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1. Valmont Survivors Park opens in Commack, honoring cancer survivors and loved ones (news12.com) — Residents in the Town of Smithtown now have a new place for quiet reflection with the opening of Valmont Survivors Park in Commack, designed in the shape of a cancer awareness ribbon. Spearheaded by local resident Thomas Morrissey and supported by Supervisor Ed Wehrheim and community groups, the park offers paths, benches, a celebratory bell, and commemorative bricks honoring cancer survivors and loved ones.
2. Suffolk Supervisors Call For Albany To Address Unfunded Mandates And Property Tax Pressures (patch.com) — Smithtown Supervisor Edward Wehrheim joined other Suffolk town leaders in urging Albany to ease unfunded mandates that they say are squeezing local budgets and driving property tax pressure. The bipartisan group wants changes to New York's tax-cap formula and more flexibility on state-imposed costs like pensions and LIPA-related issues, arguing that without relief, services in towns such as Smithtown could be harder to sustain affordably.
3. Security concerns persist as mail theft complaints top 800,000 nationwide (news12.com) — Smithtown's post office is one of only two Long Island locations where News 12 found visible surveillance cameras after a major mail-fishing case targeting 20 ZIP codes. With mail-theft complaints topping 800,000 nationwide and federal officials declining to detail camera coverage, local customers are left questioning how well their mail is protected and whether more security is needed.
4. Scott Snyder Says Absolute Batman Will Kill Off The Lone Wolf Fantasy (bleedingcool.com) — Smithtown gets a shout-out as writer Scott Snyder recalls finding community at local comic shop Fourth World while discussing his hit series Absolute Batman. The book reimagines Batman as a hero shaped by friends and collective action rather than lone-wolf billionaire myth, a message Snyder says resonates with younger readers seeking real-world community and less isolation.
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