🌱 Man Shoots Woman At Nassau Home + More Public School Aid For LI

Hey, Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Sun giving way to clouds. High: 52 Low: 47.

Here are the top three stories in Five Towns today:

1. A Westbury man is accused of shooting a 19-year-old woman in the chest in New Cassel on Saturday night. Police say 21-year-old Brian Mercado-Ventura was involved in a domestic disturbance with the victim. (News 12)
2. Long Island public schools will get more than $457 million in extra state financial aid in 2022-23, the most ever. Nassau's state assistance would increase 6.52 percent, or $222.25 million. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Island Park schools could be affected by a tentative agreement between the county and the Long Island Power Authority, to lower taxes on the E.F. Barrett Power Station in Island Park.
   The district uses LIPA’s payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, as revenue for its budget. (LI Herald)

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Today in Five Towns:

• All-District PTA Meeting, Woodmere Middle School, Hewlett Woodmere School District, 7 p.m.
• Board of Education Meeting, Lawrence UFSD, 8 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Hewlett Woodmere School District's budget vote will be held on Tuesday, May 17. Here is information on the proposed 2022-23 budget. (Facebook)
• Hewlett Woodmere schools will host Arts Below Sunrise, music and STEAM festival on Sunday, May 15. (Facebook)
• Hewlett Woodmere Business Association has created a Beautification Committee for clean-ups and local improvement projects. (Facebook)

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— Jackie