Israel Charity Questioned + Free Bubble Tea + School BOE Results

Good morning Five Towns!

In today's daily, learn about a Cedarhurst-based Jewish nonprofit being questioned about settlement funding and get the details on Valley Stream District 24 and 13 budget and board of election results. Find out what nearby summer camps will open for summer 2021, how to taste test bubble tea for a new business coming soon and check out a new pita shop in Hewlett.

First, today’s weather will be partly cloudy with a high of 68 degrees.

Today's top news from the Five Towns:

1. Willy Lowry looks into Cedarhurst-based Jewish nonprofit the Central Fund of Israel which donated $36m to various Jewish charities and causes in 2019, investigating if there is a link between U.S. charities and land buying in East Jerusalum. CFI’s president Jay Marcus told the publication that the group does not fund settlement activity in Israel (The National)

2. Jessica Semins has the details on Valley Stream District 24’s vote on Tuesday. The budget passed and two incumbents were reelected: Donna LaRocco and Markus Wilson. (LI Herald)

3. Semins also reports on Valley Stream District 13, where the school budget also passed. Incumbent Jennifer Oliveri was reelected to the board of education along with challenger Anthony Bonelli. (LI Herald)

4. David Winzelberg looks at the three priciest homes on the market in Valley Stream, all in the $700-$800,000 range. (Long Island Business News)

Events in the Five Towns

• A neighbor is planning to open a bubble tea shop in the Green Acres Mall this summer and is looking for bubble tea taste testers. The fresh bubble tea will be supplied in exchange for customer feedback. (Facebook)

Five Towns Notebook

• David Hance confirmed that Inwood’s Memorial Day Parade will not take place this year. (LI Herald)
• The LI Herald has a roundup of local summer camps that are open for business this summer. (LI Herald)
• Hewlett-Woodmere Schools congratulates 2021’s Valedictorian Alex Breslav and Salutatorian, Ethan Eisenberg. (Facebook)
• Have you checked out newly-opened Famous Pita at 1305A Broadway in Hewlett? Famous Pita is “famous” for being open for years in Coney Island. (Facebook)
• Save the date for Hewlett-Woodmere's Memorial Day ceremony, 11:30 a.m. at the Hewlett Veterans Memorial Triangle (Facebook)

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Featured event

• May 26: Temple Israel, Lawrence Hosts "Virtually Laughing," with comedian Nesil Izil at 7:30 p.m.

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

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