🌱 Huntington Daily: Country Point Shops + Little Shelter Dogs

Hello, neighbors! It’s me again, Andrew Tessler, your host of the Huntington Daily.

First, today’s weather:

Partial sunshine. High: 46 low: 33.

Here are the top stories in Huntington today:

1. Huntington Hospital ex-employee who sold patient data faces up to 10 years in prison. Huntington Hospital began notifying 13,000 patients of a data breach that exposed protected health information (PHI) and resulted in a former employee being charged with a HIPAA violation. Huntington Hospital discovered on February 25, 2019, that a night shift employee was improperly accessing electronic medical records without role-based authorization, and Luis Soriano now faces up to ten years in prison. (Newsday)
2. Furry friends from Little Shelter. Meet Martin, Nigel, and Dwight. The cuddly bunch is all ready to be adopted from Little Shelter. They are all up for adoption and were featured on ‘New York Live’. You can call Litter Shelter at 631-368-8770 for more information! (NBC New York)
3. Country Pointe Shops in Plainview announces full occupancy. If you’re looking to jazz up your shopping experience and head down the road, check out Country Point Shops in Plainview. The 118,450-square-foot shopping center was built as part of an upscale lifestyle community along with 750 luxury homes by The Beechwood Organization, one of the largest developers of single family and multi-family housing in New York State. Retailers include ShopRite, Starbucks, Iavarone Italian Kitchen and Pizzeria, Chase Bank, Organic Krush, Anthony DeFranco Salon, CityRow, Trio Hardware, SugarCrazy, Nostalgc Eyewear, Happy Color Nails & Spa and Fidelity Investments.(LongIsland.com)

Today in Huntington:

• Bright Lights, A Magical Holiday Celebration at Vanderbilt Museum. (5:00 p.m.)
• Long Island Ballet presents the 34th Annual Nutcracker. (2:00 p.m.)
• Christmas Fair. (9:00 a.m.)
• Join us for our Annual Holiday Photoshoot Family Edition. (11:00 a.m.)
• Hanukkah & Havdalah at Kehillath Shalom Synagogue. (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Huntington Union Free School District: “Blue Devil soccer star Teddi Carnesi has been named to the All-State team after a fabulous season during which she helped lead the Huntington varsity squad to a playoff upset victory.” (Facebook)
• Huntington Animal Shelter: “40+ blankets were donated to our shelter after their wedding from newlyweds, Marylynn and Jeff! They will definitely go to good use with these cold days ahead, thank you!!” (Facebook)
• The Townwide Fund Of Huntington: “Our Thanksgiving Comeback Run was only just a week ago but we already can’t wait for the next one! Have you checked out our photo gallery? Link in bio!” (Facebook)
• Cold Spring Harbor Library: “Celebrate Hanukkah with Hoopla!” (Instagram)
• Cold Spring Harbor Library & Environmental Center: “Starting next Wednesday. Grades 7-

From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

• Bright Lights, A Magical Holiday Celebration at Vanderbilt Museum (December 4)
• Office & Home Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale (December 4)
• Hewlynn’s Very Merry Marketplace (December 4)
• Long Island Ballet presents the 34th Annual Nutcracker (December 4)
• Winemaking Experience – VIP Wine Blending Session at Sannino Vineyard (December 5)
• Festival of Games – a retro holiday shopping and gaming event (December 11)
• John’s Crazy Socks Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary with an Open House Party and Pop Up Shop (December 11)
• Big Apple Circus is NOW OPEN in New York City! (December 12)
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Now you’re in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update! If you’re enjoying these newsletters, consider bringing some more friends and neighbors on board. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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