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Thursday, October 23, 2025 ~ Volume 137 ~ Issue Number 49 ~ $1.00 Credit: Matt Meduri
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RAY TIERNEY FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY By The Editorial Board Four years ago, Ray Tierney took the entrenched Democratic incumbent District Attorney Tim Sini, staking a campaign on a beleaguered internal prosecutorial process and questions over how a local D.A. can navigate the current headwinds released by Albany. D.A. Tierney has more than exceeded expectations. The Republican who calls Brookhaven Town home has spared no expense in ensuring that Suffolk County’s prosecutorial arm is working like a well-oiled machine, not only in terms of boilerplate cases, but in terms of internal department overhauls, leading groundbreaking investigations, and getting the numbers down in his first term. He’s also unopposed for re-election this year, an indication that he’s lived up to the post and then some, we find. Continued on page 4
Horizons & Youth Bureau Hold Drug Awareness Campaign For Red Ribbon Week The Town of Smithtown Horizons Counseling and Education Center is partnering with the Smithtown Youth Bureau to encourage Smithtown township K-12 students to participate in a creative and fun virtual initiative for Red Ribbon Week, taking place from October 23 to October 31, 2025. Students are invited to create their own artwork using this year’s Red Ribbon theme, Life is a Puzzle, Solve It Drug Free. Artwork should illustrate the ways you personally play your part in fostering safe, healthy, and drug-free communities.
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FULL STORIES ON:
Candidate Spotlight: Sheriff Errol Toulon Page 5
311 Integrated with Public Safety Page 8
Candidate Spotlights: Smithtown Council Pages 12 & 13
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