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🌱 Patch AM: How Smithtown turned its football field into a volleyball first.

Also, don't miss Jay Medal Soirée on the Smithtown Patch calendar

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Greetings Smithtown! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Smithtown turned its football field into a volleyball first.

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
  • Saturday: Lots of sun; nice, less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Smithtown is site of first outdoor high school volleyball game (newsday.com) — Smithtown East and Smithtown West volleyball teams just made local history by staging what organizers call Long Island's first outdoor high school volleyball matches on Smithtown East's football field. With boys and girls teams, packed bleachers, and a borrowed portable court, the night became a community celebration and may inspire similar outdoor matches in other towns.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Newsday's top 100 Long Island high school football players for 2026 (newsday.com)
  • Suffolk Democrats demand NYS AG probe use of $3M taxpayer funds marked for even-year lawsuit fight (newsday.com)
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Commack

  • Community Complaints Lead to Prostitution Arrests at Commack Massage Parlor Raid (longisland.com)
  • Investigation Continuing Into Fatal DWI Crash In Middle Island: DA (patch.com)
  • 'Hell's Kitchen' Season 25 Cast Photos: Meet The Contenders Vying To Be Chef Ramsay's Next Protégé (deadline.com)

Huntington

  • Swimming Advisory Issued At 20+ Huntington Beaches After Heavy Rain (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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