Schools
Smithtown School Budget Preview For 2025-26
See what's on the ballot, including the school budget and school board candidates, before you head to the polls on Tuesday.

SMITHTOWN, NY — Smithtown-area residents are set to head to the polls on Tuesday, May 20.
Voters will head to the polls from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at their assigned polling place.
The proposed budget totals $294,996,977, up 1.74 percent from the current year's $289,952,988.
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The proposed tax levy is $225,634,831, or a 2.84 percent increase from last year's.
The Smithtown School District Board of Education will see three individual elections:
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- Bernadette Ackerman and Alfred Carfora are competing for Michael Catalanotto's seat.
- Karen Wontrobski-Ricciardi and Theresa Donohue are competing for Michael Saidens's seat.
- Mike Simonelli and Brandon Solomon are competing for John Savoretti's seat.
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