🌱 Smithtown Daily: Women Dies In Head-On Crash + Summer Of Science

Morning, Smithtown! Diane Witek here to get you all caught up to start this Monday, May 9 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Smithtown.

First, today's weather:

Breezy and warmer. High: 62, low: 49.

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Here are the top stories today in Smithtown:

1. Carol Anne Faulhaber, 71, of Ronkonkoma, died on Saturday around 2 p.m. after her 2016 Honda CR-V was hit head-on by a 2015 Jeep, police reported. 62-year-old woman driving the Jeep was going west on Hauppauge Road when she turned left onto Terry Road and collided with Faulhaber's Honda. Both driver and passenger in the Jeep were treated for injuries that were not life-threatening. (Daily Voice)
2. The Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO)’s Summer of Science is back this summer at the Edwin Ernst Marine Conservation Center at West Meadow in Stony Brook. They feature open-air outdoor programs with hands-on explorations of our environment, plants and animals along the Long Island shore. There are programs for all ages, starting at age 6, Depending on the program, cost per child is $275 to $325; register your child, and to learn more about the WMHO, call 631-751-2244. (TBR News Media)
3. The Lifetime television network is producing "The Gabby Petito Story." The movie is expected to bring awareness to violence against women by exposing Petito's case in detail. Actress Thora Birch is cast to play Petito's mother, Nichole Schmidt. (Patch)
4. The Babylon annual Spring Fling Arts and Music Festival returns next Saturday, May 14, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. There will be lots of vendors, games for kids, live music, and of course food! A rain date is in place for May 21 during the same hours. (Greater Long Island)

Today in Smithtown:

• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10 a.m.)
• Sports Pages Book Discussion Group (Smithtown Library). (10:30 a.m.)
• Game Day (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (Noon)
• Fine Motor Fun (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (2:30 p.m.)
• Totes to Fill a Table (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (4:30 p.m.)
• Make It Monday (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• St James/Smithtown Little League: "To the moms that have carried the bat bags and broken in new gloves. The ones that have packed the between-doubleheader lunches and scrubbed grass stains out of our uniforms. That have high-fived us when we won, and held us when we lost." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "This year give the gift of goat yoga and join us and our friends from Steppin' Out Ponies and Petting Zoo. Experience a fun 45 minute yoga class with us! Sessions are filling up so be sure to purchase your tickets in advance." (Facebook) (Website)
• Smithtown Library Kids: "These clever kids were able to solve the puzzles to break out of our Learn Lab in our Escape the Makerspace Jr. program." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Auditions for our upcoming Children's Theatre Productions of 'Elephant & Piggie and Knuffle Bunny' are happening now! See you at SPAC! Info: smithtownpac.org, #spac, #longislandtheatre." (Facebook) (Website)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Forestwood: "Fox or Coyote? - This has come up before and I've been among the skeptics who doubted there were foxes in Smithtown. But I think I've changed my mind. I saw this guy in the backyard this morning. The picture quality is poor, I had o..." (Nextdoor)

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You're officially in the loop for today! 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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