🌱 Bloods Gang Members Admit To LI Murders + Missing Teen Girl

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, your host of the Five Towns Daily.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 58 Low: 43.

Here are the top five stories today in Five Towns:

1. Two Brooklyn Bloods gang members admitted to two murders in Baldwin Harbor and Hempstead along with other violence in Nassau, Queens and Brooklyn from 2010 through 2016 in federal court Wednesday: Dylan Cruz, 30, and Richard Michel, 41, members of the Red Lane Gorillas set of the Bloods street gang. (Patch)
2. A teenage girl is missing from Glen Cove. Dayna Nicole Barrera-Caceres was last seen leaving for school on Wednesday morning, but she never returned. Police are asking anyone with information to call. (News 12)
3. Hey! Joy is an independent toy store business that opened its second store at Roosevelt Field mall last month. The store aims for an interactive experience for shoppers. (Patch)
4. The East Rockaway School District released details about the upcoming grand opening of the athletic complex on April 1 and 2. There will be a varsity baseball parade, recognition of athletes, games, food and more. (Patch)
5. Hempstead Town and National Grid will blend clean hydrogen energy with natural gas to heat 800 homes near Point Lookout. The project will use the town’s hydrogen facility and existing natural gas lines and aims to lessen fossil fuel use. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Hewlett Elementary School Spirit Day, Hewlett Woodmere School District.
• Quarter 2 Progress Reports Posted on Parent Portal, Hewlett High School.
• Ogden Elementary School Winter Concert, Hewlett Woodmere School District, 9 a.m.

From my notebook:

• Nassau County Police colleagues are praising the next NYPD commissioner. Keechant Sewell's coworkers and local politicians made supportive statements about her selection as the first female commissioner. (Patch)
• Looking for a new read? Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library shares picks for the top 10 books of the year. (Facebook)
• The New York Red Bulls soccer team has acquired both of the Nealis brothers from Massapequa. Dylan Nealis is the younger brother of Sean Nealis and the Red Bulls got him from Nashville SC for $125,000. (Patch)

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