🌱 Oyster Festival Set For This Weekend + $40M Counterfeiting Bust

Morning, friends. It's me, Andrew Tessler, your host of the Huntington Daily — here to tell you all the most important things happening locally. Including updates on:

• Oyster Bay's Oyster Festival set for this weekend.
• A Plainview business owner was busted for a $40 million counterfeiting operation.
• Hooks & Chops abruptly closes in Commack.

But first, today's weather:

Breezy in the afternoon. High: 69 low: 58.

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Here are the top four stories today in Huntington:

1. Oyster Bay's Oyster Festival is set for this weekend. The festival is one of the premiere fall festivals on Long Island. After a two-year break due to COVID-19, the festival is back and ready for a huge turnout. "People are calling me non-stop," Kerry Gillick-Goldberg, who manages public relations for the festival, told Patch. After a two-year break due to the pandemic, she says, people are excited for "a little bit of normalcy." The festival is free and runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (Patch)
2. A Plainview business owner was busted for a $40 million counterfeiting operation. Lindsay Castelli, 31, of Smithtown is the owner of Linny's Boutique on Old Country Road in Plainview. Castelli would use a heat-press to put designer logos on clothing worth only a few dollars. "Nassau County Police say the United States Postal Inspectors helped carry out an 18-month investigation that included numerous undercover buys." Detectives carried out a search warrant in the store on Oct. 4. Castelli turned herself in on Oct. 7 and was charged with trademark counterfeiting. (FOX 5 New York)
3. Check out the most recent Northport Police Blotter. You can see police incidents from Oct. 3 through Oct. 9 which includes theft, accidents, parking violations, and more. Click the link to read full descriptions on the incidents. (Patch)
4. Hooks & Chops abruptly closed in Commack. The restaurant originally stated it would be temporarily closed on Oct. 4 after flooding, but announced a few days later it would be closing permanently. "Due to unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances, head chef and owner Steven Del Lima is saddened to say Hooks & Chops has been forced to close its doors," the announcement read. "We'd like to give a big thank you to our loyal staff and clientele for supporting us and we thank you all for the last two years of service."(Daily Voice)

Today in Huntington:

• Seahawks Booster Club Meeting - Cold Spring Harbor Central School District. (6 p.m.)
• Family + Friends Addiction Virtual Support Group - Mountainside Treatment Center. (6:30 p.m.)
• HHS National Honor Society Induction Ceremony. (7 p.m.)
• Max & Iggor Cavalera: Return, Beneath, Arise - The Paramount. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Huntington Union Free School District: Huntington field hockey beats Smithtown East Saturday behind Lauren Bonn's two goals. The win moves the girls to 10-3 on the season. “Today we put all the pieces together: passing, communicating, trusting each other, etc.,” said Bonn, who has tallied nine goals and four assists this season. “We knew that beating Smithtown East would be no easy feat, but we clearly dominated the game. I’m so proud of us.”(Huntington Union Free School District via Facebook)
• Spirit of Huntington Art Center: The Spirit of Huntington Art Center presented ArtAbility’22, on Sept. 23 and 24. See photos from the exhibit in the link. (Spirit of Huntington Art Center via Facebook)
• Huntington Public Library: Join the library Thursday at 6:30 p.m. for CRIME TIME. The author panel will include Reed Farrel Coleman, SJ Rozan, Peter Blauner, Richie Narvaez, Peter Spiegelman & Charles Salzberg, and Long Island's own Reed Farrel. (Huntington Public Library via Facebook)

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That's it for today. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with your next 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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