The Smithtown Town Board hired the founder of a controversial local right-wing activist group after a protest earlier in the day against the impending move. Kevin Smith, the founder of the Long Island Loud Majority, was hired as a public relations assistant at a pay rate of $43 per hour. Read more on this story at the link in bio. (Photo: John Paraskevas) - - #longisland #smithtownny #suffolkcountyny #republican