🌱 Smithtown Daily: Lake Grove IHOP Shuttered + LI Feast Fest Saturday

Get on up, Smithtown! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Windy and cooler with rain. High: 51, low: 47.

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. IHOP in Lake Grove shuttered its 141 Alexander Avenue eatery. The three closest IHOP restaurants are now in Ronkonkoma, Hauppauge, and Port Jefferson Station. (Smithtown Patch)
2. Long Island Feast Fest is this Saturday! The food-packed event runs from noon to 8 p.m. and features more than 50 vendors offering food, drink and arts and crafts. Tickets are $10 on eventbrite.com or $15 at the door; free admission for kids under 12. Vendors are all pay-as-you-go. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. According to Suffolk Sheriff Errol Toulon's office, Robert Ludwig, 26, of East Setauket was arrested on multiple weapon and drug charges. The Suffolk County sheriff's office, Domestic Violence Bureau, said it served an Extreme Risk Protection Order on a man who had been deemed dangerous and should not have had weapons in his possession. Three ghost guns, ammo, and drugs were found during a search on Wednesday. (Patch)
4. In an effort to ramp up investigators efforts to solve long-cold cases, new information on the Gilgo Beach homicides was released this Thursday. The first four victims were all prostitutes in their 20s and each of them were discovered within a one-mile radius as police searched for the body of another missing woman more than 11 years ago. A new $50,000 reward was posted seeking tips on the slayings. (Patch)

Today in Smithtown:

• Family Friendly Pro Wrestling Action. (7:30 p.m.)
• Take and Make — Finger Knitting (Smithtown Library). (9:30 a.m.)
• Creation Station (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Brooklyn Atlantics vs. Liberty Base Ball Club. (11 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Oakside / Landing: "Studio apartment needed! Adult female, nonsmoker, quiet, no pets." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Oakside / Landing: "One bedroom basement apartment available. Ground level entrance, full bath, kitchen. Utilities included. Open design. Call 718-909-9047 for info." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, The Landing: "Live-in companion with many years experience, (infant to elderly) becoming available. Very experienced, trustworthy and amazing! If you have a need reach out, will be the best decision you can make for a loved one." (Nextdoor)

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Announcements:

• National Football Foundation Honors Suffolk County Players. (Details)
• Behind The Scoreboard — Hockey Defense in Good Hands. (Details)
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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— Diane Witek

About me: Impassioned Writer, Website Designer, Social Media Marketer and newly proclaimed Baker. Lover of nature and animals of all kinds.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Smithtown Daily? Contact me at diane.witek@patch.com