🌱 Smithtown Daily: Revised Income Limits For Houses & Apartments

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. In an effort to make more homes affordable for middle-income residents, the Smithtown Town Board revised income limits for houses and apartments in the town’s workforce housing policy. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. Smithtown: 2 Newest Houses To Hit The Market (Smithtown Patch)
3. Matthew Dowd and Jason Schmideler Smithtown High School East seniors were honored with the National School Development Council Academic Growth and Student Leadership in Learning Award. The council supports excellence and continuous educational improvement. Recipients of the award exemplify admirable character and accomplishment. (Smithtown Patch)
4. A fatal accident occured when a 39-year-old woman's car went off the Long Island Expressway in Medford early Sunday morning. The woman was driving in the left lane of the westbound Long Island Expressway near Exit 65, when the vehicle veered across the roadway, spun around, and crashed into a wooded area at about 12:35 a.m. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to call the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652. (Daily Voice)

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