🌱 Smithtown Daily: Meet Dixie + Who's Hiring + Fell From 9th Floor

Hi all! Diane Witek here with your Tuesday edition of the Smithtown Daily, filled with all the local information you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

Intervals of clouds and sun. High: 69, low: 52.

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Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. Wait until you meet DIXIE, this 1-year-old (female) DSH Diluted Tortie tabby is so lovable, you'll be sure to take her home. More new dogs and cats were added this week so come down to the shelter and get some unconditional love. (Smithtown Patch)
2. Who's hiring in the Smithtown area? This week's listing is long and diverse. If you are good at working with people, there are so many more possibilities for you. You can search for more job openings in your area on the Smithtown Patch jobs board. (Smithtown Patch)
3. Police said a New Jersey man, Alexander Keating, 24, of South Amboy, is in critical condition after falling from the ninth floor of a hotel balcony in Hauppauge, where he was staying while in town for a wedding. According to police, the incident happened overnight at the Hyatt on Motor Parkway. (Daily Voice)
4. Police Blotter reported identity theft (first-degree) on Eden Drive in Smithtown at 3:11 p.m. A person stole checks out of a mailbox and changed the name on the checks to cash them, police said. (Patch)
5. Fourth Squad personnel, Emergency Service Section officers and members of the hostage negotiation team responded to a Chester Street home in Lake Grove where Jarrod Pearson, 43, was involved in a domestic dispute with a woman in his family when he tried to choke her, police said. At around 8 a.m. police got Pearson to surrender, police said. The woman was brought to a hospital to be treated for serious physical injuries, police said. (Smithtown Patch)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Art Group (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (Noon)
• Tea-rrific Reads Book Discussion Group (Smithtown Library-Nesconset). (2 p.m.)
• Ice Cream Party (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (4:30 p.m.)
• Craft Kits for Kids Volunteers (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (4:30 p.m.)
• Preserving Your Past (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "This one is for our performers! #smithtownpac, #spac, #smithtowntheatre, #longislandtheatre." (Facebook) (Website)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you back 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.

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