🌱Smithtown Dancer Joins The NYC Rockettes + New Caterer In Town Venue

Hi all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh edition of the Smithtown Daily, fresh off the presses. Let's get this Saturday started off right with a quick review of the most important things happening in town, including updates on:

• New catering service at the Landing Country Club in 2023.
• Smithtown dancer to perform with NYC Rockettes.
• EMS Alison Russo's case and more.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, cooler. High: 60, low: 42.

Here are the top four stories today in Smithtown:

1. Smithtown Landing Country Club welcomes a new catering company in 2023. Lessing Hospitality is departing the famous venue after serving it for 25 years. Panico's Community Market has been approved by the Town's Board as the new service provider. (Greater Long Island)
2. The holiday season will be here before we know it and the Radio City Rockettes are getting ready to do their magic, welcoming a Smithtown resident on the stage. Danielle Campbell who started dancing as a child at a Studio in St. James is now part of the group that will entertain crowds during the holiday season in NYC. (News 12 Long Island)
3. A pedestrian was seriously injured during a car accident on Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. Driver Dino Dudine struck a pedestrian at 9:45 p.m. Police did not release the pedestrian's identity, who was transported to the South Shore University Hospital. (Smithtown Matters)
4. Peter Zisopoulos is facing murder charges for fatally stabbing the FDNY Emergency Medical member, Alison Russo. The crime happened at EMS Station 49 in Astoria last month. Zisopoulos is accused of knocking Russo to the ground and stabbing her multiple times before fleeing the scene. (Long Island News 12)

Today in Smithtown:

• Creation Station (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Lower Body Blast (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Storytime Safari (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Monster Doughnuts (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (11:45 a.m.)
• LEGO® League (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "The tiniest beak in the world? Oh, wait a minute, that’s a huge beak! What kind of migrating bird is this? It’s called a night hawk!" (Sweetbriar Nature Center via Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "The society's annual scholarship contest honors Mildred Smith, an original founder of the society and our first president. She possessed an intense passion for the history of Smithtown, a passion we see live on in the meticulous work." (Smithtown Historical Society via Facebook)
• Smithtown Library Kids: "We love when our littlest patrons come to visit our programs. In Baby Lapsit we had a Storytime and then open play." (Smithtown Library Kids via Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead

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