🌱 Three Jailed For Stabbing Death Of Teen + School Seder

Morning, Five Towns! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

High: 69. Precipitation: 60 percent, humidity: 68 percent, scattered thunderstorms.

Here are the top three stories today in Five Towns:

1. Defendants accused of stabbing Oceanside High School senior Khaseen Morris in 2019 were each sentenced to a year in jail. Marquis Stephens Jr., 20; Sean Merritt, 20; and Javonte Neals, 21; all pleaded guilty in January to a felony charge of second-degree gang assault and a misdemeanor assault charge. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. Brandeis School sixth graders hosted their annual model Seder, and 20 holocaust survivors visited the Lawrence school this week. Roland Merton gave a presentation and recalled his family's experience during World War II. (Patch)
3. Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Legend is coming to UBS Arena for a benefit concert on May 29. The show is part of Northwell Health's "Side By Side" and Jason Derulo will open the benefit concert. (Patch)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Holy Thursday, Schools Closed, Hewlett Woodmere School District.

From my notebook:

• The Town of Hempstead will host a First-Time Homebuyer Seminar on Wednesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at Five Towns Community Center, 270 Lawrence Ave. (Long Island Weekly News)
• The first of three Informational Budget Q&A sessions with Dr. Marino and Mrs. Donnelly will be held to discuss the 2022-2023 Hewlett-Woodmere proposed school budget will be Monday, April 25 at Hewlett Fire Department at 7 p.m. (Facebook)
• Hewlett-Woodmere public schools were named one of the 2022 Best Communities for Music Education in the U.S. (Facebook)

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— Jackie