🌱 Fountaingate Gardens Complex Opens In Commack + Clothing Drive ​

Good morning, everybody. It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Smithtown Daily — here to impart everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town. Including news on...

• Fountaingate Gardens Complex is now open in Commack.
• Knights of Columbus church clothes drive.
• Free Halloween event at LI Toddler Play and Learn and more...

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Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 62, low: 47.

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Here are the top five stories in Smithtown today:

1. The Fountaingate Gardens Independent Living complex in Commack is now open. The Gurwin Healthcare System hosted a celebration. Around $115 million was invested in the new facility, which features 129 luxury apartments for seniors. (TBR News Media)
2. Knights of Columbus Church is hosting a weekend clothing drive in November. Adult and children's clothes will be distributed on Nov. 12-13 at 9 a.m. on both days. Donations are still being accepted. The church is at 44 Church St. in Kings Park. (Patch Events)
3. LI Toddler Play and Learn is hosting a free Halloween event with music, art and activities for children in the Smithtown community. Miss Lora's Tots starts at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 31. at 100 Lake Avenue South in Nesconset. (All Events)
4. The Smithtown Historical Society is just twelve days away from being lit with the Suffolk Winter Lantern Festival. From Nov. 5 through Jan. 8, handmade lamps in the form of animals, flowers, dinosaurs, and more will be displayed on weekends from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Visit the Show Clix website to purchase your tickets. (TBR News Media)

Today in Smithtown:

• Smithtown Underground's 31 Days of Halloween Horror Movie Challenge. (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Meet the newest member of our ever-growing Sweetbriar family, Penny who was found going door to door begging for food. She was easily captured due to her friendly nature." (Sweetbriar Nature Center via Facebook)
• St. Patrick School, Smithtown: "It was a cool day to be orange! St. Patrick School says no to bullying! Let's fill the halls with kindness each day." (St. Patrick School, Smithtown via Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "Farm Fact: Horse fur comes in two varieties: summer and winter. This process is mainly regulated by light through the hormone melatonin. Up North, horses begin growing their winter coats as early as September." (Smithtown Historical Society via Facebook)
• Smithtown Library Kids: "Check out all the fun we had at our Infant Massage program at the Commack Building. Caregivers learned that babies who are massaged sleep better, and studies show that parents who give the massage experience decreased stress levels." (Smithtown Library Kids via Instagram)

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— Debora Whitehead

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