🌱 Tech Savvy Next Meeting + Beach Cleanup Day + Police Blotter

Hi all. It's me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Smithtown Daily — back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and very warm. High: 88, low: 66.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Smithtown today:

1. The next Tech Savvy Seniors session will be held on Sept. 9. at the Smithtown Historical Society. The group meets every other Friday to help the senior citizens in our community to learn how to use iPhones, tablets, and more for free. Classes start at 11 a.m. (Smithtown Historical Society)
2. Attention "book worms" out there! Author Graham E. E. Bailey will be at the Smithtown Public Library on Sept. 14 to discuss her new novel, "Sakhalin." The event starts at 7 p.m. at the Kings Park building. Click here for more information and to register. (Smithtown Library)
3. The Town of Smithtown Youth Bureau will serve our community with a Beach Cleanup Day. If you want to join forces with them and volunteer as well, registrations are open, all are welcome! The cleanup day is set for Oct. 1 from 10 a.m.-noon. Register here. (Town of Smithtown)
4. A mom and daughter from Long Island face fraudulent credit card charges. Geist, 61, and her daughter Alyssa Geist, 33, are accused of spending over $850,000 on different credit cards between 2008 and 2021. The money was spent on luxurious European vocations and to sustain a lavish lifestyle. (NY Post)
5. For those interested in the latest police activity in Smithtown, look at Patch's police blotter with the most recent arrests in our community. (Smithtown Patch)

Today in Smithtown:

• Art Exhibit — Alexander Sonnenberg (Smithtown Library-Smithtown). (9:30 a.m.)
• Rock and Rhyme (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (10 a.m.)
• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Read, Sing, and Play (Smithtown Library-Commack Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Game Day (Smithtown Library-Commack Building). (All Day)

From my notebook:

• Smithtown Patch: "Inhales Wellness is set to celebrate its grand opening in St. James on Wednesday. The hot yoga studio, at 529 Lake Ave., St. James, is owned by Ina Visich and Halee Ruggiero." (Patch)
• SSPJ School: "Transitional Camp! Looking forward to a great school year!" (SSPJ School via Facebook)
• Smithtown Library Kids: "Congratulations to Caterina on reading 1,000 books before Kindergarten." (Smithtown Library Kids via Facebook)

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— Debora Whitehead

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