🌱 Fatal Pedestrian Accident + Hit-And-Run Arrest

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

First, today's weather:

A little rain. High: 51 Low: 49.

Here are the top three stories today in Five Towns:

1. An 81-year-old man was struck and killed by a car when as he was attempting to cross Jerusalem Avenue at Parc Lane in Hicksville at 7:15 p.m. He was struck by a northbound 2005 Honda Civic. (Patch)
2. A 65-year-old man was seriously injured, and a tow truck operator was arrested after a hit-and-run collision late Sunday night. It happened at the intersection of Linden Boulevard and 237th Street in Elmont and North Valley Stream. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Looking to buy a home in Woodbury? Condos start in the low $500,000s and go up to $1.5 million. Single-family homes in split-level, modern and colonial styles start at $750,000 and go into the millions. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Five Towns:

• Create a Giant SpinArt Painting! at Casa De Spin, 81 Grand Ave., Massapequa, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

From my notebook:

• Hewlett High boys and girls varsity basketball teams will play in the quarterfinals this Wednesday at noon. (Facebook)
• Girl Scout second cadet Vanessa Herrera, 13, of Girl Scout Troop 2259, delivered 150 bags of toys that offer sensory stimulation for kids to the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library on Jan. 2, earning her the Silver Award. (LI Herald)
• A student at Lawrence Woodmere Academy is a savant in multiple disciplines, from computers to theater. Junior Samuel Schwartz has also taught himself to play seven instruments. (LI Herald)

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