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Good morning Smithtown! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Smithtown helped turn a Commack cancer survivor dream into reality

Also on today's calendar: Garage Sale- tools, 35mm cameras, slide and film projectors, womens shoes size 8.5 and much more and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
  • Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 68 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Commack couple helps create park honoring breast cancer survivors, after their own ordeal with the disease (newsday.com) — A new cancer survivors park in Commack has opened with key support and funding from the Town of Smithtown and St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown. Local couple Tom and Gina Morrissey turned their own breast cancer journey into a community space featuring a ribbon-shaped walkway, memorial stone, and future expansion plans. Residents can even buy engraved bricks to honor loved ones.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Have any of you with pets ever talked to an attorney about creating plans for your pets in the event something should happen to you (and your spouse) at the same time that would leave your animal "kids" home alone and needing care and placement?
    I've been reading about all sorts of legal arrangements that can be made, and since my husband and I only have animals as our "children", we would… (Nextdoor Smithtown Pines)
  • CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Smithtown. Apply here.
  • Danaher Corporation posted a job opening for Senior Production Planner in Hauppauge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smithtown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kings Park

  • When school recess becomes a hazard, it affects all of us (lymedisease.org)

Hauppauge

  • Funicular Funds and Affiliates Reveal 5.4% Stake in AmpliTech Group Through Series B Rights (kalkinemedia.com)
  • Lior Ground Cinnamon Sold in Six States Recalled After Maryland Health Lab Finds Elevated Lead (foodworldnews.com)
  • More than 200 Long Island schools had lead fixtures, report finds (newsday.com)

Huntington

  • Huntington-Born Baby Leads National 'Baby Of The Year' Contest Group (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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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