🌱 Local Stores Cited For Selling Baby Chicks + Events In Smithtown

Hello all. It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Smithtown Patch newsletter — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in the community. Today we'll cover these stories and more...

• Raleigh Poultry Farm was charged with misdemeanors for illegally selling baby chicks.
• Events in Smithtown and more!

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 55, Low: 35.

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Here are the top four stories today in Smithtown:

1. Raleigh Poultry Farm in Kings Park was among the businesses charged with misdemeanors for selling baby chicks illegally. Officials confirmed that the inspection happens every spring when people use the chicks as live decorations or to give them away as gifts. The chicks and charges are protected by the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law ("AML") section 354. Read the whole story here. (Smithtown Patch)
2. The Fablemans will be on the screen of the Smithtown Public Library on the Friday Night Movie. If you look forward to enjoying a lovely evening and meeting new friends in the neighborhood, the fun starts at 6 p.m. on April 14. You can register for this event here. (Smithtown Chronicle)
3. Smithtown residents had the honor to wish a happy retirement to the most famous UPS driver in the country. Gregory Watkins Sr. proudly delivered packages and hope to the community who delivered packages and hope during the pandemic. Greg was greeted with cards, gifts and balloons as he drove through his last day of delivering happiness in Smithtown! (Newsday)
4. Smithtown Sweetbriar invites the community to celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, April 23, at 1 p.m. Attendees are invited to learn about the animals living there, make crafts and do other fun activities. If you would like to purchase tickets, you can click here. (Smithtown Sweetbriar)

Today in Smithtown:

• Art Exhibit-National Autism Awareness Month (Smithtown Library). (1 p.m.)
• Easter Sunday at H2O Seafood & Sushi. (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Moving day for Penny! She loves her new larger handicapped enclosure. It has been modified to keep her safe with pawrails and gates in case she was ever to have a seizure. She especially loves to hang out high atop her platform." (Sweetbriar Nature Center via Facebook)
• Little ones are invited to enjoy the Nursey Rhymes at the Smithtown Public Library. Spaces are limited, so, if you are interested in participating, check the schedule at Smithtown Library. (Smithtown Public Library)
• Smithtown Christian School: "Our 8th graders learned about taste buds and the olfactory system last week. They tasted jelly beans with their noses pinched and eyes closed, then guessed the flavor." (Smithtown Christian School via Facebook)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Debora Whitehead

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