🌱 Smithtown Daily: 'Realization & Renewal' + Cinco De Mayo To-Go

Happy Wednesday, people of Smithtown! Diane Witek here with everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a couple of showers. High: 63, low: 53.

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. Let us all congratulate Alicia DiGiambattista, a sixth-grader at Great Hollow Middle School, who placed first in the Long Island-wide Walt Whitman Poetry Contest for her poem entitled, "Realization and Renewal." On May 15, she will read her poem aloud in Melville, at the birthplace of Walt Whitman. (Smithtown Patch)
2. On Sunday morning, after a driver led New York State Police on a chase along the Northern State Parkway, Patrice Gordon, 25, of Selden, and Landre Simmons, 39, of North Babylon were arrested in connection with the possession of an illegal ghost gun, police said. Gordon and Simmons were each charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a C felony) and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a D felony), police said. (Smithtown Patch)
3. Many restaurants who serve up Mexican fare are getting ready for Cinco de Mayo to-go. Here in Smithtown, we have indoor dining at Azulejo fine Mexican cuisine, la Panchita Mexican/Spanish & Latin Cuisine, Margarita's Café and Salsa Salsa, but in St. James, Del Fuego Tex Mex is setting up meals and drinks to-go. So order early! (Long Island Press)
4. Check out the three upcoming job fairs hosted by the Suffolk County’s Labor Department. Advanced online registration is required at bit.ly/3w1og9R for the May 4 job fair, at the Sachem Public Library in Holbrook, 150 Holbrook Road. Then Tuesday, May 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the West Islip Fire Department, 309 Union Blvd. Register online at bit.ly/3Kzr4jV. Lastly, Thursday, May 12, at the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library, located at 407 William Floyd Parkway in Shirley. Register at bit.ly/3vXBwwu. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Smithtown:

• HSW — AP English Literature and Composition. (All Day)
• Art Starts (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building.) (10 a.m.)
• Russet Potato, Celery and Leek Soup with Chef Rob Scott (Smithtown Library). (11 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Smithtown Pines: "Sprint/T Mobile is my cell phone carrier. When I bought a new 5G phone I was promised the same service at the same price. Not true. I am now considering switching to Consumer Cellular. Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated." (Nextdoor)

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• National Football Foundation Honors Suffolk County Players. (Details)
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You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Diane Witek

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