🌱 Motel Fire + The Who To Play LI Concert

Happy Wednesday, people of Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Five Towns today.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 43 Low: 38.

Here are the top three stories today in Five Towns:

1. A fire at a motel in Westbury displaced more than two dozen people. The fire started in Room 213 of the Pines Motor Lodge, located at 101 Taylor Ave., around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. No one was injured. (Patch)
2. Nassau County's new PBA president, Tommy Shevlin, wants more mental health resources for Nassau police. Shevlin is a 16-year-veteran of the department and a Valley Stream native. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. The Who will play UBS Arena on their North American 2022 tour. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend will stop by the Belmont Park venue on Oct. 7. (Patch)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education Budget Session and Work Meeting, WEC, 6:30 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools thanked counselors for National School Counseling Week 2022: Jessica Brewer, Brian Bonanno, Mary Conrad, Angelica Ferraro, Melissa Leder, Colleen Murphy, Renae Rotella, Dana Rubenstein, Jarrett Rubin and Mary Harrison. (Facebook)
• Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department warns that mailings are being sent to residents in Nassau County that are not sanctioned by the Nassau County Fire Commission nor the Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Broadway: "My name is Josef Levy. I’m a freelance automotive locksmith — we come to you with the fastest most reliable way of making car keys/programming on the market, all keys are made on spot." (Nextdoor)

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— Jackie