🌱 LI Restaurant Week + SL Spencer Indictments + Nursing Future

Happy Tuesday, people of Smithtown! Diane Witek here providing you with what you need to know to get your day started off right! Here's everything going on today in Smithtown.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine. High: 63, low: 46.

Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. Long Island Restaurant Week: Casa Rustica, Chop Shop Bar and Grill, H2O: Seafood & Sushi. See what else is available in our neighborhood. (Long Island Restaurant Week)
2. Suffolk Legislator Spencer arraigned on 9-count indictment. The charges all stem from a 2019 indictment in which Spencer allegedly solicited a prostitute. Spencer was also arrested in 2020 in a sting with the Drug Enforcement Administration in which he allegedly sold oxycodone to an undercover agent. He is a medical doctor, but his attorney says he worked out a voluntary agreement not to practice until the case is resolved. (News 12 Brooklyn)
3. Celebrating the Future of Nursing. The American Nursing Association predicts more registered nurse jobs will be available through 2022 than any other profession in the United States. Additionally, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that 11 million additional nurses are needed in the next few years to avoid a further nursing shortage – an issue that has surfaced even more during the 2020-21 Covid-19 pandemic. (Stony Brook News)

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Today in Smithtown:

• HSW - Make Up Photos - Smithtown High School-West. (7:30 a.m.)
• Fine Motor Fun (Smithtown Library). (10 a.m.)
• Craft Kits for Kids Volunteers (Smithtown Library). (4:30 p.m.)
• DIY Squishy Stress Balls (Smithtown Library). (4:30 p.m.)
• Open Knit and Crochet Night (Smithtown Library). (5 p.m.)
• Pajama Storytime (Smithtown Library). (7 p.m.)
• St. Patrick School Exposition of Sacred Relics. (7 p.m.)

Smithtown Patch Notebook

• Smithtown Department of Public Safety: "The men and women of the Department of Public Safety mourn the sudden and tragic loss of Suffolk County Police Officer Vincent Pelliccio. All of our thoughts and prayers are with the Pelliccio family and our brothers in blue during this difficult time. Rest In Peace brother." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "Our Adopt-An-Animal spotlights continue this week with another sweetheart, Lindsey. Lindsey is a go with the flow kind of gal who takes it easy here on the farm, enjoying the grounds with her flock. Wherever they go, she follows!" (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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Smithtown Daily? I'm all ears. You can reach me at diane.witek@patch.com.