First Orthodox MLB Draftee + Honoring Kelly Tinyes With Statue

Good morning, Five Towns! Let's get you all caught up to start this Tuesday off on an informed note. Here's everything happening in Five Towns today.

Baseball history was made yesterday when Woodmere's Jacob Steinmetz was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 17-year-old pitcher and Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns alumnus is the first practicing Orthodox Jewish player to be drafted into major league baseball. A statue dedicated to Kelly Ann Tinyes, who was murdered at age 13, was unveiled at Grant Park.

First, today's weather: Possible light rain in the morning with a high of 79 degrees.

Here are the top stories today in Five Towns:

1. Zach Braziller looks at a Woodmere teenager who made history as the first Orthodox Jew to be drafted by Major League Baseball yesterday. Six feet, 6 inches tall pitcher, 224 pounds Jacob Steinmetz has a scholarship to Fordham University and a 97-mile per hour fastball. Steinmetz was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round. (New York Post and Patch)
2. Newsday has a video story on a memorial held Saturday at Grant Park in Hewlett to dedicate a statue to Kelly Ann Tinyes, a 13-year-old Valley Stream girl who was murdered by a neighbor in 1989. (Newsday)
3. Jeff Bessen looks at the evolution of the Five Towns Community Center's health fair, held in Lawrence on June 26. David Martin Chavez, a coordinator from the Health & Welfare Council of Long Island, said he helps more than 100 people a day at the center, referring them to needed assistance programs. (LI Herald)
4. Jerry Barmash also has the details on Nassau County's "Vaxmobile" coming to the Five Towns and Elmont on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Vaxmobile, co-run by Mount Sinai South Nassau, will be on hand from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence. (Patch)

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Today in Five Towns

• Toddlers, Tots and Tykes Storytime, 11 to 11:45 a.m., Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
• Teen Book Club, 4 to 4:45 p.m., Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
• Outdoor Circle Games, 4 to 4:50 p.m., Henry Waldinger Memorial Library

Five Towns Patch Notebook

• Nassau County Police Department helped escort WW II veteran Edward Dionian on a parade celebrating his 100th birthday. (Facebook)

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Events:

• HSS Tai Chi Classes - New Classes Starting July 14th! (July 14)

Announcements:

• Plenty Of Boys Lacrosse Awards On Long Island This Season (Details)

Gigs & services:

• Power washing Services (Details)

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