Bank Robber At Large + Harmful Waste at Smithtown Long Beach Park

Happy Monday, people of Smithtown! Diane Witek here providing you with what you need to know to get your day started off right! Here's everything that's happening in and around town today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, showers around; humid. High: 74 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. ICYMI: Smithtown student-volunteers clean up Long Beach Park. Together, the volunteers tackled harmful waste left along the shoreline, according to the Town of Smithtown.(Smithtown Patch)
2. Suspect at large after Smithtown bank robbery. He is described as being white, approximately 5-foot-9 with a heavy build and short black hair. He was wearing a Dallas Cowboys face mask, a dark sweatshirt, red or orange shorts, and black sneakers. Call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. (Rutherford Daily Voice)
3. Smithtown Historical Society fall lecture series kicks off Oct. 5. The lecture series will be held at the Frank Brush Barn, 211 E. Main St., Smithtown at 7 p.m. All events are free but registration is required by visiting www.smithtownhistorical.org. (tbrnewsmedia.com)
4. Smithtown runners take to the streets. More than 140 runners took off from the Smithtown school district administration building on Main Street and New York Avenue for the 15th annual Running of the Bull. Damianos Realty Group and the Smithtown Chamber of Commerce hosted the 5K run. (tbrnewsmedia.com)

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Today in Smithtown:

Smithtown Patch Notebook

• SSPJ School: "So happy to see the smiles on our 2021 graduates faces. The friendships made at SSPJ School last a lifetime. Continue to let your light shine in all that you do!" (Facebook)
• Smithtown Kickers Soccer Club: "A beautiful day for soccer!" (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Twelfth Night is the tale of a young woman who disguises herself as a man and becomes entangled in the courtship of two local aristocrats upends conventions of romance and gender roles. First staged in 1602." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Department of Public Safety: "Every October, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation sponsors the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, the official national tribute to those firefighters who died in the line of duty during the previous year." (Facebook)

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— Diane Witek

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