🌱 Wild Cat Arrive At Sweetbriar + Home Fire On South Avenue + Events

Hello, friends! It's Saturday in Smithtown, and I'm back in your inbox with everything fit to print about what's happening in the community today. Let's have at it...

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 87, low: 68.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Smithtown today:

1. The wild cat spotted in Central Islip this week was rescued and taken to the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown. According to the rescuers, the animal was caught on Hawthorne Avenue in Central Islip. (LI News12)
2. A carnival is coming our way on Aug. 18-21. The Parish of St. Joseph in Kings Park will host the events offering rides, raffles, music, and more from 6-10 p.m. (Smithtown Matters)
3. Police are searching for two suspects responsible for a theft at the Ulta Beauty store located at 78 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack. The pair stole $4,200 worth of merchandise on June 2 and fled in a white Honda SUV. (TBR News Media)
4. The Smithtown Public Library has a series of Nursery Rhyme Time programs to keep the little ones busy in August. Access the full schedule of events here. (Smithtown Library)
5. No injuries were reported during a house fire located on South Avenue in Smithtown. The fire started at 9:19 p.m. and was controlled by firefighters from Smithtown, St. James, Nesconset, Kings Park, and Commack. The house was severely damaged in the incident. (Smithtown Patch)

Today in Smithtown:

• Vegetable Orchestra Workshop (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Creation Station (Smithtown Library-Smithtown Building). (10 a.m.)
• Nursery Rhyme Time (Smithtown Library-Kings Park Building). (10:30 a.m.)
• Sensory Storytime (Smithtown Library-Nesconset Building). (11 a.m.)

From my notebook:

• Sweetbriar Nature Center: "Sweetbriar has one of the only flight cages on Long Island. Lots of other rehabilitators use our enclosure to make sure their raptors can fly and hunt before they get released." (Sweetbriar Nature Center via Facebook)
• Smithtown Historical Society: "Thank you for another great night in our Cooking with the Stars - July 28 series with Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim and his wife, Diana, as we celebrated Brad Harris Day." (Smithtown Historical Society via Facebook)
• Smithtown East Wrestling: "The Smithtown East Wrestlers that attended team camp at Kutztown University. Over 70 matches between the six of them." (Smithtown East Wrestling via Facebook)
• Smithtown Library Kids: "Our printmaking series is in full swing. We painted on the surface of the water for paper marbling. Register for our next session on Aug. 10, where we'll carve linoleum." (Smithtown Library Kids via Facebook)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Debora Whitehead

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