🌱 Smithtown Daily: Holtsville Hal: 'Early Spring' + Reboli Ctr

Get on up, Smithtown! Diane Witek here to get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Fog with rain and drizzle. High: 44, low: 43.

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. An early spring prediction from Holtsville Hal lifts everyone's spirits. “After this weekend’s blizzard, I’m sure we are all looking forward to spring arriving on time and keeping our fingers crossed that our resident weatherman maintains his accuracy,” said Superintendent of Highways Daniel Losquadro. (suffolkcountynews.net)
2. The Reboli Center presents artisan glass jewelers Michael & Michael Vincent. “For the first time, The Reboli Center is delighted to showcase artisans who are a father and son," said Lois Reboli, a founder and president of the Reboli Center. According to Four Seasons Design Group, which represents the two companies, “The cast glass processes very much like the lost wax process of casting metal into jewelry. The glass is melted into a mold and then cooled and cleaned reproducing the shapes and colors to be placed into the metal bezels. During the process some air may be trapped in with the solidifying of the glass. It is those bubbles inside that make each piece unique and one of a kind.” (smithtownmatters.com)
3. A third worker, Brooke Hogan, a 29-year-old receptionist, at a Long Island pediatric care clinic has been charged in connection with a bogus COVID-19 vaccination card scam, Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney's office said Tuesday. The charge is the result of Hogan "acting in concert" with Julie DeVuono, a nurse practitioner and owner of the facility, and her employee, Marissa Urraro, a licensed practical nurse, Tierney's office said. (Patch)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Zumba Gold with Fran (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" (Smithtown Library-Commack Building). (11 a.m.)
• One-On-One Medicare Counseling and Assistance (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (Noon)
• LEGO® League (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (4:30 p.m.)
• Game Night (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "As we've been cleaning out the historical building, we've come across some amazing old posters from when the building was used as a movie house. #spac, #longisland, #historicallongisland, #waltdisney." (Facebook) (Website)
• Smithtown Library Kids: "Bring your babes and we'll create a keepsake using their hands or footprints. Registration underway. https://search.livebrary.com/record=g1087254~S62." (Facebook) (Website)
• Smithtown Kickers Soccer Club: "We are saddened to learn of the passing of LIJSL Hall of Fame member and longtime steward of the game with Smithtown Kickers, John Friedrichs. Our condolences go out to John's family and the Smithtown soccer community." (Facebook) (Website)
• Cathy, Neighbor: "Did anyone hear they are putting indoor pickleball courts where the bowling alley is in Smithtown?" (Patch)

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— Diane Witek

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