🌱 Identity Theft + $71M Route 347 Corridor Project + Pumpkins!

Rise and shine, Smithtown! Diane Witek here providing you with what you need to know to get your day started off right! Here's everything that's happening in and around town today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and breezy. High: 66, low: 56.

Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. Smithtown Police Blotter: Identity theft (first-degree) was reported on Route 111 in Smithtown. Someone reported that a person was able to gain access to their cell phone and change account information. The thief managed to use that information to withdraw money from bitcoin accounts, police said. (Smithtown Patch)
2. $71M Route 347 corridor project bids being reviewed, work could start in spring. A roadway project in Suffolk County that is expected to cost at least $71 million is moving closer to a start date, as the state Department of Transportation reviews potential bids for a contract . The 2-mile project is part of the Route 347 corridor work that broke ground in 2010. (Newsbreak.com)
3. Pumpkin patches near Smithtown 2021. Get ready for Halloween and family fun in the Smithtown area by visiting these nearby pumpkin patches in 2021. (Smithtown Patch)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Senior Health Care 101. (8:30 a.m.)
• Take and Make-Magic Halloween Bath Bombs (Smithtown Library). (9:30 a.m.)
• Art Group (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (12 p.m.)
• Gatsby's Gold Coast- How Long Island's North Shore Inspired a Classic American Novel (Smithtown Library). (7 p.m.)

Smithtown Patch Notebook

• Smithtown Historical Society: "Our first spotlight for our Adopt-An-Animal program is Bean! She's a sweet, super soft, Lionhead bunny who loves to snuggle. Bean enjoys exploring but if left alone with her friend, Bugsy, they will dig until they're covered in dirt!" (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "This tale of unrequited love, believed to have been written around 1601–1602, has a whirlwind of twists and turns bursting with intrigue and mistaken identities that one remains riveted throughout." - TBR News Media: smithtownpac.org. (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Tag a bestie you would want to see Frozen Jr. with! smithtownpac.org #spac #longisland #Longislandtheatre #disney #frozen #frozenjr #longislandparent #mommypoppins #disneylover #anna #elsa." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.

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