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Apple everything, vendors galore By CHRISTIE LEIGH BABIRAD cbabirad@liherald.com
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The annual Amityville Apple Festival brought a plethora of locals and vendors out for a fruit-filled favorite on a honey-crisp fall day Sat., Oct. 5. Themed around apples, the festival offered a wide variety of freshly picked New York State apples for sale, including Golden and Red Delicious, Granny Smith and Honey Crisp. Also, to festival-goers delight, there were the traditional apple doughnuts and pies and apple cider. Vendor coordinator Joe
Charlotte and Connor Morin taking a fall photo shoot at the Amityville Rotary Club’s annual Apple Festival.
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Shop at Village-wide garage sale in Amityville More than 50 homes to take part in community event October 19 The Village of Amityville’s first-ever community garage sale will take place on Sat., Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the Village. More than 50 homes have already signed up to participate, making Amityville a browser and shopper paradise. A bounty of treasures will be offered, including clothing, decorative and craft items, books, novelties, as well as tools, furniture and other mis-
cellaneous household merchandise. “This is our take on a popular event that has been successful in many other towns and villages,” said Amityville Village Mayor Dennis M Siry. “It’s a nice community event that will bring in people to our Village and also help out some of our local businesses.” To view the current list of sale locations, click on this
shorturl.at/Bepvp, use your portable device to view the QR code on the flyer shorturl.at/ dmy5j or visit Amityville.com. Note that in the event of rain, the sale will take place on Sun., Oct. 20. The garage sale extends from neighborhoods south of Sunrise Highway to the Great South Bay, and from County Line Road on the western boundary to the areas off Bayview/South
Bayview Avenue to the east. The Village reminds shoppers to drive safely and adhere to all traffic rules and parking signs, especially in the residential
neighborhoods. To sign up for the sale, Village residents may contact Amityville Village Hall at 631-2646000. Happy shopping!