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🌱 Patch AM: How Smithtown East keeps Valerie Kratochvil’s legacy alive each year

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Good day Smithtown! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Smithtown East keeps Valerie Kratochvil's legacy alive each year

Also on today's calendar: "Paw-ktoberfest: Heroes, Hops & Paws" Benefiting Paws of War and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Smithtown East Field Hockey Honors Valerie Kratochvil (southshorepress.com) — Smithtown East field hockey players and neighbors recently gathered for the third annual Valerie Kratochvil Memorial Scholarship Game, raising nearly $3,000 for a scholarship in her name. With Valerie's parents in attendance and support from area police and teams, the event underscored how strongly her spirit still resonates across the Smithtown Central School District community.
   

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  • In 15 years with my little Maltese, Dina, I've never found a groomer like Ronit, and believe me, I've been searching all this time.
    She is truly a gem! She handled Dina with so much patience and gentleness. Dina came home calm, happy, and looking absolutely beautiful: soft, fluffy… (Nextdoor Caleb Smith Park)
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  • Bath Planet - BCI Acrylic, Inc. posted a job opening for Event Demonstrator in Smithtown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smithtown here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Raytheon Lands $247.1M Navy Contract for Phalanx and SeaRAM Close-In Weapon Systems (envzone.com)

Commack

  • Bonded Sisters Rachel And Gracie Need A Home Together: Northport Kitties Of The Week (patch.com)
  • Commack, NY: Commack High School Community Responds to Reported Student Death (theunionstar.com)

Huntington

  • 3 John Glenn Seniors Earn National Merit Honors (patch.com)
  • Long Island Teen Preston Park Wins Silver At Taekwondo Worlds (patch.com)

Ok Smithtown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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