🌱 Smithtown Daily: Mother's Day + Long Island Restaurant Week To-Go

Hello, people of Smithtown! Diane Witek here with a brand-new Smithtown Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 58, low: 47.

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. Mother's Day is right around the corner, so make your reservations early! Remember to shop local, many of our Smithtown restaurants offer brunch or dinner, reservations may fill up quickly! Check out the list of Smithtown restaurants hoping to see you and your mom on Sunday, May 8. (Smithtown Patch)
2. It's here! Spring and Long Island Restaurant Week! More than 80 restaurants will participate across the island. The special prix fixe menus run from Sunday to Sunday, April 24 to May 1. This restaurant week is catering to-go meals, but some restaurants will extend the pricing to on-site dining as well. (LI Restaurant Week)
3. A good Samaritan witnessed a woman leaving the scene of a crash that seriously injured a man in Holbrook Thursday night. She alerted police after following the woman to her home, Suffolk cops said. (Patch)
4. Stop & Shop will close their store in Islandia, located at 1730 Veterans Memorial Highway, next month due to underperformance, according to Stefanie Shuman, spokeswoman for Stop & Shop. The 69,000-square-foot supermarket has been there for more than two decades, the grocery chain said. The store will close May 12. (Patch)

Today in Smithtown:

• Take and Make — Rain, Rain, Go Away (Smithtown Library). (9:30 a.m.)
• Creation Station (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Dragon Tales (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (11 a.m.)
• Write On Jr. (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (11 a.m.)
• This Place is for the Birds (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Always a great feeling to release an animal. This red-tailed hawk was brought in to us from DEC officer Derose. The bird had been hit by a car while eating a roadkill mallard duck. Fortunately there were no broken bones, only a open wound." (Facebook) (Website)
• St James/Smithtown Little League: "Our legacy brick program, Forever SJSLL, is the perfect addition to the new Gaynor 3. Here's how some of the first wave looks installed. Bricks are still available. Have your family's name etched into our league's lore. Order here." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "Beautiful day to stop by! These bike riders stopped to visit PonyBoy, Callie & our sheep gals." (Facebook) (Website)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "#tbt to our 2015 production of 'Elephant & Piggie's: We're In A Play!' We loved going to the fancy pool costume party with you all 🥽 #smithtownpac, #spac, #childrenstheatre." (Facebook) (Website)
• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "April Forest Bathing — Experience nature in this slow, mindful practice of forest bathing. Maureen Calamia will lead the walk, share some stories and some interesting facts about our connection to nature." (Facebook) (Website)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Oak Wood Forest: "Hi all, looking for recommendations for a sprinkler company. I’m in Smithtown. Thanks." (Nextdoor)

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• Long Island Baroque Ensemble performs STABAT MATER. (April 23)
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You're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Diane Witek

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