🌱 How Claude Shannon’s 1939 summer shaped Cold Spring Harbor science history

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In today's newsletter:

• How Claude Shannon's 1939 summer shaped Cold Spring Harbor science history

Also on today's calendar: Nutcracker Ballet Auditions for LI Ballet Theatre's 40th annual Nutcracker and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 77, low: 65.
• Thursday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Claude Shannon's CSHL summer (cshl.edu) — Cold Spring Harbor residents can take pride in their local laboratory's role in shaping modern information theory, thanks to Claude Shannon's influential 1939 summer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The piece traces how his early genetics work there connects to today's AI-driven genomics and even inspires Anthropic's Claude AI.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cold Spring Harbor

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Nutcracker Ballet Auditions for LI Ballet Theatre's 40th annual Nutcracker →
  Huntington Center for Performing Arts, 310 New York Ave, Huntington
  1:00 pm
• Our Distinguished Citizen Dinner Honoring Robert "Bobby Hulse" →
  Captain Bills Restaurant & Catering, 122 Ocean Ave, Bay Shore
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Taylor Simon King →
  Paramount, 370 New York Ave, Huntington
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Heritage Fall Festival 2026 →
  Heritage Farm & Garden, 6050 Northern Blvd, East Norwich
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Member Orientation - September 2026
  Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, 308 New York Avenue, 2nd Floor, Huntington
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Crafts & Cocktails: Wooden Buoys →
  The Whaling Museum and Education Center, 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor
  6:30 pm
• The Whaling Museum and Education Center presents Crafts & Cocktails: Wooden Buoys →
  The Whaling Museum and Education Center, 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Networking Breakfast-Grants for All
  Harbor Club at Prime, 95 New York Avenue, Huntington
  8:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• An Evening with Author Ann Helfgott: The Naomi Scrolls →
  Main Auditorium, 338 Main St, Huntington
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Community-Wide Yard Sale →
  Centerport, Centerport
  9:00 am
Friday October 2
• The Soul in The Machine →
  1066 Veterans Blvd, Massapequa
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Mixed Media Coral Reef Paint and Sip →
  109 Browns Rd, Huntington
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Huntington Station

• Huntington Station Deli Hit With 12 Health Code Violations: Police (patch.com)
• Police News Roundup: 3 CVS Shoplifters Wanted; Deli Manager Cited in Raid (huntingtonnow.com)
• 'I'm Fine' Is The Most Expensive Sentence a Man Can Say After a Crash (goodmenproject.com)

Huntington

• Review: Kuku in Huntington, Roslyn (newsday.com)

Northport

• Northport High School Marks 25th Anniversary Of Sept. 11 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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