🌱 Smithtown Daily: Meet Sweet Leo + Diabetes Prevention Program

Up and at 'em, Smithtown! Diane Witek here to get you all caught up to start this Friday, Feb. 25 off on an informed note. Here's what's happening today in Smithtown.

First, today's weather:

Rain. High: 38, low: 21.

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Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. Smithtown Adoptable Pet of the Week: Leo. Sweet Leo is a 10-month-old male labrador retriever mix, and he's sweet as can be, according to the shelter. "Leo is playful, friendly, funny, and he loves kisses!" the shelter wrote. "He can be timid sometimes and does have some separation anxiety, but the right home with a loving owner can help give him the confidence he needs. Due to his timid nature, Leo would do best in a home with children aged 12 or older. Leo lived with a cat and two smaller dogs in his prior home, so he would do well in a family with other pets." (Smithtown Patch)
2. Thanks to the quick actions of Long Island's finest, a suicidal Coram man is alive and in a local hospital for observation. Police said the officers responded to a Middle Country Road building following a 911 call reporting a man threatening to jump. They arrived to find the man, whose identity was not released, sitting at the edge of the roof with both legs dangling over the edge, police said. Officers talked to him from below, while the other officers made their way to the rooftop and managed to grab the man, pulling him to safety. (smithtownmatters.com)
3. Suffolk County's National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) invites residents who are at risk for developing type-2 diabetes to participate, free of charge, in this program. According to the press release, to enroll in the Diabetes Prevention Program, residents must meet three criteria: Must be over the age of 18, and have a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25 (23 for Asian Americans) AND one of the following: a score of 5 or higher on the CDC risk test, have had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), or have had certain blood test results that indicate they are at risk for developing diabetes. To find out if you are at risk for diabetes, visit the website or call the Office of Health Education at 631-853-3162. (Press Release Desk)
4. Has your Facebook page been getting slammed daily with Wordle results? The web-based puzzle requires players to guess a five-letter word in six tries or less. The color of the tiles will change after each guess to show how close the player’s guess was to the word. According to Longisland.com, Discover Long Island, "the region’s official and only destination marketing organization (DMO) has announced the launch of “LongIslandle” making the tourism organization the first DMO in the nation to jump on the word guessing game trend. The customized, free-to-play game is hosted on www.LongIslandle.com," said Longisland.com. (LongIsland.com)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Friday Funday (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Winter Watercolor Art (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10 a.m.)
• Game Day (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (11 a.m.)
• Friday Movie Matinee (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (2 p.m.)
• Library Mini-Golf Volunteers (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (5:30 p.m.)
• Library Mini-Golf (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (6 p.m.)

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Events:

• 2 Journey Tix. UBS Arena, 2400 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. (Feb. 25)
• KPY Spring Intramural Baseball & Softball Registration Open. (Feb. 28)
• Learn How To Reduce Your Risk For Heart Disease During American Heart Month. (Feb. 28)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll see you around.

— Diane Witek

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