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Top 5 Stories of the Year: #3

Posted by James Brierton On December - 21 - 2011 0 Comment

#3: Sisters struck along Main Street; the island’s biggest story in years All this week we’ll be looking back at the top five Smithtown stories of the year, based on page ranks. I’ll also be creating a list of my own where I’ll countdown my personal top 5. It’s Wednesday and here’s a look at  [ Read More ]

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Top 5 Stories of the Year: #4

Posted by James Brierton On December - 20 - 2011 0 Comment

#4: Crash claims the life of a Kings Park man; Father’s Day shooting grabs national headlines All this week we’ll be looking back at the top five Smithtown stories of the year, based on page ranks. I’ll also be creating a list of my own where I’ll countdown my personal top 5. It’s Tuesday and  [ Read More ]

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Top 5 Stories of the Year: #5

Posted by James Brierton On December - 19 - 2011 0 Comment

#5: Crash claims the life of a Nesconset man; fire trucks gear up for the holiday

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Holiday Safety Tips

Posted by James Brierton On December - 16 - 2011 0 Comment

Key tips to keep your family safe this holiday season

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No More Loud Commercials

Posted by James Brierton On December - 15 - 2011 3 Comments

It’s not often but every so often something happens that we can all agree on. This week the Federal Communication Commission passed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation, also known as the CALM Act. And calm you shall be. Starting in December of 2012, television stations will be required to keep programming and commercials at the same volume. That  [ Read More ]

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Give Me a Break, McCain

Posted by James Brierton On December - 1 - 2011 2 Comments

The following is an editorial by James Brierton: I don’t give political commentary very often. Actually, I don’t really give it ever. As a journalist, I try to stay objective and keep my opinions out of stories but I can’t let this one slide. By now you’ve probably heard what John McCain had to say  [ Read More ]

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A new blog post from ThoughtCatalog.com is making the social media rounds today amongst those – who like myself – grow up during the 90s. “While most things we experienced as tots in that headiest of eras seems pretty self-explanatory (plaid was everywhere, Leonardo DiCaprio was the molten ball of light around which the solar  [ Read More ]

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Alarming Nightly News

Posted by James Brierton On November - 30 - 2011 0 Comment

Whether watching television or radio, I think we all often forget about the amount of work going into those broadcasts. Beyond the screen (or speaker) is a team of people who – like you – work in a real-world environment. It’s not some make believe television fantasy land. And we were all reminded of that  [ Read More ]

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New York, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – We all remember the story: Victoria Ruvolo was driving down Portion Road when a frozen turkey can flying through her windshield. Ruvolo would go throw months of recovery and therapy only to ultimately forgive Ryan Cushing, the teen who throw the frozen bird through her window. Ruvolo, out with a  [ Read More ]

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Run, Turkey, Run!

Posted by James Brierton On November - 23 - 2011 0 Comment

Smithtown, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – It’s Thanksgiving and that means it’s time for the annual Turkey Trots! On Thursday, fundraisers will be held in both Smithtown and Kings Park. Smithtown: Gail Gorin Memorial Turkey Trot starts at Smithtown Elementary School on Lawrence Ave. with a family run at 8:45 a.m. and the 5k at 9:15 a.m.  [ Read More ]

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