Update: East beats Centereach 27-20 in football Saturday

Melville, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a three-car motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a St. James man Thursday. Myroslav Tovarnytskyy, 21 was driving a 2008 Ford Mustang eastbound on Old Country Road in Melville when he apparently lost control of his vehicle in front of 225 Old Country  [ Read More ]

Smithtown Schools Superintendent Ed Ehmann announces retirement after nearly four decades

St. James, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – The microprocessor was just invented (sparking the digital age). The Nasdaq made it’s wall street debut. And gas cost 40 cents (yes, cents). The Smithtown Central High School Class of 1971 returned to the halls of their St. James school Saturday. They marked the 40th anniversary of their graduation with a performance  [ Read More ]

Smithtown, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – The newly adopted foot commute to school for some 1,500 Smithtown students could soon be over. As students start their third week of school, residents are headed to the polls to have their opinion re-heard on the issue of Smithtown Central School District transportation. Backstory: When residents voted on the annual  [ Read More ]

St. James, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – The Smithtown High School East Bulls lost to the North Babylon Bulldogs Saturday with a score of 26 to 0. The Bulldogs ran the ball right up Smithtown defensive line resulting in 4 rushing touchdowns. T.Q Grant was the star of the game for the Bulldogs who scored 3 rushing  [ Read More ]

Smithtown, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – When Smithtown school buses hit the streets Wednesday, they will be leaving behind 1,500 students. In May, the community voted to adopt a new transportation policy cutting buses and saving the district at least $800,000 a year. The only problem: portions of the community say they did not know what they  [ Read More ]

This article is a part of a series called Smithtown Remembers: The Tenth Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks St. James, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – The community gathered to honor those who died on September 11th, 2001 at the dedication of the new St. James 9/11 Memorial. The ceremony started with the a performance of “My Country ‘Tis  [ Read More ]

Smithtown, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – Tropical Storm Irene came ashore in Coney Island with 65 mph winds at 9am Sunday morning. The storm’s dangerous northeast quadrant  directly passed over the island snapping trees and bringing down power lines. Here is a look at what our crews and our listeners have observed this morning. Submit your photos: hurricane@smithtownradio.com, Facebook.com/SmithtownRadio,  [ Read More ]

Smithtown, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – Residents living up and down the East Coast felt an earthquake minutes before 2 p.m. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake near Washington, D.C. was felt up to 90 miles away, including across Long Island. There were no initial reports of damage, according to the Suffolk County Police Department and the Smithtown Fire Department. Residents  [ Read More ]