🌱 One Arrested For False Bomb Threat At Smith Haven Mall + Events

Hey, everybody! It's Tuesday in Smithtown and I'm back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening locally. Today you'll read about...

• The Beauty and the Beauty Jr. is still on at Smithtown PAC.
• "A Winter Tea" at the library to celebrate hot tea month!
• False bomb threat at Smith Haven Mall and more!

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Occasional rain and drizzle. High: 52, low: 50.

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Here are the top four stories today in Smithtown:

1. The Beauty and the Beast Jr. will be on the stage of the Smithtown Performing Arts Center until Jan. 22. If you'd like to check upcoming dates and times, visit the link to plan your visit to our local theater today. (Smithtown PAC)
2. The Smithtown Public Library will host "A Winter Tea" to celebrate National Hot Tea Month! If you are interested in freshly brewed tea followed by scones and jams, join Margaret Johnson on Friday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. in the Commack building. There is a fee of $10 to attend. Click here to register. (Smithtown Library)
3. The first baby born at Stony Brook Hospital in 2023 is a girl! A couple from Nesconset welcomed their daughter at 12:10 a.m. on New Year's Day. Dr. Chris Raju and Nurse Erin Abernathy delivered the baby. (Patch)
4. A woman was held overnight for falsely reporting a bomb and gun threats at Smith Haven Mall on Sunday. According to the police, the 28-year-old who works in one of the stores sent a text to 911 saying there were a bomb and an armed person in the mall. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Smithtown Library Board Of Trustees Special Meeting/ Nesconset Building. (9:30 a.m.)
• Suffolk Winter Lantern Festival at Smithtown Historical Society. (5:30 p.m.)
• The Piano Lesson at Celebrate St. James. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Nearby Events: Port Jefferson kicks off the new year with the Winter Ice Festival. The free community event is set for Jan. 28-29 from 11 a.m. to p.m. on both days. Ice sculptures by Rich Daly of Ice Memories Inc. will be displayed. You might like to know this is a free event. (Port Jeff CofC)
• TBR News Media has nominated Patricia Poggi as 2022 Person of the Year for her incredible charitable work. Poggi created the EJ’s PJs pajama drive twelve years ago. All donations collected go to the INTERFACE program but there are plans to expand the charitable contributions to local shelters and hospitals. (TBR News Media)
• Attention parents in the neighborhood, Sweetbriar Center will offer science programs for children aged 6-11 starting in February. The events will be hosted during the school break from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can visit the link I've shared if you are interested in more details. (Sweetbriar Center)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update!

— Debora Whitehead

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