Hewlett Man In Trouble For Exotic Pets + Gas Main Replacement

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A Hewlett man was cited by the USDA for his wallaby and sloth enclosures. Cedarhurst will be the site of a major project this month as an aging gas line is replaced.

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First, today's weather:

Pleasant with clouds and sun. High: 69 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Patch reports that a Hewlett man is in trouble again for his treatment of exotic pets. A year after Larry Wallach got in hot water with the USDA for bringing a tiger cub to a park without restraints, the exotic animal exhibitor has been cited for keeping a sloth and a wallaby in dangerous conditions. (Patch)
2. Check out the three most expensive homes that sold last month in Malverne. They ranged from $675,000 to $800,000. (Long Island Business News)
3. Jeff Bessen writes about a major project that will start in Cedarhurst this week. The 100-year-old gas main under Cedarhurst Avenue that stretches from Peninsula Boulevard to West Broadway will be replaced by National Grid. It's expected to take four months. (LI Herald)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Superintendent's Roundtable, Hewlett High School, 7 p.m.

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• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library has tickets available now for a Sunday musical concert. (Facebook)
• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library will host a virtual art lecture on the Medici today at 11 a.m. (Facebook)

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