🌱 Patch AM: Which longtime Suffolk lawmaker helped save 70 acres in Smithtown?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which longtime Suffolk lawmaker helped save 70 acres in Smithtown?

Also on today's calendar: Garrison singing 4 Bella and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy with periods of sun, with a high of 31 and low of 21 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; breezy, temps: high: 31, low: 23.
• Sunday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 35 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Suffolk Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey exits after reaching county's 12-year term limit (newsday.com) — Suffolk Legislator Robert Trotta is leaving office after helping preserve about 70 acres in the Town of Smithtown, including 27 historic acres at Owl Hill in Fort Salonga. He and Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey exit the legislature due to 12-year term limits, with new lawmakers set to be sworn in and a new presiding officer chosen at Monday’s organizational meeting.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smithtown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 3

• Garrison singing 4 Bella
  The Bench, 1095 NY-25A, Stony Brook
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday January 6

• Baby Starts: 3 Months - 23 Months (Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Smithtown
  10:00 am
• 3-2-1 Blast Off!: 2 Years - 5 Years (Not in Kindergarten)(Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Smithtown
  10:45 am
• Town Board Meeting
  Smithtown, NY Calendar , 99 W. Main Street Victor T. Liss Board Room - 2nd Floor , Smithtown
  2:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Cherry Blossom Seashell Art
  Northport-East Northport Public Library , 151 Laurel Avenue , Northport
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Dance Cardio Sculpt (In person) (Commack Public Library)
  Commack Public Library , 18 Hauppauge Road , Commack
  9:00 am
• KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie - Stony Brook
  AMC Stony Brook 17 , 2196 Nesconset Hwy , Stony Brook
  12:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• East VB MS Game Play Clinic 2026
  Smithtown High School East , 10 School St , St James
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Guiding Good Choice Workshop
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County , 423 N Griffing Ave # 100 , Riverhead
  5:00 am

Saturday January 10

• FEES for the Modern Clinician- 2 Day Course!
  680 Commack Rd , Commack
  1:00 pm

Monday January 12

• HSW - Virtual Enterprise Parent Open House
  Smithtown High School West , Smithtown High School W, Smithtown, NY 11787, USA
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Parent Talks
  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County , 423 N Griffing Ave # 100 , Riverhead
  5:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CarMax, Inc. posted a job opening for Flow Inventory Associate in Smithtown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Sneak peek: Long Island restaurants opening in 2026 (newsday.com)
• ICE will limit how long detainees held at Central Islip courthouse, U.S. Attorney says (newsday.com)

Stony Brook

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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