Thursday, September 12, 2024 ~ Volume 136 ~ Issue Number 43 ~ $1.00
Senator Murray Calls for Stricter Hit-and-Run Penalties with ‘Nick’s Law’ By Cait Crudden This past weekend, State Senator Dean Murray (R-East Patchogue) hosted a poignant press conference at the Farmingville Fire Department, calling for immediate legislative action to pass “Nick’s Law,” which would impose stricter penalties on drivers who leave the scene of fatal accidents. Senator Murray was joined by a coalition of local officials and grieving families who have lost loved ones to hit-and-run drivers, emphasizing the urgency of passing the law to prevent future tragedies. The families of Nick Puzio, Dean Arnum, and Christopher Hlavaty, young men whose lives were tragically cut short by hit-andrun drivers, stood alongside the officials, voicing their pain and demanding justice.
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Family and friends of Nick Puzio gather with elected officials in front of Nick’s truck (Credit - Office of Senator Dean Murray)
Smithtown Holds 9/11 Memorial Ceremony By Matt Meduri Forever impassioned by the words “never forget,” the Town of Smithtown held its annual ceremony memorializing those lost in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. The memorial was held at 3:00 on Wednesday afternoon at the 9/11 Memorial at Tide Park just off of Main Street in downtown Smithtown. “The Bible tells us to remember; remember that there will always be darkness that attempts to extinguish the light; that darkness plays itself out on the world stage in every generation. But maybe more importantly, that darkness rears its ugly head daily in our own minds and hearts,” said Rabbi Mendel of Chabad Commack. “We remember what hate can accomplish, how it can take good people and turn them into monsters. We remember the people that died because of senseless hate. May them and their families find peace.” However, Rabbi Mendel countered this with the encouraging words of the Bible and Torah. Credit - Matt Meduri
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