🌱 DWI With Child In Car + Tanker Crashes Into Store, On Fire

Morning, Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with variable clouds. High: 53 Low: 52.

Here are the top three stories today in Five Towns:

1. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Rockville Centre, announced in a statement on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election or any other office in the fall. Kaminsky lost his bid for Nassau County District Attorney last year. (Patch)
2. An Island Park man is facing a charge of DWI-Leandra's Law after crashing into a parked vehicle while allegedly intoxicated. Christopher Stoger, 41, was driving on Marina Place near Long Beach Road with his 4-year-old daughter when he struck three vehicles in total. (Patch)
3. An out-of-control tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of gas crashed into a liquor store in Rockville Centre and then burst into flames. It happened around 1:15 a.m. at North Centre Avenue and Sunrise Highway. (News 12)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Hewlett Elementary School Mad Science Assembly, Hewlett Woodmere School District.
• Hewlett High School PTA Meeting, Hewlett Woodmere School District, 9:30 a.m.

From my notebook:

• Hewlett High School had a record-setting performance last weekend at the Nassau County Division 1 championships at Nassau Community College, placing 8 on the All-County podium the most of any team, and finishing third behind Wantagh and Massapequa, the school's best finish ever. (LI Herald)
• The moving dinosaur exhibit at Long Island Children's Museum has opened in Garden City. "Age of the Dinosaurs" will run until May. (Subscription: Newsday)
• On Wednesday, March 2, Chabad House of Hewlett is hosting a "Couples Night Out!" (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Jackie