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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.

From Kings Park: Kings Park Artist Beautifies Hoyt Farm

Do you know the difference between a bluegill and a large mouth bass? Thanks to a young, talented artist at Hoyt Farm, learning the local animal species is as simple as a walk in the park.

Working at the farm for the summer, Jillian Mathosian, 22, of Kings Park, spends most of her days helping visitors navigate the park, feeding the animals and helping wherever an extra pair of hands is needed. However, when Jeff Gumin and Sheryl Brook, who run the farm, learned that Mathosian was an artist, they asked if she would put her creative skills to work, to beautify the park. The artist was happy to do so.