🌱 St. James Burglaries + SHS Students' Top Science Award

Get on up, 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:

Mostly sunny. High: 53, low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Smithtown today:

1. Two St. James eateries burglarized. Two counts of burglary (third-degree) were reported on Lake Avenue in St. James. A person entered St. James Pasta and Pork through a window and stole cash from the register. The person then pried open a connecting door to another business, Patio Pizza, and stole cash from the register. (Smithtown Patch)
2. Smithtown High School East students recognized with top honors in science writing competition. Eight students placed among the four writing categories: biology (vaccine development), space research, psychology (virtual learning) and environmental science (the effect of plastics). (smithtownmatters.com)
3. Suffolk police officials announce the largest hiring of officers in county history. There are 705 law enforcement officers that will be hired in total across different fields over the next 12 months. The Suffolk County police exam is given every four years. All of the new recruits would have had to take the test in 2019 and already be on the list for admittance. (News 12 Bronx)

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Today in Smithtown:

• Whisper Woods of Smithtown Fall Job Fair. (10 a.m.)
• Falling Leaves Garland (Smithtown Library). (4:30 p.m.)
• Gilmore Girls Trivia (Smithtown Library). (7 p.m.)
• Homemade Bread (Smithtown Library). (7 p.m.)

Smithtown Patch Notebook

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Where Marguerite going with that nut? Even though she has lived her entire life in captivity, that instinctual behavior of caching is still present! If our laundry room could sprout trees, we would have hundreds!" (Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "Do you know who loves pumpkins more than trick-or-treaters? Our ponies, sheep and chickens!" (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Come on, we've all been there! #spac, #longisland, #longislandtheatre, #theatrekid, #performerstuff, #scenepartner, #whatsmyline." (Facebook)
• Smithtown Performing Arts Center: "Hmm. Do you know the answer to this #FrozenTrivia? #spac, #longisland, #longislandtheatre, #disney, #frozenjr, #mommypoppins, #longislandparents, #anna, #elsa, #frozenmovie, #frozenbroadway." (Facebook)

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• Smithtown Historical Society's Eighteenth Annual Heritage Ball. (Nov. 4)
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— 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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