🌱 Ukrainian Refugees Come To Nassau + New Cuban Mexican Restaurant

Happy Monday, people of Five Towns! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 54 Low: 43.

Here are the top three stories today in Five Towns:

1. A man in Manhasset welcomed two relatives who fled Ukraine. Alex Golubenko brought his sister and his 10-year-old nephew into his Manhasset home. They have six-month guest visas. (News 12)
2. Corazon de Cuba in Long Beach reopened as El Malecón de Cuba recently. The restaurant now has a mix of Cuban and Mexican dishes. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Alexandra Francois, 12, is a Baldwin ballet dancer who just became an ambassador for Brown Girls Do Ballet, a national nonprofit that wants “to help increase participation of underrepresented populations in ballet programs.” (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Social Science Research Evening, George W Hewlett High School, 7 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Lucy Pozo, an East Rockaway High School senior, complained at a recent school board meeting that she was "made uncomfortable" at a recent Sports Night, when other students waved a Donald Trump flag. (LI Herald)
• Lawrence High School JV Boys Basketball coach Kelly Dempsey was recognized by the Long Island Nets, at the Women's Empowerment Game on Tuesday. (Facebook)
• Lynbrook native David Kaid, 17, will perform on Broadway. He will play Pavel in “The Last Boy ... A New Play With Music,” at a one-night benefit performance on April 27. (LI Herald)

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— Jackie