🌱 Huntington Daily: Family Pride Picnic + Cinema Arts CatVideoFest

Hello, everybody. I'm back in your inbox this summer morning with all the most important things happening in town today. Without further ado...

First, today's weather:

Warmer with a few showers. High: 73 low: 59.

Here are the top 4 stories in Huntington today:

1. CatVideoFest returns to Cinema Arts Centre July 10. CatVideoFest is a showcase of cat videos that the Centre pulled from hours of submissions, music videos, and more. There will also be a pop-up kitten adoption with Golden Paw Society. (HuntingtonNow)
2. First annual Family Pride Picnic coming to Huntington Sunday. The event will be held at Mill Dam Park and run from 1-4 p.m. "We're excited to kick off the first of what will hopefully be many Family Pride Picnics," said event founders Eric and Jim Rubin Perez. "We want to bring the entire community together, not only to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride, but to recognize the beauty and importance of family and show that Huntington embraces diversity." (Huntington Patch)
3. Huntington couple creates survey to address Emergency Rental Assistance issues. June and Lance Margolin created the "New York State Residential Landlord & ERAP Survey" to gather information from fellow landlords who have tenants that applied for rental assistance from New York State. "New York State's poorly facilitated Emergency Rental Assistance Program
   (ERAP) has enabled our tenant to hold our own home hostage for the last 7 months, the latest chapter in a nearly 2-year nightmare of missing rent, manipulation, violence and crushing expenses," the Margolins wrote. (Huntington Patch)
4. Check out the newest Huntington Police Blotter. See everything that went on in the Town of Huntington from June 12 to June 19. The Second Precinct reminds you to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-221-TIPS if you have information pertaining to a crime. (Patch)

Today in Huntington:

• Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Marisol's Beauty Touch. (5 p.m.)
• Open Night Mic — Nag's Head Ale House. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Greenlawn Civic Association: The Greenlawn Civic Association announced their scholarship winners from the Harborfields Class of 2022. Congratulations to Katie Cassano, Ryan Cassano, and Omar Lee. (Greenlawn Civic Association via Facebook)
• Town of Huntington: The Town of Huntington recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Nation's First Living Memorial to Vietnam KIA. Check out photos from the event in the link. (Town of Huntington via Facebook)
• Helping Hand Rescue Mission: Helping Hand recently hosted celebrity nail artist Pattie Yankee. She gave each mom her signature nail color. (Helping Hand Rescue Mission via Facebook)
• The Townwide Fund Of Huntington: Reserve your spot today for IPA & Rose on Sept. 18. Registration and sponsorship opportunities are on the Townwide Fund's website. (The Townwide Fund Of Huntington via Facebook)
• South Huntington Public Library: Summer is officially here and that means the library has a ton going on in the next couple months. Head to their website to see all that's happening! (South Huntington Public Library via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cold Spring Hills: "Looking for a good reliable pool service guy. Does anyone know someone local who might be available to come and service our pool ?" (Nextdoor)

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Events:

• Family Pride Picnic (June 26)
• Oyster Bay Music Festival (June 26)
• Top Ten Divorce Mistakes & How to Avoid Them — Vesta's Long Island, N.Y. Hub (June 28)
• St. Anthony's Family Feast & Festival (June 29)
• Opera & Broadway of the Hamptons: Cristina Fontanelli and Her Fabulous Friends (July 23)
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• Behind The Scoreboard — Build It and They Will Come (Details)
• Yard Sale (Details)
• Attorney Alexandra N. Baird Joins PARRINO|SHATTUCK, PC (Details)
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• New York HVAC Co. For Sale 1MM+ Revenue — Sell My Business — Business Broker (Details)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right. I'll see you soon!

— Andrew Tessler

About me: Hi! I'm Andrew and I have been a Huntington resident for 7 years. I have lived in other countries and states, and my number one love is Huntington. I love health and wellness, traveling, stand-up paddle boarding, and of course going to restaurants and events throughout Huntington!

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