Crime & Safety
Chili Cook-off at Greenlawn FD
21 participants take part to benefit the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Suffolk County.
It was a little damp outside Saturday, but inside the firehouse things got pretty hot at the first Greenlawn Fire Department Chili Cook-off.
Hosted by the Greenlawn Fire Department and United Cerebral Palsy Association of Suffolk County, the event featured 21 entries from fire departments and restaurants in the area, a raffle, DJ food and drinks.
The Greenlawn Fire Department won the People's Choice Award for best overall.
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Other chili categories included Hot Three-Alarm, Super Hot Five-Alarm and Mild One-Alarm.
Fire fighters from Centerport, St. James, Melville, Huntington Manor, Cold Spring Harbor, Kings Park, Lindenhurst and Greenlawn all competed in a the event to benefit nearly 3,500 individuals with disabilities and their families helped annually through UCP.
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Judges include Huntington Town Board member Susan Berland, The Long Islander Editor and Associate Publisher Pete Slogatt and celebrity fire house chef Josepah Bonanno.
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