Man Touches 12 Year Old In Store + New Chinese Restaurant

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Hewlett has a brand new Chinese restaurant, this time a Sichuan one. Find out who is getting the $375 Nassau County checks and when. A man was arrested for touching a girl in a store aisle.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 69 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. WPIX 11 has more information on the COVID-19 relief checks for Nassau County homeowners. County Executive Laura Curran explains that the $375 will first go to those with enhanced STAR and other exemptions this month and then will be allocated based on income. (WPIX 11 New York)
2. Robert Brodsky reports that work has begun on Nassau County's memorial to Afghanistan and Iraq War vets. The monument at Veterans Memorial Park in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow is the first memorial on Long Island for the two wars. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. The Daily Voice has details on a man accused of making sexual contact with a 12 year old at a store on Thursday. Heriberto Colon, 40, of Franklin Square, touched a girl in an aisle at a Dollar Tree in East Meadow and was arrested. (Daily Voice)
4. Juan Lasso writes that an independent filmmaker is shooting in the Valley Stream village green. Sarah Friedland's latest film project is called “Trust Exercises" and she's looking for local actors to join in. (LI Herald)
5. Newsday checks out a new Chinese restaurant in Hewlett. Delicis Legend Chinese Cuisine in Hewlett serves Sichuan food at 1230 Broadway. (Subscription: Newsday)

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