🌱 Cannabis Sales Debate + Three Dogs Rescued From Drug House

Happy Saturday, people of Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

Valley Stream is nearing a decision on cannabis sales. Two dogs were rescued from a house filled with weapons and drugs. A new restaurant nearby is the first on LI to be vegan and gluten-free. And hear what Anne Donnelly, Republican candidate for Nassau DA, thinks is the most pressing issue this year.

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First, today's weather:

Breezy with rain and drizzle. High: 65 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Juan Lasso is following the debate over cannabis sales in Valley Stream. The deadline for the village to opt out is approaching and some critics are saying marijuana use is a major substance abuse issue. (LI Herald)
2. Patch checks out a new nearby restaurant. Green Street Eatery in Levittown is the first vegan and gluten-free dining on Long Island. (Patch)
3. Patch interviews veteran prosecutor Anne Donnelly, 57, who is running for district attorney in Nassau County as a Republican. She said the top issue is bail reform and keeping criminals off the street. (Patch)
4. Alex Costello has the details on six people arrested at a house in New Cassel on Wednesday. Police found an assault rifle, crack, cocaine, sedatives, opiates, ecstasy, cash and multiple pieces of drug paraphernalia. Three pit bulls were living outside in "inhumane conditions." (Patch)
5. ABC News looks at how Nassau County is starting a new campaign to encourage booster shots. Weekly clinics and pop-up events will offer either Moderna or Johnson & Johnson boosters. 95 percent of adults in Nassau County have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. (WABC-TV)

Today in Five Towns:

• 9th Annual Nassau County Barkfest, East Meadow.

Five Towns Patch Notebook

• The Town of Hempstead honored four honorary chiefs of the East Rockaway Fire Department, each with 50 years of service: Paul Wolf, John DeSantis, Bruce Dwyer and Robert Renner. (Patch)
• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library will be playing "Space Jam" on Tuesday, election day, at 2 p.m. (Facebook)

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