Free Full Pre-K Details + Feeding Town of Hempstead Residents

Morning, people of Five Towns! I'm here with the latest Five Towns Daily.

Get the details on Hewlett-Woodmere's new full-day free pre-K program. Lawrence lost to Malverne in football. And the Town of Hempstead hopes a new program will mean no one goes hungry this holiday season in the township.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and breezy. High: 72 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Five Towns:

1. The LI Herald recaps the Lawrence-Malverne football game. On Saturday Malverne won the Nassau Conference IV boys varsity game 34-6. (LI Herald)
2. Jeff Bessen looks at a Cedarhurst-based nonprofit called Labor & Industry for Education that is sending 15 employees to run in the Colon Cancer Coalition’s “Get your Rear in Gear” 5K Run in Manhattan’s Riverside Park on Oct. 17. (LI Herald)
3. A new initiative by the Town of Hempstead aims to make sure no one will go hungry this holiday season. The town authorized a $470k relief grant for Island Harvest Food Bank to establish a food distribution program for residents, including, senior citizens, veterans and other populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. (The Island Now)
4. Lisa Margaria has the details on Hewlett-Woodmere's new full-day fully free pre-Kindergarten program. The program at Franklin Early Childhood Center has received $540,000 in state grants and is set to begin on Nov. 1. (LI Herald)

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