Gunshots, Man Killed + Cannabis Entrepreneurs

Rise and shine, Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know to get this Sunday started off right.

Gun shots killed a man in Elmhurst on Friday night in an incident still being investigated by police. More Nassau residents will be on the NBC show George to the Rescue. And minority cannabis business owners are creating an entrepreneur's network.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 74 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Jerry Barmash reports multiple shots were fired Friday night in Elmont and a man was killed. The incident happened around 6 p.m. near St. Vincent's de Paul Church on Raff Ave. (Patch)
2. News 12 Long Island explains that a new Environmental Education and Resiliency Center opened Thursday at Hempstead Lake State Park. The 8,000 square-foot center is part of a project to ease flooding, improve water quality, and enhance recreational access at the park. (News 12)
3. Juan Lasso talks to two Valley Stream female entrepreneurs who started a five-person colored equity and entrepreneurial support group known informally as Cannigroup for minorities breaking into the cannabis business. Esther Lelievre and Jessica Naissant are waiting to see how Valley Stream Village votes in an upcoming decision on dispensaries. (LI Herald)

Five Towns Patch Notebook

• Long Islanders will once again be featured on NBC show George to the Rescue. The season premiere on Sept. 18 featured Lido Beach’s Camp Anchor, the popular Town of Hempstead summer camp that supports young people with special needs. The Callahan family, of West Hempstead, will be on an upcoming October episode. (LI Press)

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