🌱 Smithtown Daily: Smithtown Blood Drive + Rebuild Striped Bass

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

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and milder. High: 52, low: 37.

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Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. The Town of Smithtown Blood Drive will be held at the Smithtown Landing Country Club on March 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For every person who donates blood, the New York Blood Center will make a donation to Feeding New York State. (Press Release Desk)
2. An arrest has been made in the early morning Ronkonkoma robbery. Officers responded to a 911 call for a robbery that took place on Railroad Avenue at about 2:10 a.m., according to police. No one was injured, police said. No other details, including the names of the arrestees, which would have been made public in court at their arraignments, were released by police. (Patch)
3. Department of Environmental Conservation is hosting a public hearing on Proposed Management Actions to Rebuild Striped Bass. The hearings is scheduled on Wednesday, March 16, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., DEC Division of Marine Resources, 123 Kings Park Blvd, Kings Park. (Smithtown Matters)
4. John Parente, a 63-year-old Brookhaven man was driving a 2007 Ford pickup truck westbound on Express Drive North when the vehicle left the road, struck a tree and overturned, Suffolk County Police said. The man was transported by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he is in critical condition. (Patch)
5. It's back and all new for 2022! The Spring Craft Beer Festival 2:30 p.m. on March 26, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY ! This pay-one-price beer tasting event is one of Long Island’s longest-running and best fests—showcasing local hometown favorites, award-winning American craft breweries, and international trend-setters. All who enter must be 21+ and present valid photo ID. Also, free-play mini arcade right inside the festival for attendees. Get tickets here. (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Spring is a Wonderful Thing (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Game Day (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (Noon)
• Make It Monday (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (6:30 p.m.)

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• Golden Girls Gone Wild Murder Mystery Dinner Show. (March 25)
• Tai Chi Class Registration Beginner class available. (March 31)
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— Diane Witek

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