🌱 Marine Returns Home To Surprise Mom + Bike Safety At Library + Jobs

Hello, everybody! It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Smithtown Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now...

First, today's weather:

Humid; breezy in the p.m. High: 92, low: 77.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Smithtown:

1. A mother from Kings Park had a lovely surprise while partying with friends in her backyard. The U.S. Marine, Joseph A. Hobbins, surprised his mother with an earlier homecoming after over two years away from home. (Patch)
2. The S.C.P.D. will host a bicycle safety day at the Nesconset Public Library. The free event will teach kids how to ride their bikes safely and use safety accessories on July 25 from 10 a.m. until noon. (Smithtown CofC)
3. Nearby News: Kihee Kim, 94, was pronounced dead at the John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson after being found unresponsive in a pool in Mount Sinai. The incident happened on Tuesday night on Kingston Road. (Port Jefferson Patch)
4. For those interested in recent police activity in Suffolk County, look at Patch's police blotter. (Patch)
5. Patch lists the newest job openings in the Smithtown area. Check out who is hiring this week. (Smithtown Patch)

Today in Smithtown:

• Free Concert! - John Fogerty Tribute Project. (6 p.m.)
• Hoyt Farm Concert Series - The Dedications. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Today, our interns joined me on their first fawn rescue this summer to help free a little white-tailed deer stuck in someone’s backyard!" (Sweetbriar Nature Center via Facebook)
• Smithtown Department of Public Safety: "The men and women of the Smithtown Department of Public Safety mourn with and stand with the Rochester NY Police Department after the theme of duty death of Officer Anthony P. Mazurkiewicz and wounding of Officer Sino Seng." (Smithtown Department of Public Safety via Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "Farm Fact: Rabbits are a social species and have evolved to live in groups." (Smithtown Historical Society via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Debora Whitehead

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