🌱Sorrentinos Hold Turkey Giveaway + Greenlawn Veterans Day Ceremony

Hello, neighbors! It's Saturday in Huntington and I'm back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in the community. Hope you all have a great day. Today you'll read about...

• Transformer fire reported In Commack on Friday afternoon.
• Veterans Day Ceremony to be held in Greenlawn on Friday, Nov. 11.
• Residents came together Thursday night to support a fundraiser for the Sorrentino family’s Thanksgiving turkey giveaway.

But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 59 low: 44.

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Here are the top three stories today in Huntington:

1. Transformer fire reported in Commack on Friday afternoon. The fire call came in at 12:37 p.m. at Jericho Turnpike and Indian Head Road. A telephone pole went ablaze, Suffolk police said. There were no injuries reported. (Patch)
2. Residents came together Thursday night to support a fundraiser for the Sorrentino family’s Thanksgiving turkey giveaway. Andre Sorrentino is the Superintendent of Highways for the Town of Huntington and has been doing the giveaway of turkeys for 13 years. See photos from the event in the link. (Huntington Now)
3. Veterans Day Ceremony to be held in Greenlawn on Friday, Nov. 11. The ceremony will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Park at 11 a.m. and is the only Veterans Day ceremony in the Town of Huntington to take place on the actual date of Veterans Day. Veterans will be joined by elected officials and members of the public. (Long Island Press)

Today in Huntington:

• Garage Sale - 14 Village Dr. (9 a.m.)
• Torah Study and Meditation Service - Kehillath Shalom Synagogue. (11:15 a.m.)
• Senior High Drama Production - Cold Spring Harbor Central School District (PAC). (7 p.m.)
• Special Needs Halloween Party - New York Fitness & Boxing. (7 p.m.)
• Celebrating 50 Years of Billy Joel with Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot: "The Later Years" - The Paramount. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Huntington Union Free School District: Huntington sports marketing class visited Madison Square Garden on Thursday. The students got a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic arena and how marketing works for MSG. (Huntington Union Free School District via Facebook)
• South Huntington Public Library: Teens decorated pumpkins early this month at the YA Department's Paint a Pumpkin program. Check out the fantastic work they did in the link. (South Huntington Public Library via Facebook)
• Helping Hand Rescue Mission is now halfway to its 1500 goal for Fill a Box. You can help now by clicking the link and grabbing a box to fill yourself. (Helping Hand Rescue Mission via Facebook)
• Town of Huntington: There will be road closures on Monday for the Downtown "Hauntington" Village Halloween Costume parade beginning at 4 p.m. Use detours to avoid traffic delays. (Town of Huntington via Facebook)
• Huntington Public Library: Monday is registration day for the Winter Gingerbread House challenge. You can register online, in person, or by phone. (Huntington Public Library via Facebook)

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