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Hauppauge Company Brings 40 Jobs, Nesconset Man Sentenced for Failing to Pay Taxes

A look at the week's biggest stories.

Halloween Hits Smith Haven Mall
Families in costume walked through Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove Thursday afternoon for the mall's Safe Trick-Or-Treat.

Photos: Hauppauge Rallies in Kicks for Cancer Event
The Kicks for Cancer campaign, held recently at Hauppauge High School, raised $30,000 through community donations, raffles and clothing sales held by the school.

Hauppauge Based Company Plans $3.4M Expansion, 40 Job Increase
Hauppauge based Flexible Business Systems Inc. is planning to double their space in technology park and increase its staff by 40 by 2016.

The company, which has been in business since 1985,  helps small businesses and medical practices integrate new technologies. 

Nesconset Man Sentenced For Failing to Pay $114K in Taxes
A Nesconset man was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay the state $203,275 in in restitution for failing to pay personal income taxes for several years. 

According to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Richard Edelson, 44, did not pay income taxes from 2004-2008. Edelson, a forensic accountant, was convicted of failure to file a return or report, a misdemeanor.

Smithtown Strikes Settlement with Garbage Carting Firm
Smithtown Town officials have reached a legal settlement agreement with the garbage carting firm whose employees were accused of stealing more than $200,000 in a recycling scheme last August. 

New Massage and Spa Center Readies for Opening

Cramped and kinked residents will soon have a new place to get a massage with the soon to be opened Hand and Stone Facial Spa in Stony Brook.

The spa, which specializes in all phases of massage therapy, skin care and full body waxing, is slated to open around Thanksgiving.

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