🌱Sill Pantry Named After Teacher + Robbery On Grandview Lane + Events

Hello, friends. It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Smithtown Daily — back in your inbox with everything fit to print about what's happening in our community today. Keep reading for the latest.

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Very warm with a thunderstorm. High: 86, low: 74.

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Here are the top 4 stories in Smithtown today:

1. Smithtown Sill Food Pantry is named after history teacher Greg Sill, who passed away in March 2021. The memorial fund "Be the coffee bean" was created by his wife in his memory and raised $64,000 in funds. The pantry is located at Smithtown High School West, at 100 Central Road in Smithtown, and opens every Monday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. (Smithtown Patch)
2. A resident was attacked by two men on her driveaway on Grandview Lane in Smithtown. The woman had her personal belongings, including checks and credit cards, stolen at gunpoint. She was able to run to the street, and no injuries were reported. Police are asking for the public's help to identify and arrest the suspects. (Smithtown Patch)
3. Wai Law runs a 320-plus-mile around Long Island to raise funds for Parkinson's disease research. Law started his run on July 22 at Stony Brook University and will run to Queens before returning to the university. He aims to raise $32,000 and donate it to two programs at Stony Brook University. (Stony Brook News)
4. Multiple pizzerias in the Town of Smithtown have come together with the Town of Smithtown Horizons Counseling and Education Center and Smithtown Youth Bureau to prevent underage drinking. Volunteers are distributing stickers to customers with the hope it will open a dialogue among the families and to prevent minors from consuming alcohol. (Smithtown Patch)

Today in Smithtown:

• Library Playdate (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Historical Non-fiction Book Discussion Group (Smithtown Library). (10:30 a.m.)
• Treasure Hunters (Smithtown Library - Nesconset Building). (11 a.m.)
• Irish History, Culture and Traditions Lecture Series (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (12:30 p.m.)
• Thursday Movie of the Week (Smithtown Library-Commack Building). (1:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Smithtown Library Kids: "Hooray! Katie read 1,000 books and has completed The Smithtown Library's One Thousand Books Before Kindergarten program. Congrats, Katie, keep reading!" (Smithtown Library Kids via Facebook)
• Smithtown Library Kids: "Check out the photos from our Garden and Grow program at the Smithtown Library." (Smithtown Library Kids via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Smithtown Pines: "I'm confused. It seems I keep getting tickets from red light Cameras. They say I went through a yellow light, but I didn't realize that's a crime? They certainly know how to make money off people, don't they?" (Nextdoor)

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You're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— Debora Whitehead

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