New LIRR Timetables; Festival

Garbage Pickup Schedule Resumes
Regular refuse pickup begins again Tuesday within the Town of Smithtown. Refuse pick up is scheduled for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday is the day for mixed recyclables. Huntington's sanitation schedule is different this week because of the Labor Day holiday. Monday and Thursday pickup is moved back to Tuesday and Friday; Tuesday and Friday pickup is moved to Wednesday and Saturday. Recycling is Thursday in all areas and there is no yard waste collection this week.

New LIRR Timetables
New LIRR timetables take effect Tuesday with revised schedules for trains to/from Atlantic Terminal and Mets-Willets Point. In addition, Hempstead track work will affect midday service on Hempstead, Far Rock, Babylon and Huntington branches. For details, pick up the new Sept. 3 timetable.

East Northport Festival
Residents will get to enjoy magic shows, sidewalk sales, exhibits, craft vendors, great food, petting zoo, bicycle stunt shows, amusement rides and games, live entertainment, street performers and more at the East Northport Chamber of Commerce’s annual Festival, taking place Sept. 6 through Sept. 8.

Taco Eating Contest
How many tacos can you eat? Test yourself against others at Smithtown's Del Fuego's Tex Mex Kitchen & Tequila Bar's 2nd annual Taco Eating Contest on Sept. 5 at 7 p.m.