Bus Stabbing + Man Ran Over Twice + $100 Million Opioid Payout

Happy Thursday, people of Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today.

A man was arrested for attempting to rob two banks in Nassau County. A family wants to know why their relative was ran over twice by accident in a parking lot. A man was stabbed on a NICE bus. And Nassau will get a big payout from New York State's opioid lawsuit.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 72 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Patch looks at a Nassau County teacher who is on the current season of "Survivor." Tiffany Seely is 47 and from Plainview and has so far made it to the third episode of the 41st season of the CBS show. (Patch)
2. Jerry Barmash writes that a man has been charged for robbing a TD Bank in Wantagh. Joseph Mann, 49, of Wyandanch, is also accused of demanding money from a TD Bank in New Cassel on Tuesday. (Patch)
3. News 12 Long Island has the story on a stabbing on a NICE bus. A 67-year-old was stabbed by an Elmont man in New Hyde Park. Eon Marques of Elmont has been arrested. (News 12)
4. CBS News talks to the family of a Freeport man who was run over twice in a parking lot. No one has been charged for the death of 71-year-old Stephen Schier, which happened four months ago and the family wants answers. (CBS New York)
5. Newsday explains that Nassau County could receive up to $102 million from New York State's opioid lawsuit settlement. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Hewlett Elementary School Family Bingo Night, Hewlett Woodmere School District, 6:30 p.m.

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• The Hewlett-Woodmere Music Department announced that seven Hewlett High School students were selected to participate in this year’s New York State All-State Music festival in Rochester, New York. (Facebook)

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