Comic Cancels Shows To Protest Vax + 'Superblock' Breaks Ground

Hello, people of Five Towns! It's me again, your host of the Five Towns Daily.

A famous comedian from Long Island is causing controversy for refusing to play shows at venues requiring COVID-19 vaccination. One local teacher reports that his students are accepting of school mask mandates. And a major development that's been held up for decades is now underway in Long Beach.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 82, low: 70.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Jerry Barmash writes about a controversy involving Valley Stream native and comedian Jim Breuer canceling comedy shows at venues that require COVID-19 vaccinations. (Patch)
2. Patch also talks to a local teacher about how students are handling masking mandates. Dan Quinn, a physical education teacher at Long Beach High School, says his students are understanding and accepting of the requirement. (Patch)
3. News 12 Long Island covers the groundbreaking of a major development of a waterfront property in Long Beach that has been vacant for 40 years. The project will have 238 apartments, 200 condo units and a restaurant on six acres between Long Beach and Riverside boulevards. Work began Tuesday. (News 12)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Franklin Early Children Center Pep Rally, all day.
• Ogden Elementary School Pep Rally, Hewlett Woodmere School District.
• PTA meeting, Hewlett Elementary School, 9:30 a.m.

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• Nassau County Police Department are still looking for information about last week's fatal shooting in Freeport. (Facebook)

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