithtown, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – Fourteen students in three Smithtown area schools have been sicken with whooping cough. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory disease, according to the Center for Disease Control. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis In a pre-recorded phone call to school district parents Wednesday morning, Superintendent of Schools [ Read More ]
Sound-off is a segment where we ask listeners like you to sound off on a newsworthy topic. Responses can be submitted in our comment section below or on Facebook.com/SmithtownRadio. Comments may be shared on-air or online. Smithtown, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) - Superintendent of Smithtown schools Ed Ehmann says the Board of Education will review and discuss the transportation [ Read More ]
New York, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – Who knew that Jack Black actually knows a little kung fu. That was just one of several interesting things four Great Hollow Middle School students learned as they worked the red carpet on May 24 at the premiere of Black’s new movie, “Kung Fu Panda 2.” “Jack Black was very [ Read More ]
Mount Sinai, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – Suffolk County Police have arrested a 35-year-old Eastport-Manorville School District teacher who had inappropriate physical contact with a female student. The victim, a student at Eastport-South Manor Junior-Senior High School, reported to school officials in March 2011 that Felipe Argueta, a teacher at the school, had made inappropriate comments and [ Read More ]
Yankees get off to a great start in Cincinnati with a 5-3 win over the Reds. Ivan Nova got his 7th win of the season and the Bronx Bombers got off to a quick start with four runs atop of the first inning. The action continues tonight at 7:10 on YES with a Tim Gordon [ Read More ]
THE FOLLOWING IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. June 21, 2010 Morning News Update Heading up to 81 with partly sunny skies. Good morning I’m James Brierton. Here’s the latest news from the SmithtownRadio.com newsroom. Pharmacist are being told to be on high alert as [ Read More ]
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind between 5 and 8 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly [ Read More ]
St. James, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – What began as an unknown fire in the vicinity of Edgewood Avenue early Sunday morning quickly became a carefully coordinated effort to put out a blaze behind Nesaquake Middle School. The Smithtown Fire Department responded to a 911 call around 4:20 a.m. Sunday morning. As crews arrived on the scene, [ Read More ]
Update: Thomas Bennett has been located and is unharmed. Original post below: Islip, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – The Suffolk County Police Department has issued a Silver Alert regarding a missing man who suffers from dementia. Thomas Bennett, 69, was last seen at his home, located at 2699 Union Blvd. in Islip, at 8:30 a.m. today. [ Read More ]
