🌱 Smithtown Daily: Dogs, Cats, Parrots + Harry Connick Jr.

Get on up, Smithtown! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 41, low: 21.

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Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. Meet Ether, Vapor, Curtis and more. There are so many lovable pets waiting for their furrever home. There are dogs, puppies, cats, rabbits, parrots and one amazingly beautiful Macaw named Taco. Please visit Smithtown area animal shelters for your new companion. (Smithtown Patch)
2. Harry Connick Jr. will perform on LI for first time since 1994. Tickets are available at the Tilles Center in Brookville, New York, starting Feb. 5! Harry Connick Jr. tickets are popular on TicketSales.com — though they have great availability, tickets are expected to sell quickly. Tickets start at $216. (Tilles Theater)
3. Suffolk police said a man was slashed by an assailant outside of a Coram apartment complex early on Friday morning. The man had been sitting in a car outside of the North Isle Apartments on Gibbs Road at about 4 a.m. when he was approached by the assailant, and when he rolled down the car window, he was slashed with a sharp object, according to police. He was taken to St. Charles Hospital for treatment of his injuries, police said. (Patch)

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Today in Smithtown:

• For Snowbirds! Medicaid Rules by State: NY, NJ and FL. (8:30 a.m.)
• Art Group (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (Noon)
• Teddy Bear Storytime (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (2:30 p.m.)
• Open Knit and Crochet Night (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (5 p.m.)
• Dungeons and Dragons (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Plymouth: "I'm looking to possibly trade in my car for a new one. The trade in prices have been varying. I looked into CARVANA. Has anyone used them to sell your car? Did you get what you were quoted? Thanks!" (Nextdoor)

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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.