Five Headlines From Nearby Towns

This week on Patch, we've taken out time to thank reader and residents of our community. While preparing for Thanksgiving, there were gas leaks reported in St. James was others willingly jumped in the cold waters of Long Island Sound for charity. 

Here's what is happen in Patch towns near Hauppauge: 

A in St. James, which was reported by a patient, was given the all clear without any injuries. 

The second annual Polar Bear plunge in Port Jefferson was bigger than before more than 500 took to the icy waters of the Long Island Sound to raise money for the Special Olympics. 

A Kings Park Boy Scout took up the daunting task of putting a new roof on the Hoyt Farm's silo in Commack. 

Commack High School students collected holiday gifts to be shipped to children ages 2 to 14 through the Samaritan's Purse organization. 

In East Setauket, is bucking business trends by making the leap from being an online store to owning an brick-and-morter shop.