5 Headlines From Nearby Towns: Shooting Threat Puts Smithtown West on Lockdown

Shooting Threat Written on Smithtown West Bathroom Wall

Smithtown High School West was placed on police lockdown Friday after threatening graffiti written on a bathroom wall prompted police action on Thursday afternoon.

Teen Fatally Struck on LIE Ramp in Commack

A teenage driver who had run out of gas was killed Saturday night after being struck while crossing the entrance ramp of the Long Island Expressway in Commack.

Nesconset Mom Gets 2 Years For Dealing Oxycodone

Despite pleas that jail time would hurt her family, Nesconset's Joanne Connelly was sentenced to 26 months in prison Wednesday for illegally dealing oxycodone, an opiate.

Photos: St. Anthony's Ice Hockey State Champs

St. Anthony's won its first state CHSAA ice hockey championship, and the Friars did it in dramatic fashion. The Friars capped a 21-0 season with a 4-3 win over Buffalo-St. Francis Sunday at Nassau Coliseum.

E. Northport Man Convicted in NYC School Scam

Willard “Ross’’ Lanham convicted of skimming $1.7 million from the New York City Department of Education on Monday.