Smithtown Schools $120 Million Bond + Win A Car

Good morning, Smithtown! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know in and around Smithtown today.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 82, low: 69. Get out there and make the best of your day!

Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. Kings Park Athletic Boosters offering a chance to win a new car! KP Athletic Boosters are selling $100 raffle tickets for a chance to win a 2022 Hyundai Elantra SE from Hyundai 112. Tickets sale numbers are 350 minimum/ 1,000 maximum, if minimum is not met, the contest will revert to 50/50. Find out how to enter today! (Smithtown Matters)
2. Suffolk County looks to go green with push to make entire fleet of vehicles all electric by 2030. Officials hope the initiative will also serve as a framework for other counties to establish shared use of electric vehicles in their efforts to go green. (News 12 Long Island)
3. Smithtown schools present $120 million bond vote. Residents are set to vote on the proposed bond later this month, with forums planned beforehand. "If approved, the proposal would not increase taxes, as new payments for the proposed work would replace expiring debt payments," the district wrote in a statement. How do you feel about it? (Flipboard)
4. The fall season is full of fun things to do, from picking apples and taking brisk hikes to braving haunted houses and preparing Thanksgiving dinner. There will be plenty of holiday celebrations and festivals, and when the weather gets cold you can be sure that there will be plenty of fun things to do indoors. (Longisland.com)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Wonderful Ones (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• New Movie Matinee (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (1 p.m.)
• Songs and Storytime (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (2:30 p.m.)
• St. John's University Student Teacher meeting (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (6 p.m.)

Smithtown Patch Notebook

• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Adrienne will be performing at our Benefit Performance this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. along with some of Long Island’s most talented performers! Do YOU have your tickets yet? Join us and let's Save the Smithtown Theatre together! (Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "Get a little holiday shopping in early at the vendor market at Sunday’s Heritage Fair! Handcrafted artisan goods, local honey, delicious sweet treats and more. Admission to the Heritage Fair is $5 per person." (Facebook)
• SSPJ School: "So happy to have our Nursery Program back with students learning socially, academically, and spiritually." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "We're counting down the days until we are doing the "Transylvania Twist" at The Smithtown Historical Society! Will we see you there? smithtownpac.org #smithtownpac #spac #smithtowntheatre #longisland #longislandparent" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Photography Exhibit at Seven Quarts Tavern in Northport (September 15)
• Sons of Norway -Viking Auction Parish Hall of St James Lutheran Church (September 17)
• Annual Harvest Moon Dinner at Sannino Vineyard (September 17)
• Save Smithtown's historic theater with benefit performances (September 18)
• Community Share Day! Helping Others Together! (September 18)
• Farming the Future: Farm Life on Long Island (September 18)
• Smithtown Library invites public to front lawn "Just Sixties Concert" ( September 26)
• Touch A Truck Event, William T. Rodgers Middle School (September 26)
• KPY Basketball Registration is Open! (September 30)
• Smithtown Library, Fourth Comic-con style all-day event (November 6)

Announcements:

• Lacrosse Featured In Social Life Magazine (Details)
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Housing:

• RENOVATED 5 bed 3 bath colonial move in ready! (Details)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll see you soon! If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Diane Witek

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