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

Greetings Smithtown! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Smithtown detectives tied a crashed Corvette to New Jersey theft
• How many Smithtown homes lost power in Friday’s fierce winds?
• Which Smithtown photographers just won big in Gurwin’s photo contest?

Also on today's calendar: Krampus & Cocktails and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Breezy and colder, with a high of 39 and low of 32 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 49, low: 27.
• Monday: Sunny, windy and colder, with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Crashes Corvette, Stolen From New Jersey, Into Guardrail On Long Island Expressway: Police (patch.com) — Smithtown’s 4th Squad 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 before being caught, treated for minor injuries, and charged with multiple offenses, including driving while impaired by drugs and possessing stolen property.
   

• High Winds Cause Power Outages Across Suffolk County: PSEG (patch.com) — Nearly 1,000 Smithtown homes and businesses lost power Friday as high winds and heavy rain knocked out electricity for almost 9,000 PSEG Long Island customers across Suffolk County. Crews are working to restore service, with many areas not expected back online until around midnight Saturday as the wind advisory and strong gusts continue.
   

• Winners of 32nd annual Gurwin Photo Contest announced (tbrnewsmedia.com) — Smithtown photographers made a strong showing in Gurwin’s 32nd Annual Photo Contest, earning honors in the Landscape, Still Life, and Resident/Staff Selection categories. Their winning images will be displayed at the Commack Public Library and then permanently at Gurwin’s Tiffen Gallery, brightening the space for residents and visitors.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smithtown

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★ Featured events ★

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

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Winter Walk in Stony Brook at Avalon Park & Preserve — ReWild Long Island
  Avalon Nature Preserve , Shep Jones Ln , St James
  10:00 am
• Creation Station
  The Smithtown Library - Kings Park Building , 1 Church St , Kings Park
  10:00 am
• Nursery Rhyme Time
  The Smithtown Library - Kings Park Building , 1 Church St , Kings Park
  10:30 am
• Gingerbread University in Naugles Barn
  Hallockville Museum Farm , 6038 Sound Avenue , Riverhead
  10:30 am
• Puzzle Swap
  The Smithtown Library - Kings Park Building , 1 Church St , Kings Park
  11:30 am
• Christ in Concrete
  Cinema Arts Center
  12:00 pm
• DIY Gift Pouches
  The Smithtown Library - Commack Building , 3 Indian Head Rd , Commack
  12:00 pm
• End of the Year Holiday Dinner Singles Association of Long Island
  Spuntino Dix Hills , 687 Old Country Rd , Dix Hills
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sunrise Senior Living posted a job opening for Server (DRCM) in Smithtown. Apply here.
• Carmax Corporation posted a job opening for Flow Inventory Associate 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)
• Smithtown OKs zone change for $220M Kings Park condo plan (newsday.com)

Hauppauge

• Central Islip federal judge demands answers on Long Island ICE detainee's treatment (newsday.com)
• Newsday's All-Long Island girls volleyball team 2025 (newsday.com)
• Inked: Long Island commercial leases, sales highlight active market (libn.com)

Stony Brook

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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