Home Invasion + Protest Police Law + Diver Aims For Second Medal

Hey, neighbors! I'm here with the latest issue of the Five Towns Daily.

An armed home invasion in Garden City Park is being investigated by police. A Hewlett teen has become president of a junior firefighter's association. A proposed Nassau County law will allow police officers to sue protesters. And a Nassau County diver looks for a second Olympic medal in Tokyo.

First, today's weather will be overcast throughout the day with a high of 79 and a low of 68 degrees.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Alex Costello reports that a Garden City man was tied up and robbed in a home invasion over the weekend. Four men with handguns forced their way into his home on Churchill Drive. He was taken to the bathroom, hit in the head with a pistol and put in the bath tub before the men stole cash and other items and then fled. Police are still investigating. (Patch)
2. News 12 Long Island looks at a proposed law in Nassau County that would allow police officers to sue protestors who harass or injure them. Civil rights activists say it would set a dangerous precedent while sponsoring legislator Josh Lafazan says the bill would help protect officers. (News 12)
3. Jerry Barmash continues to cover Wantagh diver Andrew Capobianco's Olympic games. He's qualified for the semifinals in the 3-meter springboard event after winning silver in last week's 3-meter synchronized competition. (Patch)
4. Daniel Robertson profiles a young Hewlett resident from the Hewlett Junior Fire Department who was elected president of the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association. Jared Glassman, 16, is a senior at Hewlett High School and a captain with the junior fire department. (LI Herald)
5. Did you know newly-acquired New York Yankee Joey Gallo has nearby roots? His father Tony Gallo went to East Rockaway High School. (NY Post)

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Today in Five Towns

• Tribute to The Beach Boys, Andrew J. Parise Park, Cedarhurst. Good Vibrations will present a tribute to the Beach Boys at 8 p.m. and a kids show is at 7 p.m.
• National Night Out Against Crime: annual event to meet officers from Nassau County 4th Precinct and the Auxiliary Police. (Village of Cedarhurst)
• Toddlers, Tots and Tykes Storytime, 11 to 11:45 a.m., Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
• Teen Virtual Taboo, 4 to 4:45 p.m., Henry Waldinger Memorial Library

Five Towns Patch Notebook

• Arthur M. Fishman, 91, of Boca Raton, Florida and originally from North Woodmere, died on Saturday. He supported many charities and was a former chairman and president of the board of Ronald McDonald House of Long Island. (Legacy.com)
• Sharks aren't only in the ocean. Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library opens registration for August 16 Shark Week ceramics painting class for grades K to 12. (Facebook)
• Watch how some COVID long-haulers are using music to help treat lingering breathing issues at a Lynbrook rehab center. (Subscription: Newsday)

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— Jackie

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