🌱 Man Attacks 85-Year-Old Woman + NYPD Bribery Case

Good morning, Five Towns! Let's get you all caught up to start this Sunday, October 17 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know around Five Towns today.

A man attacked a woman and her elderly mother in Massapequa Park. An Island Park business is involved in bribery charges along with a former NYPD officer. And Nassau County has expanded its rent relief program.

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First, today's weather:

Breezy with partial sunshine. High: 65 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories today in Five Towns:

1. Jeff Bessen writes that Shaar Lev at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere has expanded. The program teaches Judaic studies to children from the Lawrence School District who have unique learning needs from kindergarten to eighth grade. (LI Herald)
2. Alex Costello reports that a Massapequa Park man was arrested Friday night after he attacked a woman and her mother at their home. The mother was 85 years old. (Patch)
3. Nassau County is adding $6 million to their rent relief program. Residents can now apply for three months of prospective rent relief. (The Real Deal)
4. The LI Herald talks to Jason Abelove who is challenging Don Clavin for Hempstead town supervisor. (LI Herald)
5. Tom Carrozza explains that FBI agents arrest a former NYPD officer at No Limits Auto Body on Austin Boulevard in Island Park on Oct. 1 on bribery charges. Michael Perri, 32, of East Islip, retired from the NYPD in 2020. (LI Herald)

Today in Five Towns:

• Sondheim, Part 1, with Paul Baer and Richard Knox, virtual screening 9 a.m.

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• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library has Harbes Barnyard Adventure free passes. (Facebook)

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