Apple Picking on LI+ Affordable Housing + LGBT-friendly Sr Living

Up and at 'em, Smithtown! Diane Witek here, let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on today in Smithtown.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 80 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. News 12's Caroline Flynn goes back to Northport High School. As kids across Long Island settle in for a new school year, News 12 Long Island's morning team is going back to school too! (News 12 Bronx)
2. Guide: Where to go apple picking on Long Island. Looking to go apple picking this fall season? Check out some of the locations on Long Island. Please check with the location before heading out as dates and times are subject to change. (News 12 Brooklyn)
3. Hauppauge-Based LI Housing Partnership tackles affordable housing crisis by acquiring land for affordable housing in western and central Suffolk. With the average price of a house in Suffolk having now gone up to $525,000, the affordable housing situation in the county has become yet more of a predicament for so many people. (smithtownmatters.com)
4. SCSD invites public to forums explaining bond proposal - On Tuesday, Sept. 28, residents within the Smithtown Central School District will have the opportunity to vote on a $120 million bond proposal for various districtwide capital improvements. (smithtownmatters.com)
5. Ribbon-cutting for LGBT-friendly senior housing in Bay Shore. The $32 million project at 34 Park Ave. created 75 rental apartments in a four-story, 70,000-square-foot building. (Long Island Business News)

Today in Smithtown:

• “ALL YOU CAN EAT” breakfast fundraiser. (8:00 a.m.)
• 4th Annual Ride & Wine to benefit i-tri! (9:30 a.m.)
• Project Peace (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Commack Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Game Buddies Volunteers (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (11:00 a.m.)
• Chess and Checkers Buddies Volunteers (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (11:15 a.m.)
• Little Game Buddies (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (11:15 a.m.)
• Chess and Checkers Buddies (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (11:30 a.m.)
• The Career and Films of Martin Scorsese (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (3:00 p.m.)
• Save the Smithtown Theatre Benefit Performance. (6:30 p.m.)

Smithtown Patch Notebook

• Smithtown Historical Society: Will it be a swing and a miss or a home run at Sunday’s HERITAGE FAIR? Throw a few balls with our hometown 19th century vintage baseball team, the Brooklyn Atlantics! (Facebook)
• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Join us on Sunday 10/10 for a kids creatures of the night." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: Shoutout to The Smithtown Moms for sharing this one with us! 😂 Come on down to see Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus: The Musical at Smithtown Historical Society this weekend! 🎟: smithtownpac.org #spac #longislandtheatre #longisland. (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: Our reaction when you tell us that you haven't seen Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus: The Musical! *birdseed* Only 2 chances left! Tonight & tomorrow at 6pm. 🎟️: smithtownpac.org #spac #smithtown #longisland #Longislandtheatre. (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: Do you have your tickets to our Save The Theatre Benefit Performance yet? You won't want to miss Max performing with our immensely talented adult and teen performers!! Purchase tickets at smithtownpac.org. #smithtowncommunity. (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: Join us for The Save The Smithtown Theatre Benefit Performance this Saturday night. Featuring some of Long Island's most talented performers, we come together with the community to save this beloved building. 🎟️: smithtownpac.org. (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: Our Save The Theatre Benefit is TOMORROW!! Join Alia and the rest of our incredible performers for a night of community, connection and celebration! Please show your support for the arts, the historic building and Smithtown! (Facebook)
• Smithtown Library Kids: Mark your calendars! Matt the Music Man is returning to the Nesconset Building to jam with you and your little one on Tuesday, October 12 @ 4:30pm. Registration is ongoing, to secure a spot, call (631) 360-2480 x 213. (Facebook)
• Smithtown Department of Public Safety: New York State Ida Resources: Please refer to http://www.ny.gov/ida, which has links to resources with FEMA, NYS, and local governments. This page can be translated into many different languages if needed. NYS Department of Financial Services. (Facebook)
• Smithtown Department of Public Safety: The Town of Smithtown will host a blood drive on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 from 9AM-3PM in the Riverview Room at the Smithtown Landing Country Club 495 Landing Avenue. Please visit www.nybc/donate to register. (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

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