🌱 Sweetgreen Opens In Woodbury + Local Pets Available For Adoption

Hello all. Andrew Tessler here with your fresh copy of the Huntington Daily, filled with all the local information you need to know right now. In this issue, you'll learn about:

• Sweetgreen to open in Woodbury today.
• Pets are available for adoption at local shelters.
• Check out who's hiring this week in the Huntington area.

But first, today's weather:

A couple of showers. High: 67 low: 55.

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Here are the top four stories in Huntington today:

1. Sweetgreen to open in Woodbury today. The popular salad joint is located at 7969 Jericho Turnpike and will have an outdoor patio as well as inside seating. Sweetgreen will be donating one meal to Island Harvest per meal it sells today. (Daily Voice)
2. Pets are available for adoption at local shelters. Take a look at these adorable animals up for adoption at Huntington area shelters. Meet Gray, Oreo 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)
3. 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)
4. Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum will host Whale Boat Chats chronicling the history of whaling on Long Island. “We are excited to offer this new opportunity to engage with the museum’s exhibits! Visitors will learn the significance of this whaleboat and how it is tied to our local maritime history. We invite the community to come, stand around the boat and imagine what it was like to be out at sea chasing a creature larger than the boat you’re chasing it in,” said Assistant Director of The Whaling Museum Gina Van Bell. (TBR News Media)

Today in Huntington:

• Business Development Resource Committee Meeting - Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce. (8:30 a.m.)
• Besito Day of the Dead Celebrations. (Noon)

From my notebook:

• Huntington Animal Shelter: The dogs at the Huntington Animal Shelter wish everyone a Happy Halloween! Check out photos of them dressed up in the link. (Huntington Animal Shelter via Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: Huntington football team beat Copiague on Senior Day, 42-0. It was a great way for the team to close out the season and you can see which seniors were honored in the link. (Huntington Union Free School District via Facebook)
• Huntington Union Free School District: Washington students were decked out for Halloween yesterday. See the students dressed up from photos in the link. (Huntington Union Free School District via Facebook)
• Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center: "Thank you to all that participated in our third annual pumpkin walk yesterday! The winners were Cookie Monster, the Witch, and the Owl! The staff winners were Halloween Scene by Shelby, Spider by Miss Diane, and Drip Paint Pumpkin by Miss Dana." You can see the pumpkins in the link! (Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center via Facebook)
• Helping Hand Rescue Mission: Operation Sweet Tooth is now happening now at Helping Hand. Drop off your unopened leftover candy and make a child happy this year. (Helping Hand Rescue Mission via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday off right. I'll catch up with you bright and early 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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