Salmonella Outbreak + Long Island Fall Festival Planned

Welcome back, Huntington! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 64 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories in Huntington today:

1. New details on mysterious salmonella outbreak affecting New York. There has been a national salmonella outbreak that has affected hundreds of people, and investigators have not found the food source yet. They have linked the strain, Salmonella Oranienberg, to a restaurant takeout container containing lime and cilantro. Two people have been hospitalized in New York, with the greatest chances for severe cases being ages 5 and under, and over 65. (Huntington Patch)
2. The 2021 Long Island Fall Festival happens this October in Huntington. It's that time of the year folks, fall on Long Island. It does not get much better than this, and we're here to tell you about the Long Island Fall Festival. It’s free to the public and offers various attractions, such as four stages of entertainment, a world-class carnival, hundreds of arts and craft vendors, international food courts, a farmer’s market, and numerous kid-friendly activities. The festival is held at Heckscher Park, and considered one of the best in the Northeast. (Greater Long Island)
3. $3K raised to fight cancer By Huntington, Harborfields swim teams. The girls varsity teams joined forces to participate in the seventh annual Swim Across America fundraiser to help fight cancer. "I am so proud of the work that our swim team and their coach Kiri Thomsen are doing," said Robert Franco, the district's director of health, physical education and athletics in a news release. Continue the great work ladies! (Huntington Patch)

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Today in Huntington:

• JGHS AIS Night. (6 p.m.)
• CSH National Honor Society Applications Distributed Grade 12 . (All Day)
• JGHS Financial Aid Night — Elwood UFSD. (7 p.m.)
• CPC Meeting (District Office) — Cold Spring Harbor Central School District. (9 a.m.)
• NJ vs. NY Medicaid - What's the Difference? — Zoom. (2 p.m.)
• CSH Jr. High Back to School Night Grades 7-8. (6:45 p.m.)

Huntington Patch Notebook

• Huntington Union Free School District: "Timmy McDonald leads Huntington over Northport, 28-0. Freshman Timmy McDonald put on an awesome display, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns, catching a 28 yard touchdown pass, completing a 45 yard pass and recording eight tackles." (Facebook)
• St. Dominic Elementary School - Oyster Bay: "Seventh grade experimenting with solar power." (Facebook)
• Town of Huntington: "There is a major national outage with the phone carrier used for the landline phones at our town facilities, which is affecting some incoming calls." (Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: "The Huntington varsity boys’ soccer team used three second half goals to avenge their lone loss of the season as the Blue Devils topped Smithtown West, 3-0." (Facebook)
• Rotary Club of Huntington, NY: "This was the Huntington Rotary Club’s first year involved with 'Oyster Gardening.' It won't be our last!" (Facebook)
• Helping Hand Rescue Mission: "A local Commack family is putting their life back together after a terrible house fire. Thankfully they are all safe but they did lose all of their clothing and belongings and have been through a lot as a family as you can imagine." (Facebook)

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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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