🌱 Patch AM: How Smithtown detectives tied a crashed Corvette to New Jersey theft

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In today's newsletter:

• How Smithtown detectives tied a crashed Corvette to New Jersey theft
• How a Smithtown driver’s crash knocked out power in East Setauket
• How did Garden City rally past Smithtown East for Long Island glory?

Also on today's calendar: The Nutcracker at Caroline Church and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Windy; heavy morning rain, with a high of 59 and low of 29 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy and much colder, temps: high: 38, low: 33.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 49 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Crashes Corvette, Stolen From New Jersey, Into Guardrail On Long Island Expressway: Police (patch.com) — Smithtown-based Suffolk detectives helped uncover that a Corvette crashed on the Long Island Expressway near Ronkonkoma had been reported stolen from a New Jersey dealership just hours earlier. Police say a 20-year-old Farmingville man fled the scene, was quickly caught, and now faces multiple charges, including possession of stolen property and driving while impaired by drugs.
   

• Car crashes into East Setauket Pond Park during snowstorm (tbrnewsmedia.com) — A 28-year-old Smithtown resident was injured when his car slid off snowy Route 25A and crashed near East Setauket Pond Park, snapping a telephone pole and downing wires. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while nearby businesses briefly lost power until a neighbor supplied a generator to keep one building running in the frigid temperatures.
   

• Garden City Girls Varsity Volleyball makes history (gcnews.com) — Smithtown East’s powerhouse girls volleyball team is highlighted as a top-10 New York State opponent that pushed Garden City in the Long Island championship match. Garden City rallied from an early deficit to win that title, then advanced all the way to the state finals, capping a record-breaking 23–1 season filled with individual honors and historic firsts.
   

📸 Around Smithtown

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smithtown

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• The Nutcracker at Caroline Church
  Caroline Episcopal Church, 1 Dyke Rd, Setauket
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Krampus & Cocktails
  Katies of Smithtown, 145 W Main St, Smithtown
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Breakfast with Santa at Christ Lutheran Church in East Northport
  Christ Lutheran Church - East Northport, NY, 189 Burr Rd, East Northport, NY, 11731
  9:30 am
• Jennifer O’Brien State Farm Desk O’ Treat & Pumpkin Patch
  Jennifer O'Brien - State Farm Insurance Agent , 550 Smithtown Bypass Flr 2 Ste 114 , Smithtown
  10:00 am
• Creation Station
  The Smithtown Library - Kings Park Building , 1 Church St , Kings Park
  10:00 am
• LIVE MUSIC RUBBER SOUL
  Garden Grill , 64 N Country Rd , Smithtown
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Jennifer O’Brien State Farm Desk O’ Treat & Pumpkin Patch
  Jennifer O'Brien - State Farm Insurance Agent , 550 Smithtown Bypass Flr 2 Ste 114 , Smithtown
  10:00 am

Monday December 22

• GMS - Winter Concert Chorus 7 & 8 (Mr. MacCarthy) (rescheduled from 12/15/25)
  Great Hollow Middle School Nesconset, NY 11767
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Town Board Work Session
  Smithtown, NY Calendar , 99 W. Main Street Victor T. Liss Board Room - 2nd Floor , Smithtown
  10:00 am

📣 Smithtown Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Nursery Rhyme Time
  The Smithtown Library - Commack Building , 3 Indian Head Rd , Commack
  10:30 am
• Gingerbread University in Naugles Barn
  Hallockville Museum Farm , 6038 Sound Avenue , Riverhead
  10:30 am
• Game Time (Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
  11:00 am
• Stitch and Chit-Ch(at) | FREE
  The Long Island Museum , 1200 NY-25A , Stony Brook
  2:00 pm
• HSW Acoustic Cafe
  Smithtown West High School , 100 Central Rd , Smithtown
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Ice Cream/ Shake Machine Technician in Smithtown. Apply here.
• Lynne Barnhardt - State Farm Agent posted a job opening for Account Associate - State Farm Agent Team Member in Smithtown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smithtown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kings Park

• Suffolk Police charge Kings Park man with robbing two banks in Babylon (babylonbeacon.com)

Hauppauge

• Newsday's top 50 girls indoor track athletes on Long Island this season (newsday.com)
• South Huntington Woman Named Suffolk Legislator's 2025 Volunteer Of The Year (patch.com)
• Whitson's keeps Long Island HQ with Hauppauge lease (libn.com)

Stony Brook

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-- The Patch AM Team

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