Long Beach Park Cleanup + Fire District Budgets Released

Smithtown NY

30 September, 2021

8:41 PM

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Rise and shine, Smithtown! Let's get you all caught up to start this Friday off on an informed note. These are the most important things going on in Smithtown today. First, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 68 Low: 53. Here are the top stories today in and around Smithtown: Roughly 40 Smithtown students spent a Saturday cleaning up Long Beach Park. The young volunteers with the Town of Smithtown Youth & Community Alliance teamed up with the National Guard Counterdrug Task Force and the Parks Department to remove harmful waste from the shoreline and recorded evidence of drug, tobacco and alcohol-related waste to help identify the areas where substance use is happening. The goal of the cleanup event was to raise community awareness as a part of the Alliance's efforts to keep Smithtown safe and clean. (Smithtown Patch) The Town of Smithtown released its proposed fire district budgets for 2022 this week. The proposed $5.2+ million budget is mostly allocated to total personal services ($1,100,000) and contractual and other expenses ($1,594,600). According to papers filed with the town clerk, just over $5 million of the total budget would be funded by real property taxes. (SmithtownNY.gov). The results of Smithtown's bi-annual paper shredding event are in: More than 300 households visited the Town of Smithtown Municipal Services Facility to safely shred over eight tons of sensitive documents. This shredding event was held courtesy of the Smithtown Department of Environment and Waterways, Municipal Services Facility, and the Department of Public Safety. Supervisor Ed Wehrheim said of the event's success, "Saturday's turnout solidifies our expectations as residents continue to protect themselves against identity theft while safely disposing of unwanted documents in an environmentally friendly manner." (Smithtown Patch) Two Long Island students were named as winners in the 2021 Clean Tech Competition. The annual worldwide competition looks for innovative research and design ideas in the "STEM" fields — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (Free: Flipboard; Subscription: Newsday) Today's Smithtown Daily is brought to you by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Smithtown! Today in Smithtown: Food Truck Market (6-week Series) - Smith Haven Mall - Long Island, NY | Oct. 1st - Nov. 7th (12:00 PM) Menopause The Musical (8:00 PM) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Roseland School of Dance — FALL DANCE CLASSES START IN SEPTEMBER- Register today! (Visit website) Add your business here Events: Food Truck Market (6-week Series) - Smith Haven Mall - Long Island, NY | Oct. 1st - Nov. 7th (October 1) Fall Apple Festival at Stony Brook Community Church (October 2) Four Seasons in Music: Connected Play at Sands Point Preserve (October 10) Add your event Announcements: Booking Photography Sessions Oct. 8th-17th (Details) HHH East Thunderbirds Retire James C. Metzger's #21 Jersey (Details) Sign Language Inspired Sock Wins Socks Design Contest (Details) Add your announcement For sale: Lenox Table Lamp (Details) Estate Sale (Details) Add your item Job listings: Part Time Office Support/Maintenance Helper (Details) Add your job listing Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right! I'll see you around. If you're into these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Nicole Fallon-Peek About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Smithtown Daily? Email me at [email protected].