🌱 Huntington Daily: Stimson Student Honored + Recent Burglaries

Good morning, people of Huntington! It's me again, Andrew Tessler, your host of the Huntington Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 43 low: 33.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Huntington:

1. Stimson Middle School student earns three medals in Tae Kwon Do competition. Preston Parker won three medals at the 2022 U.S. Olympic Committee/U.S.A. Tae Kwon Do Poomsae Grand Slam 20.0 in Colorado. Park is a seventh grader at Stimson Middle School and received a Proclamation Award presented by the Town of Huntington, on Feb. 1 at Town Hall. The competition took place Jan. 14-16, when Park earned one gold and two silver medals. (Huntington Patch)
2. Dix Hills home burglarized. A Dix Hills home was broken into on Saturday night, police reported. A man entered through a window and stole jewelry from a West Farm Drive home shortly after 9 p.m. Burglaries and theft are on the rise in our area, so make sure to keep your doors and windows locked. (Huntington Patch)
3. Check out the most recent arrests in the area from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5. Two men were arrested after robbing the Sno-Haus store for jackets and Under Armour facemasks on Feb. 4. An employee tried to stop Brandon Sestoso, and he punched the employee in the head. Sesteso was also found to have crystal meth in his possession. He was arrested and charged with second-degree robbery, aided by another and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. (Huntington Patch)

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Today in Huntington:

• Medicaid by State Part II: NY, NJ & FL — Zoom. (8:30 a.m.)
• Proactive Planning: Protecting Your Assets & Preparing for the Next Chapter — Online Webinar. (5:30 p.m.)
• Harley Special Person’s Dance. (5:30 p.m.)
• Seahawks Booster Club Meeting - Cold Spring Harbor Central School District (7:00 p.m.)
• Whiskey 101 Club — Industry. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Helping Hand Rescue Mission: The Mission gives a special thanks to the Allied Foundation for their generous donation of diapers, cereal, tomato sauce and Lysol household wipes. The Town of Huntington continues to help those less fortunate. (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "The Huntington boys’ basketball team’s game against Copiague has been moved to Thursday night at Walt Whitman High School’s south gym. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but mechanical issues forced it to be rescheduled. The JV will take the court at 6 p.m. followed by the varsity at 7:45 p.m." (Facebook)
• The Townwide Fund Of Huntington: "Board Member Bea Hartigan was honored on Feb. 1 at the Suffolk County Legislature for her work with Townwide and the Huntington Community. She has been of service for 50 years!" (Facebook)
• Town of Huntington: "Town of Huntington Supervisor Ed Smyth recaps highlights from the Feb. 1 Town Board meeting: You can watch the full video in the link." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "Attention Huntington K-6 parents ... second marking period report cards are now accessible via the e-School Parent Portal." (Facebook)

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— 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!