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Editorial: Special occasions
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Small-town America and big-time events coincided this past week in the Town of Smithtown, highlighting once again the special place in which we live and work.
Memorial Day ceremonies this weekend in Kings Park, St. James and Smithtown, honoring those local residents who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, accompanied by the annual parades including hundreds of scouts and brownies, residents showing off their antique cars, local fire departments proudly rolling out their shiny firefighting equipment, school bands and more, remind us what's most special about our hometown is the people who reside in it.
Last week the 800-pound gorilla with which we almost always closely coexist to our mutual benefit — Stony Brook University — conferred degrees on over 5,000 graduates, including over 100 new medical doctors. The intellect, culture and payroll generated by SBU provides all of Long Island with a quality of life unique to big-school communities such as ours.
Yep, special occasions in a special place. Take a moment or more and appreciate it.
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