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News Nearby: Birthday Party Brawl at Commack Chuck E. Cheese's

Catch up on the latest news from towns surrounding Kings Park.

From Smithtown: Lightning Strick Causes St. James House Fire

Lightning struck the roof of a St. James house on Friday causing a fire in the top floor of the house.

Bill Theobalt, chief of the St. James fire department, said a neighbor placed an emergency call after she heard a loud bang and saw smoke at the house next door.

From Commack: Birthday Party Brawl at Commack Chuck E. Cheese's

A children's birthday party turned violent Saturday at Chuck E. Cheese's in Commack, and it was all caught on a cell phone video.

The video was posted to YouTube, in which, parents are seen throwing fists with one arm, and holding their children with the other, as the song "Happy birthday" plays in the background.

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From Hauppauge: Smithtown Officials Seek Land to Improve Nesconset Intersection

Smithtown town officials are hoping to strike a deal with a Nesconset landowner to get the space to improve an intersection to make it safer - before seeking eminent domain.

Smithtown Town Board said they are hoping to obtain a small piece of 3,000-square-foot plot to redesign the Gibbs Pond Road and Lake Ave. South intersection, opposite the Nesconset Fire Department, at their Tuesday work session.

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