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🌱 Sachem Daily: Fireworks Pet Safety Tips + Lifeguard Bitten By Shark
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Sachem.
Good morning, neighbors! It's me, Andrew Tessler, your host of the Sachem Daily — here to impart everything you need to know about what's happening in our community today. Follow along for the latest.
First, today's weather:
Sunshine with low humidity. High: 82 low: 67.
Here are the top stories in Sachem today:
- Check out these pet safety tips for July 4th. As we all love to watch fireworks, they scare animals and create anxiety and fear in our best friends. Click the link for important tips on how to keep your pet safe this year. (Patch)
- Lifeguard bitten by shark; two beaches closed. The lifeguard was bitten in the chest and hand and is expected to make a full recovery. "Notice for Smith Point and Cupsogue beaches: swimming has been suspended due to dangerous marine activity as of Sunday, July 3," Suffolk County Parks tweeted. (Patch)
- ICYMI: Suffolk County reports first Monkeypox case. There have now been 96 cases in New York and 400 in the country. "While the current risk to the general public is low, we urge the public as well as healthcare providers in Suffolk County to be aware that this rare virus has been found in the region and to know the signs and symptoms and manner of transmission of the monkeypox virus," said Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott. (http://www.huntingtonNow.com)
Today in Sachem:
- Adult Summer Reading Club 2022, Oceans of Possibilities! - Islip Public Library. (9 a.m.)
From my notebook:
- Sachem Library: Check out this cool idea the library posted. You put together different words based on your life to create your fantasy book title. (Sachem Library via Facebook)
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- FREE Knee Pain Workshop (July 9)
- The Audacity of Self Love- Watercolor Works on Paper by Jacqueline Maldonado (July 9)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! I'll see you around.
— 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!
Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Sachem Daily? Contact me at Sachem@patch.com
