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🌱 Vanderbilt's Bright Lights Kicks Off + String Of Car Break-Ins

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Hello, everybody. It's me, Andrew Tessler, your host of the Huntington Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Including updates on...

  • Vanderbilt Museum's third annual Bright Light event kicks off today.
  • Homeowners on Mclane Drive in Dix Hills are dealing with a string of car break-ins.
  • Christmas ornaments decorated by Huntington Station class will be featured on a tree outside White House.

But first, today's weather:

A little rain in the morning. High: 57 low: 34.

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Here are the top three stories today in Huntington:

  1. Homeowners on Mclane Drive in Dix Hills dealing with a string of car break-ins. "My cars are 60 feet from the street - they are right on the side of my house," John DelMaestro says. "You got to have a little bit of gall to walk down the driveway to somebody's house to check that out." Thieves have been reported walking up and down the streets looking for open cars and multiple items have already been reported stolen. (News 12 Long Island)
  2. Vanderbilt Museum's third annual Bright Light event kicks off today. Bright Lights: Celebrate the Season, will be on Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 3-18, and on Thursday, Dec. 22. The event is a highlight of the holiday season and includes a children's scavenger hunt, a 15-minute Holiday Laser show in the Reichert Planetarium and Candlelight Tours of the decorated Vanderbilt Mansion. (TBR News Media)
  3. Christmas ornaments decorated by Huntington Station class will be featured on tree outside White House. The ornament designs were decorated by students at Maplewood Intermediate School and chosen ahead of 4,400 other schools. The children's ornaments will be unveiled at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony this Sunday. (News 12 Long Island)

Today in Huntington:

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  • Greenlawn Civic Association Christmas Tree Lighting - Harborfields Library. (1:30 p.m.
  • Holiday Craft Fair (10:00 AM)
  • Whaleboat Chat - The Whaling Museum. (Noon)
  • Shopping, Security and Safety Online with Sharper Training Solutions, Inc. - Huntington Public Library. (1 p.m.)
  • The Happy Elf - St. Hugh of Lincoln. (2 p.m.)
  • Huntington Men's Chorus Fall 2022 Concert - St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church. (7 p.m.)
  • The Paramount Tribute Series Presents: Yacht Rock Revue. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Huntington Union Free School District: Flower Hill Primary School recognizes November's star students. Click the link to see which students excelled and were recognized. (Huntington Union Free School District via Facebook)
  • St. Dominic High School - Oyster Bay, NY: St. Dominic's has appointed a new lacrosse coach. The school district welcomes Coach Mike Schwalje who has a successful background in coaching and you can read more about him in the link. (St. Dominic High School - Oyster Bay, NY via Facebook)
  • Huntington Union Free School District: The Blue Devil's wrestling team will take the mats today for the season opening tournament in the Louis D. Giani Gymnasium. They will face teams from St. Anthony’s, Massapequa, Roslyn, Kings Park and Port Jefferson. The tournament kicks off at 9 a.m. (Huntington Union Free School District via Facebook)
  • Helping Hand Rescue Mission: The Rescue Mission's Toy Drive 2022 has officially started. They are collecting new unwrapped toys and gift cars for children age newborn though 14 years old. They will be distributed at their annual Christmas party on Dec. 17 and the following week at Helping Hand. (Helping Hand Rescue Mission via Facebook)

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— Andrew Tessler

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