Huntington Weekly Digest: Cocktail Bar, LIRR Parking Lot, Ida

HUNTINGTON, NY — Hello, Huntington! Here is a look at what happened in the community over the past week.

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First, today's weather:

Possible light rain overnight. High: 79 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories from Huntington:

1. Peruvian cocktail bar The Last Word opening soon in Huntington Village (GreaterBayShore)
2. Huntington LIRR South Parking Lot Renovations Set To Begin (Huntington Patch)
3. Flooding Strands Vehicles Near Huntington Sewage Treatment Plant (Huntington Patch)
4. Huntington Town Board set to update downtown parking study (Greater Long Island)
5. Update: Lloyd Harbor Cleaning Up After Fierce Storm Blows Through (http://www.huntingtonNow.com)
6. Hurricane Ida Remnants Rock Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk North Shore (Huntington Patch)
7. Sewage Plant Archives (http://www.huntingtonNow.com)
8. Greenlawn Firefighters Battle Commercial Building Blaze (Huntington Patch)
9. Carnival heads to Huntington YMCA for Labor Day weekend (tbrnewsmedia.com)

Today in Huntington:

Huntington Patch Notebook

• Huntington Union Free School District: "NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL COMING TO HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL … A new assistant principal is coming to Huntington High School. Jully Williams will assume the position later this month after being appointed by the Huntington School Board this ..." (Facebook)
• Halesite Fire Department: "Early this morning, our members donned their #mustangsuits and assisted the Huntington Fire Department as they evacuated residents living along New York Ave, when flood waters began rising in their homes. A little wet, but no worse for t..." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "EMILY GELLER’S BUSY SUMMER SETS STAGE FOR SENIOR YEAR … Emily Geller set the stage for her senior year at Huntington High School with a busy summer. The teenager has big plans, both short-term and long-term and she is well known for not ..." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "PLANS UNDERWAY TO HONOR LONGTIME EDUCATOR JACK ABRAMS … Teacher, administrator, mentor, friend and founder of Huntington UFSD’s School Heritage Museum, Jack Abrams wore many hats over the years, always contributing in one way or the othe..." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "KATE BALM GLIDES INTO JUNIOR YEAR AT HHS … Kate Balm is gliding effortlessly into her junior year at Huntington High School. She is a smart, confident and abundantly talented young woman who has quietly been compiling a most impressive r..." (Facebook)
• Helping Hand Rescue Mission: "And just like that (well sort of lol) the room is clean the remaining supplies are away and we move on to next week... We cannot begin to say just how wonderful everything was this week with The Best First Day 2021 and how great the peop..." (Facebook)
• Helping Hand Rescue Mission: "This pretty little princess is going into 1st grade and "wow" was she happy to receive her new backpack filled with new school supplies. She loves pink and rainbows and did a little happy dance when she put it on!!! This is just one of t..." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "KIANNA CRISCUOLA EMBRACES SENIOR YEAR IN HUNTINGTON … Kianna Criscuola has everything in place to enjoy a spectacular senior year at Huntington High School. The teenager has kept busy in recent weeks, always keeping an eye on the future ..." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL PREPS FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR … When the school bell sounds on Thursday, September 9, Huntington High School will spring to life with about 1,500 students filling the building’s classrooms and teachers wasting little t..." (Facebook)
• Town of Huntington: "Town of Huntington to Start LIRR Huntington South Parking Lot Renovation Adding 29 Spaces, Drainage & Lighting Improvements Huntington Station – The Town of Huntington will begin reconstruction work on the South Parking Lot at LIRR Hunti..." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "BLUE DEVIL MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 9 ... Shop with the Booster Club online at https://www.stringitup.com/blue-devils-booster/. When ready, items will be available for pick-up at String It Up, located at 41..." (Facebook)
• Helping Hand Rescue Mission: "Mrs. M.L. Blair has been bringing her freshly grown produce to our mission and other local outreaches for 30+ years to bless that families that come. She is a kindhearted, caring woman who grows the most beautiful, delicious vegetables. ..." (Facebook)
• Halesite Fire Department: "Early this morning, our members donned their #mustangsuits and assisted the Huntington Fire Department as they evacuated residents living along New York Ave, when flood waters began rising in their homes. A little wet, but no worse for t..." (Facebook)
• Halesite Fire Department: "How do you know it’s Labor Day Weekend? Well the #greenlawnfair has always signaled the official end of summer around here, and our members and the Halesite FD Junior Firefighters were so excited that the parade and fair returned last ni..." (Facebook)
• Halesite Fire Department: "Our Halesite members and the #juniorcrabbers are about to step off for the annual @greenlawn_fd parade! We love that this yearly tradition is back #halesitefd #labordayweekend #weloveaparade" (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "H-TON FIELD HOCKEY READY TO SHINE … It’s fun to surprise an opponent not expecting a tough game. That’s what the Huntington High School varsity field hockey team might be doing a lot of this fall. The Blue Devils are better than everyone..." (Facebook)
• South Huntington Public Library: "Last Tuesday was a gorgeous summer night for our Young Adult Summer Reading Wrap Up Party for kids in Grades 6 and up who completed the YA Tails and Tales Reading Challenge. A great time was had by all!" (Facebook)
• Town of Huntington: "Flooding at Huntington STP on Creek Road Strands Several Vehicles, Including Law Enforcement, STP Employee Transported via Payloader Halesite – During the most intense part of last night’s storm, flooding outside the Huntington Sewage Tr..." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "OUTSTANDING GROUP HONORED AS COLLEGE BOARD NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION PROGRAM SCHOLARS ... Our heartiest congratulations go out to Fiorella Benitez Arevalo, Brian Bonilla, Jennifer Escobar and Erik Flores Reyes on earning top honors i..." (Facebook)
• Town of Huntington: "Huntington Harbormaster to Enforce Temporary Speed Zones During Lighthouse MusicFest Halesite – Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci announced the Huntington Harbormaster and Bay Constables will be enforcing safe boating, temporary 5 MPH boating..." (Facebook)
• Spirit of Huntington Art Center: "That’s a wrap! Six amazing weeks of art, music, and clay flew by in a flash. It was truly a pleasure and we hope to see you all again next year! Don’t forget that next week is the beginning of our brand new session of Artists Comes Alive..." (Facebook)
• South Huntington Public Library: "Tomorrow our South Huntington students return to the classroom to begin the 2021-2022 school year. Can you guess what year these children had their picture taken at the old Pidgeon Hill Elementary School in our district?" (Facebook)
• Greenlawn Civic Association: "Thank you, Greenlawn Fire Department Fan Page for including us in the Greenlawn Fireman's Fair parade!! What a great night!" (Facebook)
• South Huntington Public Library: "Trying something new...Bookface Friday! Find the book here: https://tinyurl.com/2s8p7dur" (Facebook)
• Long Island Rebels: "What a great night! Thank you to all who came out to support this amazing event!" (Facebook)
• Tri Community & Youth Agency (Tri CYA): "Summer photo dump Already missing summer trips! Our youth had a blast this summer. Empire State Building, Robert Moses Beach, Long Island Ducks Baseball game, National Night Out, & our first annual Huntington Anti-Bias Concert. ..." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "BOOSTER CLUB’S ONLINE STORE RETURNS FOR BLUE DEVIL FANS … The Huntington Booster Club’s online store is back in business for Blue Devil fans. An assortment of new items are available for purchase along with some of the most perennially p..." (Facebook)
• Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce: "Join us Tuesday September 7th to celebrate the 7 year anniversary and expansion of @laurasdanceandfitnessstudio! This incredible studio specializes in dance classes, fitness & personal training and hosts a variety of classes throughout t..." (Facebook)

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