Smithtown Ny News
Smithtown Ny News
Dec 23, 2024
Funds Approved to Rebuild Stump Pond Dam
The dam was created in 1798 when Isaac Blydenburgh and his cousins stopped up the headwaters of the Nissequogue River to power a grist mill. The pond’s name derives from the tree stumps protruding through the water on what were previously the riverbanks.
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Education
Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk
Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.
Local
Warrant Executed in Bay Shore – 25 Dogs Rescued
Suffolk County SPCA and police rescued 25 dogs from a Bay Shore home in “unsanitary and inhumane conditions."
Local
LI Legend Billy Joel’s Past Loves and Languish Tackled in Sprawling New Doc
Directors Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin cut together “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” in express collaboration with the titular man of the hour, nay, 5 hours’ worth of said enlightening BTS entertainment—and then some.