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The INN, which operates the Mary Brennan INN soup kitchen in Hempstead among others, estimates it will have served more than 200,000 balanced meals and more than 5,500 pantry bags by the end of this year as a result of the pandemic.

The event is being held in collaboration with North Shore Animal League America, which will have its Mobile Adoption Unit onsite during the Water Bark event, so attendees can meet adoptable local dogs.

The fundraising event takes place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 13. Participants who raise at least $100 will be mailed a Team Hope t-shirt after the event.

The American Airpower Museum is using the event on Saturday, Sept. 5 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The money, provided to the Town of Huntington’s bus service through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, will be used for operating, administrative and preventive maintenance expenses to support HART’s fixed-route and paratransit services.

Four students from Manhasset High School won awards in an international clean technology competition.

The money, which was part of the town’s $133 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Act, will help the schools purchase the required personal protective equipment needed for reopening to students and faculty.

The eatery was supposed to open months ago, but the opening was postponed after construction delays and the state’s coronavirus shutdown pushed it back. The new restaurant has outdoor seating for 30 people and 57 seats inside.

Six elementary school students won awards for their artwork in the Town of Hempstead’s recycling poster contest co-sponsored by Covanta Energy.

The museum’s reopening event takes off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, when World War II-era planes and other vintage aircraft take to the skies from the museum’s ramp at Republic Airport in Farmingdale.

The upcoming lineup includes the Banjo Rascals on July 23; Turnpike Joe and the Traffic Jam on August 6; Sparkle on Stage on August 13; Robert Bruey on August 20; the East End Trio on August 27 and more to be announced.

The town is partnering with Babylon Citizens Council of the Arts to start outdoor classes, drive-in concerts and help local artists and students create mural paintings.

The town is adding the Walt Whitman Shops to its drive-in movie locations starting July 13, when it will screen “Frozen 2” in the mall’s parking lot.

Twenty-one Long Island restaurants received honors from Wine Spectator in its 2020 Restaurant Awards.

The 14,000-square-foot Winters Center for Autism will feature life-skills teaching areas, indoor and outdoor recreational spaces for health and wellness activities and a community café.

The parade, powered by the Museum of American Armor, is open to a limited number of spectators who can pre-purchase tickets online to reserve a socially distant parking space on the village grounds.

The new bakery/cafe/market offers fresh-baked French pastries, breads, cookies, cupcakes, croissants, pound cakes as well as breakfast, lunch and more.

On Monday, June 29, the series created by Long Island event producer Starfish Junction, will be showing “The Secret Life of Pets 2” and $10 from each ticket sold will be donated to Bideawee to assist in its local pet-protection efforts.

The concert, headlined by Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot, begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 27 and will be followed by a fireworks show to celebrate Independence Day.