🌱 Smithtown Daily: Impersonating Police Officers + Ranger & Lily

Up and at 'em, Smithtown! It's Friday, so let me, Diane Witek, get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 36, low: 24.

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. Two Smithtown men pretending to be police officers got to visit a real jail after an interstate traffic stop. Edward Hanner Jr., 40, and Edward Alexander Patterson, 54, are charged with impersonating a police officer and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.(Smithtown Patch)
2. Smithtown adoptable pets of the week: Ranger and Lily. These two bonded pair of cats lost their home in a fire and need a loving furrever home. "They are very healthy for their age and have recently had their teeth polished," the Smithtown Animal Shelter wrote in an email. To inquire about the Pet of the Week or to meet your potential soulmate, please call the Smithtown Animal Shelter at 631-360-7575. (Smithtown Patch)
3. Smithtown is undergoing a $1.1 million worth of energy efficiency upgrades to town buildings. By doing so, the Town believes the upgrades will save more money in cutting energy costs over the next 20 years. Smithtown's agreement with contractor Siemens calls for work over the next two years on 10 town buildings, including the town senior center, highway department headquarters and municipal services facility, officials said. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. Two robberies in Lake Grove: a woman stole approximately $2,100 worth of probiotics from Whole Foods Market, at 120 New Moriches Road, on Monday, police said. A man on Feb. 12 stole from a Macy's in Smith Haven Mall, police said. He asked an employee to remove a $4,000 gold chain from a locked case and then stole it, police said. (Patch)
5. Need a hip or knee replacement? You must check out this video of Dr. Net performing knee replacement surgery using an augmented reality headset at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore; by coincidence, he happens to be my doctor! (WABC-TV)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10 a.m.)
• Arts-In-Ed Meeting — Smithtown Csd. (10 a.m.)
• Game Day (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (11 a.m.)
• Friday Movie Matinee (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (2 p.m.)
• Traditional Irish Soda Bread with Chef Rob Scott. (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Smithtown Historical Society: "Join us for lots o' family fun! https://fb.me/e/3OGdZe1ip." (Facebook) (Website)
• St James/Smithtown Little League: "Congratulations to our friend Frank Catalanotto! The SJSLL alum and former MLB star is now head baseball coach at Hofstra University." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "We at SPAC are all about supporting local. Check out this great menu to Old Street Restaurant & Bar! Present your Irish Comedy Night tickets and save! #spac, #Longisland." (Facebook) (Website)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, The Landing: "Hello! All who thinks the world is doing enough to help Ukrainians? If you don’t think the world is helping enough, what should the politicians do? Please, no fighting, just your thoughts and opinions please." (Nextdoor)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Diane Witek

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