Week in Review: Two Local Miss LI Contestants

Smithtown Area Boasts Two Miss LI Contestants
Two contestants from the Smitthown area will be competing in 12 days for the Miss Long Island and Miss Teen Long Island crown when the pageant hits the Patchogue Theater for Performing Arts on August 11.

Amanda Luisi, a Nesconset resident who attends Smithtown East High School will be competing in the Miss Teen division and Nesconset resident Dana Wachter will be competing in the Miss Long Island division. 

Three Cactus Salons Take In T. Carlton's Staff, Honor Giftcards
Cactus Salons are preparing to welcome new customers seeking their favorite stylists formerly at a Smithtown spalon. 

Karen Vito, marketing director for Cactus Salon & Day Spas, said roughly 20 staff members of the former T. Carlton's Spalon in Smithtown have become Cactus Salon employees and that number is growing daily.  

X Factor Band Stirs Crowd at Smith Haven Mall
Fifth Harmony, a top finisher for the 2012 season of the television show, X Factor, caused quite a crowd at a recent outdoor performance at Smith Haven Mall.

Rock and Roll University Takes Show to the Major Leagues
Hauppauge's young rock musicians will have their chance to debut in the major leagues this September.

Rock and Roll University's students will perform a pre-game show at Citi Field on Sept. 10, before the New York Mets take on the Washington Nationals.  

80 Pints of Blood Donated During Hauppauge Drive
More than 100 people came out Wednesday to take part in the Fourth Annual Bloodfest, a blood and food donation drive, put on by Legis. John M. Kennedy, Jr.