🌱 Smithtown Daily: Get Parking Permits Online + Blood Shortage

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Diane Witek here to get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 43, low: 19.

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. Town of Smithtown residents parking permits (vehicle window sticker) are now available online! The permit allows residents to park registered vehicles at town parks, beaches and public facilities within the township. To register, log on to the Smithtown Portal. (Smithtown Matters)
2. Open houses in and around Smithtown. The Patch provides you with a glimpse of what is for sale in our local area, such as one with 6 beds and 3.5 baths for $849,999, and another with 4 beds and 2 baths for $549,999. (Smithtown Patch)
3. CityMD parent company buys Long Island medical group. Dr. Dan Frogel, chief medical officer for the New York region at Summit Health, said the Long Island group brings with it "a wide range of multispecialty and primary care services." (Long Island Business News)
4. Donors are sought to help with the current blood shortage at the Stony Brook Hospital Blood Bank. It only takes 45 minutes — from paperwork to juice and cookies — to donate whole blood, and every donation is used to treat a Stony Brook University Hospital patient. Convenient hours are available Monday through Saturday. Walk-ins are welcome, but on weekends, holidays, before 8 a.m. and after 4 p.m. on weekdays, please call 631-444-2634 as hours may vary. (Stony Brook News)
5. The next meeting of the Suffolk County Substance Use Disorders Subcommittee will be on March 3. The meetings are open to the public. Please call the MH Division at 631-853-8500, to get the numbers to participate in this Zoom call. (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Smithtown:

• NY Blood Drive — Smithtown Csd. (All Day)
• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Beginner Canasta with Jacqui (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10 a.m.)
• One-On-One Medicare Counseling and Assistance (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (Noon)
• SAT Review (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (6 p.m.)
• Game Night (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Spoiler alert! 😂 Disney's 'High School Musical Jr.' will be hitting the SPAC stage on April 15! Get'cha head in the game and purchase your tickets today. 🎟️: smithtownpac.org, #spac, #longislandtheatre." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Caroline: "Hi, all. Looking for recommendations for companies that steam clean tile floors. TIA." (Nextdoor)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— Diane Witek

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