🌱 Ronkonkoma Hub + Senior Wins Historical Society Essay Contest

Rise and shine, Smithtown! Diane Witek here providing you with what you need to know to get your day started off right! Here's everything that's happening in and around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 53, low: 39.

Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. Groundbreaking held for next phase at Ronkonkoma Hub. Dubbed "Phase 2A," the next portion in the effort to remake the area around the Ronkonkoma Long Island Rail Road station will bring 388 apartments, 73,000 square feet of retail space and 15,590 square feet of office space in four mixed-use buildings on a 7.6-acre site on Hawkins Avenue. (Rutherford Daily Voice)
2. Smithtown Adoptable Pet Of The Week: Julie, a 2-year-old female domestic shorthair, lost her home when her dad died and her mom could no longer care for her. Are you interested? (smithtownmatters.com)
3. Smithtown High School West senior wins Historical Society Essay Contest. The school district announced that Josie Muratore, a senior at Smithtown High School West, emerged victorious in the Smithtown Historical Society's Mildred Smith Historical Essay Contest after drawing on her fond memories of Smithtown Elementary School. (Smithtown Patch)

Today in Smithtown:

• Rainbow Play at Sesame Street (Smithtown Library). (10 a.m.)
• Character Ball (Smithtown Library). (10:30 a.m.)
• Build a Candy Kart Smithtown Library. (11:15 a.m.)
• Create Your Own Marvel Decal Mugs (Smithtown Library). (Noon)
• Nintendo Gaming Hour (Smithtown Library). (Noon)
• EXCELSIOR! The Life and Times of Stan Lee (Smithtown Library). (1 p.m.)
• Shrinky Dink Flair (Smithtown Library). (1 p.m.)
• Yoda Planters (Smithtown Library). (2 p.m.)
• 3D Printing @ SmithCon (Smithtown Library). (2 p.m.)
• Superhero Escape Room-Team Marvel (Smithtown Library). (3 p.m.)

Smithtown Patch Notebook

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Very disturbing video on the misuse of rat traps, it has a happy ending but don’t watch unless you are OK with seeing animals in a snap traps." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "Say baaaa to today's Adopt-An-Animal spotlight, Scully. Scully is a timid gal who prefers to be close to her flock and never wanders too far. She'll try anything once and has been known to eat orange slices." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Anna and Elsa can't wait to welcome you to SPAC in just a few short weeks! Purchase your tickets in advance for 'Frozen Jr.' now to get the best seats. smithtownpac.org, #spac, #longislandparents, #mommypoppins, #frozen, #disney, #longisland." (Facebook)
• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Use last week's tickets for this weekend. We are selling some tickets at the gate, bring exact change if possible. $15 per-person. We are going to have a clear, wonderful night. Bring a flash light if you have one. Saturday, Nov. 7." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Haha! We couldn't help but share this #FridayFunny, #spac, #longisland, #longislandtheatre, #jamescorden, #Moviemusicals." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Smithtown Daily? I'm all ears. You can email me at diane.witek@patch.com.