🌱 LI Man Pleads Guilty To Capitol Riots Charges + No-Mask Dining

Good morning, people of Five Towns! It's me again, your host of the Five Towns Daily.

First, today's weather:

Much colder with snow, 1-2". High: 35 Low: 21.

Here are the top three stories in Five Towns today:

1. State Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller (R-Atlantic Beach) will replace Bruce Blakeman on the Town of Hempstead board as the representative for the Third Councilmanic District. She resigned her seat, to join the board, after Blakeman became Nassau County Executive on Jan. 1. (LI Herald)
2. A Farmingdale man who was part of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot pleaded guilty Friday to ten counts including felony charges of assaulting a law enforcement officer. Greg Rubenacker, 26, admitted to being in the building while officers were removing the mob. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Owners of Long Island bars and restaurants are hoping the lifting of New York’s indoor mask mandate before Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day will be good for business. (News 12)

Today in Five Towns:

• Temple Israel, Lawrence and Jewish Sports Heritage Association, online presentation of "Tenacity of Purpose,' with Preston Goldfarb, 10:30 a.m.

From my notebook:

• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools afternoon Open Gym scheduled for today at Hewlett High School is cancelled. (Facebook)
• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools shares that the Woodmere Middle School Newspaper Club publishes a newspaper a few times a year called The Boulevard. (Facebook)
• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library wants users to tell state legislators how HWPL has helped them grow. The story may be selected to highlight how Nassau's public libraries help residents. (Facebook)

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— Jackie