🌱 Smithtown Daily: DWI & Move Over Law Violation + Otter Watch!

Hey, Smithtown! Diane Witek here to get you all caught up to start this Monday off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny, breezy and colder. High: 33, low: 22.

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. The Patch provides the Smithtown weekly weather forecast: The week ahead will be milder after Monday's cold blast. There is no rain in sight. Enjoy! (Smithtown Patch)
2. See 2 nearby properties for sale. The Patch provides a glimpse of what homes are available, such as one with 3 beds and 2 baths for $649,000, and another with 4 beds and 2 baths for $549,999. (Smithtown Patch)
3. Around 4:45 a.m. Sunday, in Hauppauge, Tracy Smith, age 30, of Huntington Station, was driving a 2021 Volkswagen on the westbound side of the expressway, a half-mile west of exit 55. Smith's vehicle veered off the road and struck a Highway Patrol Bureau cruiser, with its lights activated, that was parked on the shoulder behind another vehicle, Suffolk County Police said. Smith was charged with driving while intoxicated and issued a summons for violation of the Move Over Law. (Daily Voice)
4. Have you seen a river otter lately? Anyone can participate in Otter Watch, a community science project that engages the public to monitor the recolonization of Long Island by river otters. The Otter Sign and Survey Manual can be downloaded here. (smithtownmatters.com)
5. LI Cardiologist gets 3 years in prison for shaking his infant son. "I'm a monster. I hurt my child," admitted Neiman Ramjattan, in court documents describing how he broke the four-week-old's legs. (Patch)

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• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Game Day (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (Noon)
• Make It Monday (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (6:30 p.m.)
• Five Basic Principles for Getting and Staying Organized (Smithtown Library). (7 p.m.)

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— Diane Witek

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