🌱 Smithtown Winter Lantern Festival Coming Soon + Halloween Outing

Hey, Smithtown! I'm in your inbox to catch you up on everything you need to know about what's happening around town. In this issue, you'll learn about the following:

• The very first Suffolk Winter Lantern Festival.
• Smith Haven Mall free Halloween event for children.
• Smithtown students Beach Clean up Day and more!

But first, today's weather:

Brilliant sunshine. High: 60, low: 42.

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Here are the top five stories in Smithtown today:

1. The Smithtown Historical Society is just twelve days away from being lit with the Suffolk Winter Lantern Festival. From Nov. 5 through Jan. 8, handmade lamps in the form of animals, flowers, dinosaurs and more will be displayed on weekends from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Visit the Show Clix website to purchase your tickets. (TBR News Media)
2. Smith Haven Mall is hosting and "Spooktacular" afternoon on Monday with Trick-and-Treating and everything in between for all kiddos that shows up between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. All stores participating in the event will have a pumpkin sticker on its window. Pictures and props will be available with seasonal decorations. (Patch Events)
3. Smithtown Central School students and teachers rolled their sleeves up to participate in the Beach Cleanup event at Sunken Meadow State Park. Around one hundred peers collected 192 pounds of garbage with the AMSEAS (Atlantic Marine Conservation Society). (Patch)
4. Commack Fire Department responded to a blaze emergency at Jericho Turnpike and Indian Head Road on Friday afternoon. According to our first responders, a telephone pole caught fire at 12:37 p.m. No injuries were reported in the incident. (Patch)
5. Early voting is today in New York. Look at the NY Elections Voter Look-Up guide to find nearby locations and hours. (VLG)

Today in Smithtown:

• Creation Station (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Pumpkin Parade (Smithtown Library - Nesconset Building). (10 a.m.)
• Monster Mash Volunteers (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Spooky Movie Saturday (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Monster Fun (Smithtown Library-Commack Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Monster Mash (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (11 a.m.)
• Get Batty (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (3 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Audiences are loving Percy Jackson’s Lightning Thief! Only three more chances to see this unbelievable show! Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.! Get your tickets today!" (Smithtown Performing Arts Center via Facebook)
• Smithtown Library Kids: "Children had a "spooktacular" time at the Nesconset Building listening to Halloween stories and making delicious monster doughnuts." (Smithtown Library Kids via Facebook)
• Town of Smithtown features little Zendaya as the Pet of the Week. Zendaya, the cat, is a one-year-old female who needs a permanent home. Sad, she was diagnosed with cat leukemia, which will shorten her life, but she is happy and playful and deserves to find a family/person who will cherish her life and help her to make the best out of it. You can visit the link I've shared to see a picture of Zendaya and consider taking her home today. (Town of Smithtown)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door this Saturday! I'll see you around.

— Debora Whitehead

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