Friday: Cloudy with a gusty breeze, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.
Saturday: Windy with rain at times, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
Sunday: Windy; cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 65 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Smithtown sewer project gains ground as former Kings Park Psychiatric Center building is torn down (newsday.com) — Work on the long-awaited Smithtown Main Street sewer project is moving forward as Suffolk County demolishes an old Kings Park Psychiatric Center building to make way for underground leaching fields. Officials say the project will protect drinking water and finally let downtown Smithtown businesses expand, while assuring nearby residents that the new infrastructure will be out of sight and odor-free.
• Rabies Cases Prompt Nationwide Health Advisory: What Long Island Residents Should Know (patch.com) — A raccoon found outside a Smithtown home recently tested positive for rabies, part of a growing outbreak spreading across Suffolk County communities. Health officials are urging residents to keep pets vaccinated, avoid contact with strange-acting wildlife, and seek immediate medical advice after any bite or scratch to prevent this almost always fatal disease.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
# 35th Annual St. James Day Returns to Lake Avenue October 4 —Kathy Weber Read on Patch
Metro Franchising Commissary posted a job opening for Team Member 5am Morning Opener in Hauppauge. Apply here.
Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Commack, New York in Commack. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smithtown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kings Park
Questions linger after two fatal fiery crashes at Sunken Meadow toll plaza (greaterlongisland.com)
LI HS roundup: Soccer, volleyball, cross country and golf highlights (newsday.com)
Hauppauge
Long Island biking paths you can ride this fall (newsday.com)
New East Islip Program Opens For Adults With Developmental Disabilities (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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