Smithtown Notebook: New Place to Walk Dogs, CodeRED Reunites Child with Parents

Dog Owners Have New Place to Walk Their Canine Pals

Local dog owners now have a place to walk their dogs at Charles P. Toner Park in Nesconset.

"We had gotten multiple requests from residents, 'Wouldn't it be nice if we could walk our dogs there.' So I approached Town Board and said the park could facilitate it, there's enough room," said Town Parks Director Charles Barrett. 

The park, adjacent to the Nesconset branch of the Smithtown Special Library District, was set up to rectify a problem where locals were walking their dogs on nearby athletic fields.

CodeRED Helps Reunite Two-Year-Old with Parents

Suffolk County's CodeRED emergency notification system was used to contact Hauppauge and Smithtown residents Thursday morning after a driver found a two-year-old boy walking at the intersection of Townline Road and Dorchester Road.

Police said the child was not injured.

Police said they received a phone call at 1:37 a.m. from the driver who found the wandering boy, and after officers canvassed the area, phone calls were sent to locals via the CodeRED system.

According to police, the calls were completed by 6:24 a.m., at which time the boy's parents contacted police by 6:27 a.m.

Suffolk County Commissioner Steve Levy said this incident marked the first time CodeRED successfully aided in a missing child case since its inception in 2010.

Rolling Stones Tribute Band Performs as Part of Dennis Cannataro Family Concert Series

With the final shows of the Dennis Cannataro Family Concert Series here, put together with grants secured by Legis. Lynne Nowick, Rolling Stones tribute band Streetfighter took the stage Thursday night in the Branch Shopping Plaza parking lot.

Locals took in decades of hits played by the tribute band, and Patch cameras were on hand to capture the performance.