🌱 Smithtown Youth To Write Cards To Lonely Senior Citizens + Events

Hey, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new edition of the Smithtown Daily, fresh off the presses. Let's get this Thursday started with a quick dive into the most important things in town these days. Today we'll cover the following:

• Kiddos and teens are invited to write Christmas cards!
• Mattera's Toy Drive needs donations.
• Kings Park Menorah Lighting and more!

But first, today's weather:

Considerable clouds. High: 43, low: 40.

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Here are the top four stories in Smithtown today:

1. The Town of Smithtown is inviting kiddos and teens in the neighborhood to write holiday cards to the senior citizens who may be alone during the holidays. Participants can customize their cards and email or drop them off at the Town Hall to be distributed to the Senior halls and local nursing homes. Click here to see the card templates. (Town Of Smithtown)
2. Senator Mario Mattera's 2022 Toy Drive will accept donations through Dec. 21. All gifts will go to the children under treatment at Stony Brook Hospital. If you'd like to participate, drop off a new unwrapped toy or gift card at Materra's office at 180 East Main Street, Suite 210, Smithtown. (Smithtown Matters)
3. There will be a Menorah Lighting in Kings Park on Dec. 18! For those who will not make it to the Smithtown Hall ceremony on Dec. 20, there will be music, treats for the kids, and the whole story of the meaning of Hanukah at Kings Park Veterans Plaza, starting at 11 a.m. (LI Events)
4. Suffolk police are working to solve Tyler Phillips' case. The teen was a fatal hit-and-run victim on Granny Road in Coram. Officials announced a checkpoint plan on Wednesday in which drivers would be checked and given a flyer to help with any information about the crash. (Port Jefferson Patch)

Today in Smithtown:

• HSW - International Business Career Day. (All Day)
• Girl Scout Daisies Troop 936-Smithtown Library (Smithtown Building). (4 p.m.)
• HSW - Winter Concert II - Smithtown High School-West. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Staller Center is hosting 2022 THE NUTCRACKER - Seiskaya Ballet on Saturday at 2 p.m. Other dates and times are available. Click on the link to check it out and purchase tickets. (Staller Center)
• The 43rd annual Smithtown Fire Department Christmas Parade kicks off on Dec. 17. The event is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. from 100 Elm Avenue in Smithtown. I am sure many of you want to know the entire route to watch the decorated firetrucks "marching" through the neighborhood. Visit here to learn where and when! (Smithtown Patch)

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