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Case of the Missing Rotary Plaque Solved
The plaque, which was reported missing last week was getting cleaned by Smithtown Parks Department.
It looks like the case of the missing rotary plaque has been solved.
A town plaque reported to be missing was actually being cleaned and repaired by town workers.
The Smithtown Rotary Club reported the plaque missing last week with Suffolk County police. The wheel shaped plaque, which is placed on the corner of Lawrence Road and Main Street was actually in the hands of the town's Parks Department.
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Vito Poveromo, a founding member of the Smithtown Rotary, reported the club's granite wheel missing.
Poveromo donated the statue of the International Rotary's symbol, a yellow and blue wheel with 24 cogs and spokes, five years ago in honor of the Smithtown branch's 50th anniversary.
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Smithtown Parks Director Charles Barnett told the Times of Smithtown on Wednesday that the plaque was not missing but being cleaned up by his department.
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