Kings Park News

Suffolk County police were called by a parent atA Hauppauge Middle School over a verbal altercation between students.

The Kings Park Chamber of Commerce has selected their Persons of the Year for 2011 and will honor them at a dinner next month.

Welcome back to our latest installment of, Where Am I ? Each week Patch will test your knowledge of Kings Park by featuring a picture ofA some place in the hamlet.

Whisper Vineyards Waiting on Liquor License Plans for a winery atA Whisper Vineyards A continue to be on hold in lieu of a liquor license, according to owner Steve Gallagher.

Daniel Jiritano, a Kings Park resident and part ofA Commack's Boy Scout Troop 125 took on the task of constructing an incline/decline staircase as well as a wheelchair accessible sand table for the Children's Center at United Cerebral Palsy in Commack.

Here's a round up of the latest news from Patches nearby Hauppauge this week: Smithtown:A Report Officially Recommends Closing Nesconset Elementary The Citizens Advisory Committee officially targetedA closingA Nesconset ElementaryA School as one of five recommendations to save theA Smithtown Central School DistrictA money.

Renovations at the Smithtown and Kings Park branches of the Smithtown Special Library District are expected to be completed some time at the end of April, according to a report on the Times of Smithtown .

Northport A 13-year-oldA Elwood Middle School A student was accosted on the way to her bus stop last week, according toA Suffolk County Police .

Following the arrest of 41 locals arrested the "Operation Heroin Highway investigation, A the Town of Smithtown took to its YouTube channel to discuss the local epidemic and "Kings Park in the kNOw," A a group dedicated to eliminating drugs in the community.

Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online subscriber? Click here Gardner, former president of the Kings Park board of education, has led the chamber since 2001.

Kings Park Of the 161 individuals arrested in a recent heroin bust, 41 were from Smithtown with Kings Park residents making up more than half of that number; the majority of them being 21 years of age or younger according the the Queens District Attorney's office.

Smithtown Town officials blame two key issues for the problems in attracting new businesses to fill vacancies in downtown areas and shopping centers: a lack of sewers and high rents.

Daniel Jiritano recently completed the project that would allow him to reach the highest achievement a scout can receive, but he did it not just for the honor, but also for the cause.

Here's a round up of the latest news from Patches nearby Hauppauge this week: Commack: Cops: Smoke Inhalation Caused Commack Woman's Death Commack native Kerry Fitzsimons, 21, A wasA one of three killed in a fire A that tore through a student-rented house near Marist College Saturday, Poughkeepsie police confirmed on Jan.

A Nesconset man was arrested for allegedly robbing People's United Bank on Thursday morning, according to Suffolk County police.

Of the 161 individuals arrested in a recent heroin bust, 41 were from Smithtown with Kings Park residents making up more than half of that number; the majority of them being 21 years of age or younger according the the Queens District Attorney's office.

Robert Bonerba, 62, the disgraced former head of Smithtown's building department, was arrested by state narcotics investigators for buying $500 worth of heroin in a K-Mart parking lot on Tuesday afternoon, according to a state police statement.

Suffolk County police reported the following information: Northport A 13-year-old Elwood Middle School student was accosted on the way to her bus stop early Tuesday morning, according to Suffolk County Police.

The Suffolk County Police DepartmentA reported these arrests and incidents in Kings Park during Jan.

The Suffolk County Police DepartmentA reported these arrests and incidents in Smithtown during Jan.