🌱 Smithtown Daily: School Budget Passes + Best Mojitos On LI + QDOBA

Good day, people of Smithtown! It's me again, Diane Witek, your host of the Smithtown Daily.

First, today's weather:

Rain in the morning. High: 68, low: 56.

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Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. On Tuesday, residents within the Smithtown School District boundaries voted to pass the 2022-23 school budget by a margin of 5,250 votes to 2,460. The district's budget is $267,786,882, up 2.08 percent from last year's. (Smithtown Patch)
2. The Smithtown Central School District announced a senior at Smithtown High School East, Julia Sue-Kam-Ling, was nominated for the Butch Dellacave award as the top female athlete of her high school. (Smithtown Patch)
3. QDOBA Mexican Eats sixth Long Island location is in Hauppauge, at 670 Motor Parkway. At all QDOBA restaurants, guests follow an assembly-line ordering style, where they build their own meal and choose from a variety of Mexican meal options. (Greater Long Island)
4. Who makes the Best Mojito on Long Island? Long Islanders voted Maria’s Mexican & Latin Cuisine the Best Mojito on Long Island in the 2022 Bethpage Best of Long Island contest! Maria’s is located at 211 Smithtown Blvd. in Nesconset. (Long Island Press)
5. Calling all Sherman tank veterans to join the 80th anniversary of the iconic Sherman tank at the Armor Museum during this year’s World War II Encampment Weekend at the Museum of American Armor inside Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage, Long Island, June 11-June 12, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (LongIsland.com)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Smithtown Book Discussion Group (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building) (10:45 AM)
• Thursday Movie of the Week (Smithtown Library-Commack Building) (1:30 PM)
• Town Board Meeting - Town of Smithtown Meetings (2:00 PM)
• Game Night (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building) (6:30 PM)
• A Night in Monte Carlo (6:30 PM)
• Ukulele Workshop (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building) (7:45 PM)

From my notebook:

• Smithtown Department of Public Safety: "After over thirty years of service to the residents of the Town of Smithtown, Sergeant Steven Frank retired on Monday. A walkout was held in his honor. From all of us here we wish you the best in retirement." (Facebook) (Website)
• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "This poor woodpecker was found on the side of a road, it was most likely hit by a car. A Good Samaritan picked it up and brought it in to our clinic to make sure the bird was ok." (Facebook) (Website)
• St James/Smithtown Little League: "The first game at the new Gaynor 3 is in the books, as Team Santelli bested Team Napolitano by a 4-0 count in a Minor League contest to notch the first victory on the turf." (Facebook) (Website)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "Smithtown Historical Society Spring Farm Festival Sponsors 2022. Thank you to our sponsors!" 🙏(Facebook) (Website)
• Smithtown Library Kids: "The Smithtown Library Children's Departments are looking for volunteers to help with our Summer Reading Program. Please contact your local Library Building for more information." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "Join Freebird at the Brush Barn Saturday, June 11 at their latest Pop Up Shop, Consuela's Closet. Donations may be left with SHS staff Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Roseneath Cottage, beginning May 31." (Facebook) (Website)

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Events:

• Casino Night sponsored by Islip/Smithtown Chapter of UNICO (May 21)
• Cupcake & Wine Pairing Featuring Sweet Treats by Jaimie at Sannino Vineyard (May 22)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. See you all tomorrow 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.

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