🌱 Congressional Race Controversy + Jones Beach Concerts

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

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy. High: 55 Low: 50.

Here are the top three stories today in Five Towns:

1. Jay Jacobs, the state and county Democratic chairman, has generated controversy over his role in the primary to replace retiring Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) in New York's Fourth Congressional District. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. The Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater concert lineup starts off on June 2, with Nick Cannon. June 3 is Tim McGraw, June 4 is Lynyrd Skynyrd, and June 9 is Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Hempstead Town Board members will cancel a moratorium on building in downtown Baldwin. The town received a $10 million state grant for downtown revitalization in 2019. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Five Towns:

• Budget Q&A, Hewlett Fire Department, Hewlett Woodmere School District, 7 p.m.
• Parent Link Night, Hewlett High School, George W Hewlett High School, 7 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Donna Harris, United States Postal Inspection Service, warns residents of a scam from a fake “Postal Inspector,” using a technique known as caller ID spoofing to make the calls appear to be legitimate. (Nextdoor)
• On Sunday, Eva Casale of Glen Cove will run a marathon from Huntington Town Hall to Northport, and then six more, each day until Saturday to raise awareness and funds to honor military veterans and fallen soldiers and their families. (Subscription: Newsday)
• The Grand Slam for Heroes softball tournament was held to honor NYPD Detectives Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora, who were killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Harlem earlier this year. The tournament raised money for families of police officers killed in the line of duty. (News 12)

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