🌱 Huntington Daily: Target Thieves Wanted + $500K In Coins Stolen

Hello, people of Huntington! Andrew Tessler here with your Wednesday issue of the Huntington Daily.

First, today's weather:

Times of sun and clouds. High: 65 low: 54.

Here are the top 4 stories in Huntington today:

1. Police looking for two women who robbed a Huntington Station Target. The duo stole health and beauty products worth approximately $1,380 on April 4. Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-221-TIPS. (Huntington Patch)
2. Check out the priciest home sales in Huntington last month. The three highest listed sales ranged from $1.28 million to $2.05 million. The priciest home is located at 194 Round Swamp Road, with nearly two acres of property and 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. (Subscription: Long Island Business News)
3. Duo steals $500,000 worth of rare coins at event in Melville. The theft took place at the Melville Coin, Stamps, and Collectables Show while the victim went to the bathroom. He asked another vendor to watch his stand while he was gone and a women went over, distracted the vendor and another man swiped coins and precious metals. The victim wanted to remain unnamed for security reasons and said, "I think it's very sad it's come to this situation that people do things like that." (News 12 Bronx)
4. Roadwork to close two lanes of Long Island Expressway overnight Tuesday. The lanes between exit 43A and 42 will be closed from 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday. This will only be for one evening and the road will be open fully in time for rush hour. (Patch)

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Today in Huntington:

• Networking Breakfast at the Paramount. (7:30 a.m.)
• Seahawks Booster Club Meeting — Cold Spring Harbor Central School District. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Huntington Manor Fire Department Fan Page: This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Appreciation week. This is an appreciate week for all emergency dispatchers across the country. Huntington Manor FD has a dispatcher on 24/7 for emergencies. (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: The Huntington girls' lacrosse team won at home against Sachem East on Monday, 13-7. They were powered by Katie Browne's four goals and Regan Sansiviero's five points. The Blue Devils are 4-2 on the season. (Facebook)
• Tri Community & Youth Agency (Tri CYA): "A special thank you to H2M For those sponsorship and support at our recent pass event! We are fortunate to work with community members and leaders in the town of Huntington." (Facebook)
• Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center: Grades 5-12 can learn how to sketch native birds and earn community service hours at the same time. All you have to do is allow the library to photograph and post your sketch to their social media. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Greenlawn: "Has anyone used this accountant? Just want to be sure before I get totally involved. Larry A. Burlingame, EA L.A. Burlingame & Associates, LLC 100 Centershore Road, Suite 7 Centerport, NY 11721." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cold Spring Hills: "MOBILE DETAILING — Call or text. 631-948-0909" (Nextdoor)

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That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— 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!