Five Headlines Nearby: Assaulted Smithtown Student Addresses School Board

THe headlines this week in the towns around Port Jefferson include a young student who was assaulted in a school bathroom demanding more action from the school district in Smithtown, a Rocky Point man's attempted robbery twarted by police and Dee Snyder's wife swapping adventure.

1. After suffering a brutal assault in a school bathroom, Smithtown High School West student, Gabrielle Petagna, to tell them that the district's response wasn't enough.

2. A after a patrolling police officer noticed the robbery in progress on Jan 11 at a 7-11 store in Coram at about 4:45 a.m.

3. Setauket resident Dee Snyder hosted rapper Flava Flav's fiancée Liz for a week while the heavy metal singer's wife, Suzette, spent time with Flava Flav's family for ABC's "Celebrity Wife Swap."

4. In Patchogue, , with incumbent mayor Paul Pontieri supporting it and challenger Elisabeth McGuire saying it will bring blight to the village.

5. In Commack, at the corner of a five-way intersection has sparked controversy. It's the second time a Hess station has been proposed for the blighted property.