5 Headlines Nearby: Woman Sentenced in Fatal Miller Place Hit-and-Run

This week, here's a rundown of what made headlines in nearby Patch towns:

1. to between 1 1/2 and 4 1/2 years in prison after struck and killed a woman in a hit-and-run accident in 2010 in Miller Place. Reports indicated the driver, Nicole Shellard, was high on drugs at the time of the crash.

2. In Port Jefferson Station, on the corner of Route 112 and Nesconset Highway to send a message to President Obama, whom they want to hold banks accountable for their role in the economic crisis.

3. In Commack, the school district is planning , which will feature a piece of steel from the towers.

4. Sachem Patch is reporting on from a vehicle that had been brought to their shop for repairs.

5. In the Town of Smithtown, the mild winter weather (up until Saturday, that is) has finally given the town a chance to and get a little ahead of the game for the weekend snow in the weather forecast.