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Smithtown Messenger Archive Oct. 2, 2025

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Thursday, October 2, 2025 ~ Volume 137 ~ Issue Number 46 ~ $1.00

Energy Sec. Wright Visits Northport Power Station By Matt Meduri

In the fight for clean and cheap energy, Energy Secretary Chris Wright (R-CO) visited the Northport Power Station to talk about updating and upgrading existing power stations to meet demand, as well as pitch President Donald Trump’s (R-FL) ambitious energy policies. Wright founded Pinnacle Technologies in 1992, which was involved in commercial shale gas production fracking. He served as its CEO through 2006. In 2011, he founded Liberty Energy, a company which, as of 2023, is valued at $2.8 billion, as per The Wall Street Journal. Wright earned media recognition in 2018 for drinking fracking fluid to demonstrate its safety and to emphasize Liberty Energy’s “greener solutions” for chemical additives. Continued on page 4

Energy Secretary Chris Wright at the Northport Power Plant on Tuesday (Credit - Matt Meduri)

‘We Need a Plan, Not a Ban!’ Mattera Leads Rally Against NY State Energy Mandates Story on page 5 Senator Mario Mattera (R-St. James) (Credit - Matt Meduri)

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Kennedy Hosts Open Forum in Ronkonkoma Page 10

Shala Pascucci vs. Sal Formica Pages 12 &13

Puleo Joins Thorne for Bill Signing Page 24


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