🌱 Local Woman Wins $3M Lottery Prize + Man Robs Bank In Commack

Hi all. It's me, Andrew Tessler, your host of the Huntington Daily — here to explain everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Today you'll read about:

• East Northport woman wins $3M lottery prize.
• Man injures police officer in Melville after crashing into his vehicle.
• Man dressed as a woman robs Commack Teachers Federal Credit Union Saturday morning.

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Mostly sunny. High: 66 low: 49.

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Here are the top stories in Huntington today:

1. East Northport woman wins $3M lottery prize. Josephine Julich, of East Northport, claimed a top prize from the New York Lottery’s "X Series 50X" scratch-off game, according to the NY lottery. "Winning this jackpot felt like an out-of-body experience," she told NY Lottery after claiming the prize. Julich chose to do a lump-sum payment, which checked out at a cool $1,640,520 after withholdings. (Daily Voice)
2. Man injures police officer in Melville after crashing into his vehicle. A man traveling westbound on the Long Island Expressway near exit 49 veered off the road early Sunday morning around 4:30 a.m. Kushal Dilawri, 33, of Hicksville, hit a marked police vehicle who was doing paperwork from an earlier accident. The officer was injured and taken to the hospital with non-life threating injures. Dilawri was charged with driving while intoxicated. (Patch)
3. Man dressed as a woman robs Commack Teachers Federal Credit Union Saturday morning. The man was wearing a wig and makeup when he handed a note to the teller demanding cash. The teller complied and gave the man cash and the suspect fled in a gray minivan on Motor Parkway. Police ask anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-221-TIPS. (Patch)

Today in Huntington:

• Holiday Portraits with Santa on the Beach! - Knollwood Beach. (2:15 p.m.)
• LGBTQ+ Remote Addiction Recovery Support Group - Mountainside Treatment Center. (7 p.m.)
• Movie Trivia Night- Cinema Arts Centre. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Huntington Union Free School District: The Flower Hill PTA and Blue Devil softball team were featured in Newsday Sunday morning. Their spring PARP initiative Take Me Out to the Library is designed to promote reading to Huntington's youngest learners. Check out a photo of the spread in the link. (Huntington Union Free School District via Facebook)
• Helping Hand Rescue Mission: Starting this Tuesday at 4 p.m. you can pick up Thanksgiving boxes. The boxes will include a shopping list and you can fill them up, decorate them, and return them to Helping Hand. (Helping Hand Rescue Mission via Facebook)
• South Huntington Public Library: The library will not be closed for Columbus Day. They will operate at regular hours. (South Huntington Public Library via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Greenlawn: "Community Playhouse of Northport (CPN). - CPN is a community theater group would like to invite you to see Matilda. Our performances are the 1st two weekends in November." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Robin Park: "Call or text me at 646-239-3003 . - Cleaning is something I enjoy doing." (Nextdoor)

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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!

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