🌱Recovery Month Brings Community Event To Smithtown +Robotics Program

Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new copy of the Smithtown Patch newsletter. Let's get this Wednesday started right, with a quick review of the most important things happening in town. In today's issue, you'll find...

But first, today's weather: Warm; breezy in the morning. High: 88, Low: 67.

Here are the top four stories today in Smithtown:

1. Smithtown Horizons Counseling Center is hosting a free event for the community on Sept. 8. All ages are invited to celebrate Recovery Month with fun activities for the family at the Branch Plaza (LA Fitness Shopping Center) from 4 to 7 p.m. (Smithtown Gov.)
2. Long Beach Concert Series is this coming Friday, Aug. 11, with the Radio Flashback on the stage! The music starts playing at 7 p.m. at Long Beach Road in Nissequogue. (Smithtown Gov.)
3. Smithtown Robotics and SCOPE hosted a summer program for the first time! About 50 students signed up for the enrichment program that taught the basics of robotics engineering. Read the whole story here. (Smithtown Patch)
4. Attention runners in the Smithtown township, the Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps is set to host its annual 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Aug. 12! Participants will gather at the Sawmill Intermediate School at 8:30 a.m. For details and to register, please visit Smithtown.gov. website. (Smithtown Gov.)
   

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Today in Smithtown:

Wednesday, August 9

• Adventures on the Waterside at Sweetbriar Center. (9 a.m.)
• Shooting Stars Kids Yoga - Kings Park, NY 2023. (1:30 p.m.)
• Ballroom Dancing Course in St. James. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "You'll never guess who was admitted into our hospital last week… Another baby eastern cottontail with alopecia. What are the chances of receiving 2 rabbits within 3 years born furless?" (Sweetbriar Nature Center via Facebook)
• Patch: "Wow, House! $990K Smithtown home on 1 acre. Check out photos of this spacious Smithtown home in the story." (Patch)
• “Kings Park Rocks” Summer Concert kicks off on Aug. 10! The music starts at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Lot on Main Street. There will be local bands playing the best of the 70s! Other attractions include raffles, food vendors, and more. (Kings Park Chamber Of Commerce)
• Community News: The Smithtown Historical Society launched an app that will bring four historic colonialists to life through a virtual tour! The interactive experience will lead users to navigate the new 1776AR app to explore local history while virtually visiting the society's building on East Main Street. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

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— Debora Whitehead

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