Inwood Car Body Indictments + Teen Helping Holocaust Survivors

Good morning and happy weekend Five Towns!

About me: I am a lifelong Long Islander who has covered local news for over a decade. I'm a busy working mom who loves to share nearby news to inform, educate, inspire or just make your daily life a bit easier.

Patch is trying something a bit different with this daily newsletter: We want you to be able to catch up on all the top local news, announcements and events in one quick read.

In today's daily read about the indictment of four men accused of the brutal murder of a former Hewlett woman whose body was found in Inwood. Remember two beloved members of the community we lost this week. And learn what one teenager is doing to help elderly Holocaust survivors isolated during the pandemic.

Can't complain about the weather on this Saturday: partly cloudy and up to 69 degrees.

Today's top news from the Five Towns:

1. Anthony M. DeStefano has an update on the four men arrested for the killing of former Hewlett resident Nazareth Claure who are now indicted on murder charges. The slain woman was found in the trunk of a car in Inwood in April. The men, all from Queens, were being monitored for suspected gang activity. (Newsday)

2. Jeff Bessen remembers a lifelong Five Towns resident, John Harrison, who had a successful business career and loved his time with friends on the golf course and with his family. (LI Herald)

3. Also in the LI Herald, read about a young Woodmere girl who is checking in on elderly Holocaust survivors who may be alone during the pandemic. Leora Brandsdorfer's bat mitzvah kindness project is packing summer care packages and visiting her neighbors, like 93-year-old Anna Rivka. (LI Herald)

4. Matthew Ferremi looks at the excitement over parades coming back post-pandemic. Cedarhurst mayor Benjamin Weinstock says planning is ongoing but he expects the Cedarhurst-Lawrence Memorial Day Parade to take place. (LI Herald)

Events in the Five Towns

• A Woodsburgh open house shows off a midcentury modern home at 100 Woodmere Blvd. Sunday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Four more open houses are scheduled in the area for Sunday. (Patch)

Five Towns Notebook

• NYPD officer Yaniv Sides passed away this week. A fundraiser for his family's costs is here.
• One of your Hewlett neighbors is reminding everyone to clean up the town...by removing election signs from lawns.

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That's today's five minute must-know Five Towns recap. Check back tomorrow to keep updated and informed. If you know of something that should be included in the Five Towns Daily, drop us a note!

-Jackie