🌱 Residents Oppose Kings Park Rail Yard Plan + Upcoming Events

Good morning, neighbors. It's Saturday in Smithtown, and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in the community today. Today we'll cover...

• Learn about the six businesses set to open at Smith Haven Mall.
• Raynham Hall Museum representatives will be at the Smithtown Public Library.
• Happenings and more!

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler. High: 46, Low: 29.

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Here are the top five stories today in Smithtown:

1. Four new restaurants are set to open in Smith Haven Mall, but you might like to know that a Stony Brook Medicine Outpatient Facility and a Live Well store are also opening sometime this year. The outpatient facility will be located on the North Wing. Besides health care services, it will also host public events. To add to the facility, Live Well will offer nutritional supplements. (Smithtown Patch)
2. Raynham Hall Museum representatives will be at the Smithtown Public Library on Feb. 23 to host the lecture session "Standing Where They Stood-Slavery and Freedom." If you want to learn about African American slavery on Long Island and the journey toward freedom, you can register here. (Smithtown Public Library)
3. Kings Park residents are voicing their opposition against the Kings Park rail yard plan. However, the property owner, Toby Carlson, spoke in a recent interview about the benefits the project would bring to Smithtown and Huntington. Carlson said the railroad is adequate for transporting construction material supplies keeping many trucks off the roads. TBR News Media has the whole story. (TBR News Media)
4. A new Northwell Healthy Facility is now open at 222 Middle Country Road in Smithtown. About $1.5 million was invested in 4,000-square-foot practice that offers primary care services. (Long Island Business News)
5. Smithtown for a Lovers of Comedy Night is this very day at Governor’s Comedy Club! The fun begins at 8 p.m. featuring comedians Tim Krompier, Olga Namer, Debbie D Amore, and Rachel Williams. Tickets are $45 per person, and wine and beer are included. Tickets can be purchased here. (Smithtown PAC)

Today in Smithtown:

• Cricut Crafts-Valentine's Day (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Creation Station (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Mae Among the Stars (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• True Crime-Love Gone Wrong (Smithtown Library-Commack Building). (1 p.m.)
• Financial Peace (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (2:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• "Suffolk officials are expected to relaunch on Friday online civil service applications and the accompanying electronic payments, which have been down since the cyberattack on Sept. 8, Newsday reported." (Patch)
• St. Joseph's Church In Kings Park invites the public for six Mondays of prayer starting on Feb. 27. This event aims to support community members struggling with emotional, health, and other issues. Services begin at 7 p.m. at 59 Church Street in Kings Park. (Smithtown Matters)
• Explore Long Island's whaling history at the Whaling Museum in Cold Spring Harbor. (News 12 Brooklyn)

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