🌱 Mask-Free Schools Soon? + Batting Range In Peril + Weapon Bust

Rise and shine, Five Towns! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on around town today.

A longtime local batting range and mini golf business may not survive a new rent increase. Experts weigh in on whether the children's COVID-19 vaccine means mask-free schools are on the horizon.

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First, today's weather:

A brief shower or two. High: 60 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories today in Five Towns:

1. Jeff Bessen reports that a local batting range and mini-golf facility may not be able to withstand a new rent increase. Five Towns Mini-Golf and Batting Range has operated on Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence for 43 years but now faces a 55 percent rent hike. (LI Herald)
2. Lisa Margaria talks to Five Towns pediatricians and school superintendents about when COVID-19 mask and other protocols may be phased out, now that the children's vaccine is available. Schools are waiting for guidance from the state. (LI Herald)
3. The LI Herald explains that although Valley Stream's Long Island Jewish Center hospital doesn't have a labor and delivery department, and will transfer any women in labor out to other hospitals, personnel are now getting extra training in emergency labor and delivery just in case. (LI Herald)
4. The Daily Voice reports that a routine traffic stop of a BMW SUV in Inwood led to the arrest of two teenagers on weapons charges after they were found with a defaced pistol. They were stopped on Sheridan Boulevard. (Daily Voice)
5. Patch has details on free breast cancer screenings with no out-of-pocket costs to eligible women in Nassau. The first event will be Wednesday, Nov. 17 at the Town of Hempstead parking lot across from the Uniondale Library on 400 Uniondale Ave. Anyone with health insurance will need a prescription. (Patch)

Today in Five Towns:

• HHS PACT In-District, George W Hewlett High School, 8 a.m.

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• Nassau County Police Department reminds us that over 6 million men suffer from depression every year and are less likely to seek help than women. Help is available in Nassau County with these resources. (Facebook)
• Glenore Anderson, vice president and regional manager at Dime Community Bank, was honored as the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Businessperson of the Year. (LI Herald)

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— Jackie

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