🌱 Hewlett Man Who Shot Parents To Appear In Court + Test Site

Rise and shine, Five Towns! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Five Towns today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 50 Low: 46.

Here are the top four stories today in Five Towns:

1. The Brooklyn bodybuilder accused shooting his parents in their Hewlett Harbor mansion on Christmas Day waived his right to an extradition hearing in New Jersey. Dino Tomassetti, 29, will appear in Nassau County Court later this week. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. A home health care aide was arrested and charged with killing an elderly man in Garden City. On Monday, police found an unconscious 83-year-old man at a home on Monroe Street and later that night, Gail Godwin, 63, of Bay Shore, was arrested in connection with the man's death. (Patch)
3. Northwell Health announced a new drive-thru coronavirus testing site at Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn on Tuesday. Nassau County hit a seven-day positivity rate of 16 percent, the highest since May 2020. (The Island Now)
4. SLSHology is a slushy shop that opened in November at Roosevelt Field in Garden City. There are strawberry, mango and blue raspberry flavors and toppings. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Five Towns:

• One World One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure, Cradle of Aviation Museum, 11 a.m.

From my notebook:

• The Islanders postponed Wednesday night's game due to players being quarantined with COVID-19. No makeup game was set yet. (Patch)
• Long Islanders voted Front Street Bakery in Rockville Centre the Best Dessert Place on Long Island in the 2021 Bethpage Best of Long Island contest. (Long Island Press)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Inwood: "A winter coat/accessories drive is underway through the end of January. Please consider donating your new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, scarves, boots, etc. for those who do not have." (Nextdoor)

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— Jackie