Atlantic Bridge Signage + Hewlett High Dominates Academic Fair

Happy Friday, Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know going on today.

Hewlett high schoolers have been undefeated for years at a certain academic fair. Motorists will have better signage as they approach the Atlantic Bridge and its non-EZPass toll. Find out which County Executive and District Attorney candidates the police unions are backing this year.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 69 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Jerry Barmash previews a Halloween event in Long Beach: the Beach House will be disguised as the Nightmare on Beech Street, a meal and haunted event for $60 a person. (Patch)
2. Jeff Bessen checks out Hewlett High School's New York State History Fair winning team. Sophomores Michael Heyman and Sydney Honig won the contest in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. (LI Herald)
3. The Herald remembers Nicholas J. “Kayo” Fabrizio, a longtime Five Towns resident who died on Sept. 21 at age 90. He started working as a bus driver and mechanic in 1955 for Independent Coach Corporation. Eventually he built it into a fleet of 300 buses and 380 employees, that served 18 school districts, including Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence. (LI Herald)
4. Lisa Margaria explains Nassau County Bridge Authority plans to make signage at the Atlantic Beach Bridge more clear so motorists know the bridge does not use E-ZPass and the toll cost. (LI Herald)
5. Long Island Business News has the three most expensive home sales in Long Beach last month. They ranged from $989,000 to $1.8 million. (Subscription: Long Island Business News)
6. Newsday reports that current Nassau County Executive Curran got two police union endorsements. The PBA has not chosen a candidate for County Executive between Curran and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman. The PBA, the superior officers, the correction officers and the detectives union have all announced an endorsement of Republican district attorney candidate Anne Donnelly over Democratic candidate Todd Kaminsky. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Five Towns:

• HES Picture Day, Hewlett Elementary School.

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• Nassau County Crime Stoppers is looking for information about an Elmont homicide on Sept. 24 at St. Vincent dePaul's Church. (Facebook)

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