LI Diocese Sex Abuse Charges + Pro-Israel Ben & Jerry's Statement

Rise and shine, Five Towns! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on in Five Towns today.

Watch out for recalled muffins at 7-Eleven: they may have listeria. Town of Hemsptead officials are speaking out about Ben & Jerry's and Israel. Swimming is banned at Hewlett Point Beach and rip currents are always a danger, Hempstead warns. The Diocese of Rockville Centre has been implicated in two sexual abuse lawsuits.

First, today's weather will be partly cloudy throughout the day with a high of 82 and a low of 69 degrees.

Here are the top stories today in Five Towns:

1. Jerry Barmash advises that swimming is advised against due to bacterial levels at Hewlett Point Beach. (Five Towns Patch)
2. Jerry Barmash also reports that Town Of Hempstead officials have spoken out about Ben & Jerry's announcement about no longer selling their products in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin spoke with rabbis in support of Israel Thursday. (Five Towns Patch)
3. AP News looks at how the Diocese of Rockville Centre is involved in an abuse lawsuit against Bishop Peter Libasci. Also, a law firm has accused 13 more Diocese of Rockville Centre clergy members of sexually abusing children. (AP and Patch)
4. CBS talks to Hempstead Town officials who want to remind residents about the dangers of rip currents. In 86 years, there has not been a single drowning at town beaches while lifeguards were on duty. (CBS New York)
5. ABC News says beware of some muffins sold at Walmart and 7-Eleven because of possible listeria contamination. The muffins are sold under a variety of names, including Freshness Guaranteed, Uncle Wally's, the Worthy Crumb, and store brands at Walmart (Great Value, Marketside), 7-Eleven, and Stop and Shop. (ABC News)

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Five Towns Patch Notebook

• 4th Precinct Nassau police officers helped a man who locked his keys in his car in Point Lookout. (Facebook)
• Nasasu County and Northwell Health have teamed up to offer a vaccination drive for all unvaccinated children, ages 12 and over are eligible, from July 27 to 31 at Kennedy Park in Hempstead. (Facebook)
• LI Herald remembers Hewlett Harbor resident Harry Kassel who was a successful businessman and created the nation’s largest kosher beef wholesale operation in the 1960s and helped Mount Sinai Nassau Hospital in Oceanside. He died on June 29 at the age of 100. (LI Herald)

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