🌱 More COVID-19 Testing Sites + Missing Teen Girl + NARCAN

Hey, Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Windy in the afternoon. High: 48 Low: 31.

Here are the top four stories today in Five Towns:

1. Next week, New York State will open new testing sites, and one is coming to Nassau County. There will also be an online portal where people can order at-home PCR tests. (News 12)
2. A bomb threat at Baldwin High School was investigated and found to be unsupported after a police search on Monday morning. (Daily Voice)
3. On Monday, Hempstead Town gave out its 10,000th kit of Narcan, a drug used to revive overdose victims. Town officials and community members marked the milestone at the Island Park Public Library. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. A 13-year-old girl from Westbury has been reported missing. Valery Diaz-Granados was last seen at her home at 4 p.m. (Daily Voice)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Ogden Elementary School Holidays Caroling and Cookie Exchange, Hewlett Woodmere School District.
• Franklin Elementary Childhood Center New Year's Party, Hewlett Woodmere School District.
• Ogden Elementary School Grade 2 Candy House Tradition, Hewlett Woodmere School District.
• Hewlett Elementary School Holiday Dance, Hewlett Woodmere School District, 8 a.m.

From my notebook:

• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools opened registration for Winter 2022 Recreation programs. (Facebook)
• The NHL is extending its holiday break due to rising COVID-19 cases. All teams will be off Dec. 22, 23, 24 and 25. (Patch)
• Nassau County Police Department Commissioner Ryder received a visit from Michelle and Chris Panetta from Beyond the Badge NY who delivered hundreds of cards, handmade by children in Nassau County schools and Nassau County Girl Scouts. (Facebook)

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— Jackie