🌱 Man Shoots At Cops In Uniondale + Third Democrat For Congress

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

First, today's weather:

Breezy and cooler. High: 42 Low: 20.

Here are the top three stories today in Five Towns:

1. A man from Bay Shore was charged with attempted murder after getting into a shootout with police following a traffic stop in Uniondale. Police say a driver they were pursuing in connection with a Levittown robbery refused to stop on the Southern State Parkway. Jonathan R. Vazquez, 20, then got out of his car and fired a handgun at officers. (Patch)
2. Some parents sent their children to school with masks on Wednesday, even though it was the first day after the statewide mandate ended. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. A third Democrat has now announced they are running for the 4th Congressional District seat, covering central and southern Nassau County. This week County Legislator Carrié Solages announced he is joining County Legislator Siela Bynoe and former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen in the race for the seat Kathleen Rice is leaving. (LI Herald)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Hewlett Elementary School Family Unplug & Connect Night, Hewlett Woodmere School District, 6:30 p.m.
• Guns On Long Island — How Safe Are You? 7 p.m., Zoom, NCJW Peninsula Section and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

From my notebook:

• Nassau County Police Department will host a conversation about drug use and abuse in Nassau County next week, Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at the David S. Mack Center For Training and Intelligence in Garden City. (Facebook)
• Garden City defeated Valley Stream North's boys basketball, 67-55, in the Nassau Class A semifinal at Hofstra on Tuesday night. (Subscription: Newsday)
• Hewlett High School spring sports physicals are due this Friday. (Facebook)

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— Jackie