🌱 Bring Home 3 War Puppies + $2.3B LI Project + Local Terrorist

Happy Monday, Smithtown! Diane Witek here providing you with what you need to know to get your day started off right! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Morning rain; breezy in the evening. High: 53, low: 32.

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. Nesconset's Paws of War, seek help saving dogs. Paws of War, a Nesconset-based nonprofit, is seeking help to make three Army soldiers and the dogs they rescued very happy. The soldiers, while serving overseas, found three puppies. They want to bring the pups back to their families in the United States and have turned to Paws of War for help. (Smithtown Patch)
2. Revamped, costlier $2.3B project will add long-sought terminal at MacArthur Airport connecting it to the Ronkonkoma Long Island Rail Road station. The 15-year project will boost tourism and economic development by redeveloping a Suffolk County-owned parking lot and adding a convention center, 300-room hotel, sports complex and other facilities. (Newsday)
3. Commack man gets 16 years for trying to become terrorist. Elvis Redzepagic, 30, confessed to attempting to travel to Syria to wage "violent jihad" and join an al-Qaida affiliate or ISIS. "The nature of his offenses were very troubling," District Court Judge Denis Hurley said as he sentenced Redzepagic to 200 months in prison and five years supervised release. (Newsday)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Take and Make - Turkey Book Centerpieces (Smithtown Library). (9:30 a.m.)

Smithtown Patch Notebook

• Smithtown Historical Society: "This year the girls have been practicing their Rockettes routine! Can't wait to see you on the winter hayride, toasting marshmallows, holiday crafting, visiting our farm friends, caroling and joining in the tree lighting." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Disney’s Frozen Jr. opens TODAY with performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m! ❄️ 🎟: SmithtownPAC.org, #spac, #smithtowntheater, #smithtown, #longisland, #longislandtheatre, #frozenjr, #frozen, #anna, #elsa, #hans, #kristoff, #olaf, #sven, #MTI, #disney." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

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