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1. Smithtown Educators Kick Off New School Year With 'Walking On Sunshine' (patch.com) — Smithtown teachers and staff gathered at High School West to launch the new school year with music, speeches, and a renewed focus on the Smithtown Promise. District and union leaders praised educators' collaboration, sacrifice, and impact on local students, emphasizing shared responsibility for helping every Smithtown child thrive.
2. 4 Suffolk Beaches Closed To Bathing Over High Bacteria (patch.com) — Short Beach in Smithtown is currently closed to bathing after Suffolk County health tests found bacteria levels above safe standards, alongside three other Suffolk beaches. Officials warn that contaminated water can cause gastrointestinal and other infections and urge people with open wounds or recent surgeries to avoid bay and inlet waters. Residents can call county hotlines for the latest reopening updates.
3. Nissequogue undergoes shake-up as longtime official retires (newsday.com) — Leadership is shifting in nearby Nissequogue, the small village on Smithtown's North Shore, as longtime deputy mayor Kurt Meyer retires and trustee Russell J. von Frank II steps up. Smithtown-based real estate owner Cristofer Damianos has been appointed to fill the vacant trustee seat, with officials emphasizing limits on overdevelopment and preserving the village's green, rural character.
4. Longtime St. John's football coach Bob Ricca dead at 79 (amedpost.com) — Longtime St. John's University football coach Bob Ricca, who led the program from club status to Division I-AA and earned 15 winning seasons, has died at 79. Local residents can pay their respects at his wake Friday at Branch Funeral Home in Smithtown, with a funeral mass Saturday morning at Christ the King in Commack.
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