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5 Headlines From Nearby Towns

A farm stand thief and a hotel fire top the headlines in other towns this week.

With all that's going on in Port Jefferson, you may have missed some of the big stories happening in nearby towns. Patch is there to help you catch up with these five top stories.

• Three Village Patch reported that for the 2012-13 school year, widening the gap between a rollover budget and the tax levy increase allowed under the new tax cap legislation. In comparison, Port Jefferson and Comsewogue school districts saw a small increase in state aid the officials say will not make much of an impact on budgets, as reported by Port Times Record.

• Parents of upcoming eighth graders for the 2012-13 school year in Miller Place.

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• that a former Town of Smithtown building inspector was arrested Tuesday on charges of purchasing heroin according to New York State police.

• An early morning , according to Suffolk County police.

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• Suffolk County and Riverhead Police are seeking information about reported Riverhead Patch.


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