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🌱 Patch AM: How Smithtown’s volleyball rivalry just made Long Island history

Also check out The History of the Port Jefferson Branch on the Smithtown Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Smithtown's volleyball rivalry just made Long Island history
  • When and where to see Richard Wilkinson's art in Smithtown
  • Did you spot Ed Sheeran in Smithtown this week?

Also on today's calendar: The History of the Port Jefferson Branch and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A shower or two; not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Monday: Warmer with plenty of sun, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Smithtown volleyball rivalry makes Long Island history outdoors (tbrnewsmedia.com) — Smithtown High School East and West just made local sports history by moving their long-running volleyball rivalry onto a specially built outdoor court at East's turf field. Both East teams swept West 3–0, capping months of planning, community support, and a unique kickoff to the fall season for Smithtown student‑athletes and fans.
   

2. Artist Richard Wilkinson to be featured at Apple Bank exhibition in Smithtown (tbrnewsmedia.com) — Smithtown residents can see local artist Richard Wilkinson's paintings at Apple Bank on Route 111 from Sept. 7 through Nov. 4 during regular banking hours. Presented by the Smithtown Township Arts Council, the free exhibition highlights Long Island's coastal scenery and is supported in part by the Town of Smithtown and community donations.
   

3. Where's Ed? Sheeran sightings take over Long Island (greaterlongisland.com) — Ed Sheeran's surprise Long Island visit included a real stop at Osteria Umbra in Smithtown, where he raved about the cheesecake. From there, local businesses and even the Smithtown Library joined a playful wave of real and AI‑generated Sheeran sightings, turning Smithtown and nearby communities into a lighthearted social‑media scavenger hunt.
   

4. Romaine Details Suffolk Environmental Priorities (southshorepress.com subscription) — Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine says sewer expansion, including projects moving ahead in Smithtown, is now one of the county's most urgent environmental needs. He criticizes state and federal leaders for not directing infrastructure funds to Suffolk while highlighting long-running efforts to protect drinking water, preserve open space, and safeguard working waterfronts.
   

5. Infrastructure Investment Drives Romaine Agenda (southshorepress.com) — Smithtown is slated for new sewer work as part of Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine's broader infrastructure push, which also includes a new police headquarters, upgraded labs, and park improvements. He argues these investments will protect water quality, ease truck‑clogged highways through better freight rail, and support long‑term economic growth across the county.
   

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