🌱 Huntington Daily: Mask Mandate Lifted + Snow Super Bowl Sunday

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 47 low: 32.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Huntington:

1. Gov. Kathy Hochul lifts indoor mask mandate, effective Thursday. New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she is lifting the mask mandate that has now been in effect for months. “Given the declining cases, given the declining hospitalizations, that is why we feel comfortable to lift this, in effect tomorrow,” Hochul said. The mandate will remain in effect in schools and be reevaluated the first week of March. (Patch)
2. Four Huntington area open houses. Check out these four open houses in the Huntington area. The real estate inventory market is still low, so we helped you narrow down the search and get past the frustration of looking online by using data from Redfin. The homes include one in the Lloyd Harbor area with 5 beds and 6 baths for $1.7 million, and another with 2 beds and 1 bath for $429,000. (Huntington Patch)
3. Enjoy three beautiful days ahead, with snow on Sunday. The weather looks great for the next three days, with temperatures ranging from the high 40s all the way to 52. It's going to be a great taste of spring, but the cold will be back Sunday. We are watching potential snow accumulations Sunday into Monday with a possible 2-6 inches. We will keep you updated as the storm gets closer to Long Island. (Weather.com)

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Today in Huntington:

• Blood Drive Jr/Sr High — Cold Spring Harbor Central School District. (7:45 a.m.)
• Randy Houser — The Paramount. (9 a.m.)
• LHSPTG Meeting — Cold Spring Harbor Central School District. (9:30 a.m.)
• Empower Your Best Life: Retirement Planning Edition — Zoom. (9:30 a.m.)
• Hearts for Art — The Heckscher Museum of Art. (Noon)
• Long Island Trivia Fundraiser with Kehillath Shalom Synagogue. (7:30 p.m.)
• Board of Education Meeting — Elwood UFSD. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Huntington Arts Council, Inc.: Check out the Facebook live event "Access and Opportunity"- Thursday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m. For more information on the panelists, head to the Arts Council website. (Instagram)
• Huntington Public Library: Join the library Thursday, Feb. 10 for an Art Talk on Michelangelo at 7 p.m. at the HPL Main Library Auditorium. You must register for the event on the library website. (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "The Huntington School Board has adopted a proposed district calendar for the 2022/23 school year. Trustees voted unanimously at their Feb. 7 public meeting to approve the plan, which will have school begin on Tuesday, Sept. 6 and finish on Friday, June 23, 2023." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Bright News York: "We just trapped an injured feral cat who has now had surgery and needs to recuperate in our house in a crate for two weeks. Does anyone have a crate about 38 inches by 24 inches by 24 inches we could borrow for two weeks or buy? " (Nextdoor)
• Wayne Turner, Neighbor: "When you want to hire residential painters in New York to transform the interior of your residential property, quality and trust should never be compromised. Hiring professional painters is an absolute must. After over 10 years' experience doing interior residential painting, we really focus on customer satisfaction, from start to finish, so you can rely on us for your next interior residential painting project." (Patch)

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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!