🌱 New Maintenance Facility + Dancers To Perform With Rockettes Today

Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh copy of the Huntington Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now, including...

• New highway maintenance facility unveiled Monday in Town of Huntington.
• Dancers at North Shore Dance in Huntington to share stage with Rockettes today.
• Local pets available for adoption.

But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 41 Low: 27.

Here are the top four stories in Huntington today:

1. A new highway maintenance facility was unveiled Monday in the town of Huntington. The state-of-the-art facility was unveiled by the New York State Department of Transportation and will be used to service state roads across Suffolk County. "The Department of Transportation has one of the most elite snow fighting forces in the nation and this state-of-the art facility will help our dedicated workers do their jobs even better and be ready for the ever-growing consequences of extreme weather," said Marie Therese Dominguez, commissioner of the state's department of transportation. (Huntington Patch)
2. Dancers at North Shore Dance in Huntington will share a stage with Rockettes today. The group of 50 dancers will be performing in the pre-show at the 2 p.m. showing of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The dance students auditioned this fall for a chance to dance before an audience at the famous Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. (Greater Long Island)
3. Pets are available for adoption at local shelters. Take a look at these adorable animals up for adoption at Huntington area shelters. Meet Luna, Kevin and more this week. If you see a potential pet that catches your eye, click on its picture to learn more about it and consider adopting today. (Huntington Patch)
4. Check out who's hiring this week in the Huntington area. In our weekly collab with ZipRecruiter, you can check out all the companies hiring locally in and around Huntington. If you see a job that interests you, click on it for more information and apply! (Huntington Patch)

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Today in Huntington:

• Election Tuesday | Greenlawn Water District Commissioner - 45 Railroad St. (3 p.m.)
• Fire District Commissioner Elections - 9 Park Circle. (3 p.m.)
• White Christmas (1954) - New Restoration! - Cinema Arts Centre. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Huntington Union Free School District: Virtual Enterprise students traveled to LIU Brooklyn for the latest Tech Talk Seminar. The seminar was focused on “entrepreneurship” and “how innovators build a business.” Successful executives and investors shared their stories of the business-building processes they followed. (Huntington Union Free School District via Facebook)
• South Huntington Public Library: The library's weekly newsletter highlights everything happening throughout the week. Clink the link to access the newsletter now. (South Huntington Public Library via Facebook)
• Greenlawn Civic Association: The Northport VA is in need of toiletries. It will collect donations at tonight's December General GCA Meeting. (Greenlawn Civic Association via Facebook)
• Huntington Public Library: The library is holding a virtual program: "The Christmas Star" with Joe Rao. Registration is required and you can do so on the website. (Huntington Public Library via Facebook)
• Helping Hand Rescue Mission: The Rescue Mission still needs volunteers to get toys wrapped for Saturday's Children's Christmas Parties and distributions at HHRM. Click the link for more information. (Helping Hand Rescue Mission via Facebook)
• Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center: Register now for DIY Soapmaking for teens and tweens! More details in the link. (Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center via Facebook)

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Events:

• Election Tuesday 12/13 | Greenlawn Water District Commissioner (December 13)
• Krampus Yule Extravaganza (December 17)
• Huntington Holiday Bar Crawl (December 17)
• The Huntington Winter Farmers Market (December 18)
• Sing Noel! (December 18)
• Holiday Lights At The Bronx Zoo (December 23)
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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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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