🌱 Smithtown Daily: New Eatery + Weathervane + Strike! You're In

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know about what's happening in Smithtown today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny; breezy, colder. High: 29, low: 14.

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. David Tunney of Eagle Realty Holdings Inc. will open a new restaurant in Stony Brook Village Center this spring, we just don't know what it will be. According to TBR News Media, Tunney owns Old Fields restaurants in Port Jefferson and Greenlawn and Old Fields Barbecue in Huntington. He is also one of the founders of the Besito Restaurant Group along with his brother John and part-owner of Besito Mexican restaurants in Huntington and Roslyn. According to Eagle Realty, Tunney has not announced the name of the business or what will be offered. Only time will tell. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
2. Derek Peterson, founder of Soter Technologies in Ronkonkoma, was inspired by his own experience as "being the smallest kid" as he was always picked on in school. His company developed the first anti-bullying detection system. The company also created the first vaping detector for schools and a scanning device to verify vaccination status. His company awards scholarships named for his father to minority engineering students at Stony Brook University. “You can’t let color, race, ethnicity ever hold you back,” Peterson said. “If you put your nose to the grind and you build a good foundation around you and people will stand up and support you.” (News 12 Brooklyn)
3. The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation will finance the restoration of two weathervanes that once adorned the Vanderbilt Mansion and the Learning Center through a $86,489 grant. Deterioration and public safety concerns led the museum to remove both weathervanes 30 years ago. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
4. A new group on Long Island, the Long Island Baseball Umpires Organization (LIBUO), is looking for officials, according to a news release. The group is seeking both new and experienced umpires to join its ranks. For more information on LIBUO, you can visit the organization's pages on Facebook, Instagram, call 631-495-7104, or email libaseballumpires@gmail.com. (Smithtown Patch)

Today in Smithtown:

• Saturday children's series. (9 a.m.)
• Toddler Music Makers (Smithtown Library). (9:30 a.m.)
• Creation Station (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Playdate with Bluey (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10 a.m.)
• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Saturday Story Hour for Children. (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "This field mouse was brought into a home by an outdoor cat. The owner was very upset to receive this furry present from her pet and immediately brought it to our clinic. Since it was a cat attack this small creature needed daily antibiotics." (Facebook) (Website)
• The Asian American Association of Greater Stony Brook and the Town of Brookhaven AANHPI Advisory Board will host an art exhibit celebrating the Year of the Tiger and the Lunar New Year at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., Setauket on Saturday, Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Over 50 pieces will be displayed in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media and will touch on the theme of the Lunar New Year and/or the Year of the Tiger. All are welcome to attend this free event. For more information, email aaagsb2020@gmail.com.

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for 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.