🌱 SC 2021 General Election Today! + Missing St. James Teenager

Hey, 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:

A passing afternoon shower. High: 54, low: 39.

Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. Election 2021 Smithtown Voter Guide: Expect to see voters head out to the polls today, Nov. 2, for the 2021 general election. Races include Suffolk legislature, town supervisor, town council and more. Here are the 12 early voting locations in Suffolk County. (The Patch)
2. Islip Town opens its first new animal shelter in more than 50 years! Cats, dogs, and even rabbits, birds, ferrets and guinea pigs will now have 17,727-square-foot building in Central Islip, 3,000 square feet larger than the town’s previous shelter in Bay Shore, which was built in 1964. (Newsday)
3. Smith Haven Mall's Sears to become Stony Brook medical offices. The closed department store will become an outpatient treatment center, reflecting changing demand for mall retail space on Long Island. The center is targeted to open in late spring. (Smithtown Patch)
4. St. James teenager reported missing. Yanira Argueta was last seen on Oct. 19 at work at O Sole Mio, located at 2194 Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook. Detectives are asking anyone with information on Argueta’s location to call 911 or the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452. (smithtownmatters.com)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Superintendent's Conference Day (Staff Only). (All Day)
• Take and Make — Brainy Babies (Smithtown Library). (9:30 a.m.)
• Play Dough Party (Smithtown Library). (10 a.m.)
• Smithtown Town Board Work Session. (10 a.m.)
• Smithtown Town Board Meeting — Rescheduled to Zoom Meeting. (2 p.m.)
• Mindful Art (Smithtown Library). (3 p.m.)
• Kindness Cards Volunteers (Smithtown Library). (4:30 p.m.)
• Adult Writers Group (Smithtown Library). (7 p.m.)

Smithtown Patch Notebook

• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Congratulations and happy closing to the cast and crew of Twelfth Night! Many thanks to The Carriage House Players and The Smithtown Historical Society. Twelfth Night plays its final performance tonight at 7 p.m. smithtownpac.org." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "This week's #MotivationalMonday is from none other than Stephen Sondheim. #spac #longisland #longislandtheatre #theatrekid #perofrmer #sondheim #smithtowntheatre #smithtownperformingarts." (Facebook)

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Events:

• America's Vet Dogs Freedom Run & Dog Walk Series. (Nov. 2-14)
• Whisper Woods of Smithtown Fall Job Fair. (Nov. 3)
• Smithtown Historical Society's Eighteenth Annual Heritage Ball. (Nov. 4)
• "Crab Meadow Artist." (Nov. 5)
• Smithcon — All ages, raffles, games, costumes, crafts — Smithtown Library. (Nov. 6)
• The Rinx, 660 Terry Road, Hauppauge, Open House! (Nov. 6)
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• Dakim Griffin Breaks Hills East Touchdown Record. (Details)
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Job listings:

• Customer Service Representative. (Details)
• Automotive Single Post Lift. (Details)
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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.

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