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🌱 Patch AM: PSEG Long Island, LIPA Purchase Melville Office Building

Make time for Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale on the Huntington Patch calendar

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Hi there, Huntington! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • New Melville office aims to cut power provider costs long term
  • How tribute bands turned venues like Huntington's Paramount into hot tickets.
  • How did Huntington Hospital earn national recognition for heart and stroke care?

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 69.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PSEG Long Island, LIPA Purchase Melville Office Building (patch.com) — Residents near Huntington may notice changes as PSEG Long Island and LIPA consolidate several leased offices into a newly purchased facility on Walt Whitman Road in Melville. Officials say owning the building should cut long-term real estate and maintenance costs, improve collaboration among staff, and help stabilize occupancy expenses, which they argue supports more affordable electric service for Long Island customers.
   

• Why Long Islanders love tribute bands (newsday.com) — Huntington music fans are part of a booming Long Island tribute-band scene, with acts now filling major venues like The Paramount in town. Local performers, including a Huntington vocalist in an all-female Mötley Crüe tribute, explain how affordable tickets, nostalgia, and faithful set lists are drawing devoted followings and turning neighborhood shows into big-theater experiences.
   

• 22 Long Island hospitals recognized for heart, stroke care (newsday.com) — Huntington Hospital is among 22 Long Island hospitals honored by the American Heart Association for consistently following evidence-based guidelines in treating heart disease and stroke. The awards highlight years of sustained quality performance at major local facilities, giving Huntington-area residents another data point when considering where to seek emergency cardiac or stroke care.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Stop & Shop to Host One-Day Career Fair Across 18 Stores in Suffolk County —Shaina Read on Patch
  • Looking for recommendations for a reliable cleaning service in Huntington.
    someone trustworthy and thorough. Appreciate any suggestions! (Nextdoor West Neck)
  • Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Huntington Station. Apply here.
  • Catholic Health posted a job opening for Medical Office Assistant in Melville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Huntington here.

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  • Janowitz joins Feinstein Institutes (cshl.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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