🌱 Smithtown Daily: 'Unmask Our Kids' Rally + Prix-Fixe Meals

Morning, Smithtown! Diane Witek here, let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Smithtown today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cold. High: 30, low: 26.

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Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. More than 300 people met at the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge on Wednesday to protest the New York state mask mandate at an "Unmask Our Kids" rally, News 12 Long Island reported. Some protestors said they would keep their children out of classes if school districts continued to enforce masks, while others said it should be each person's decision on whether or not to wear a mask, according to News 12. (Patch)
2. Supervisor Edward Wehrheim provided the State of Smithtown Town Address. "Over the course of this next year, the Town of Smithtown will continue our mission of protecting and preserving our environment, open space and historical properties, rebuilding and expanding our parks system, improving accessibility for people with disabilities, revitalizing our downtowns, and securing a path to modern sewer infrastructure. Additionally, we've taken a systemic, innovative approach to issues that affect every resident from traffic, road, and pedestrian safety, to flooding, erosion, and protecting our water quality," Wehrheim said. (Smithtown Patch)
3. Long Island Restaurant Week: You have until Sunday to take advantage of fine dining in and around Smithtown at affordable prices. Prix-fixe dinners and lunch are available! So, make your reservations early and enjoy! (Long Island Restaurant News)
4. Stony Brook University’s School of Nursing continues to excel in its online educational programs, ranking once again as a top national Online Master’s Program, as stated in SBU News. (Stony Brook News)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Historical Non-fiction Book Discussion Group (Smithtown Library). (10:30 a.m.)
• Historical Non-fiction Book Discussion Group (Smithtown Library). (2:30 p.m.)
• IAB Meeting — Smithtown Csd. (3 p.m.)
• Paper Roller Coasters (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (4:30 p.m.)
• Girl Scout Troop #01433 (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (5 p.m.)
• Disaster Planning on Long Island (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "What a week this poor great horned owl has had! We surmise that its original injury might have been caused by a territorial dispute with another owl? Then being grounded this owl became the victim of a dog attack." (Facebook) (Website)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "By now you should know that our historic building was once a movie theatre. What films do you remember seeing in Smithtown? Sometimes we can still smell the popcorn!" #spac, #longisland, #longislandhistory." (Facebook) (Website)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Parnell: "Hi guys! My son's high school robotics team has a fundraising event. We required to sell coupon books for $25 each. So, if you can help with this fun event, I would be very grateful, and I will deliver this coupon book to your door. Thank you!" (Nextdoor)

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— Diane Witek

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