🌱 New Nassau Area Code Announced + Hotel Disturbance Arrests

Welcome back, Five Towns! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Five Towns.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 42 Low: 21.

Here are the top three stories in Five Towns today:

1. Nassau County's new area code has been revealed: 363. The new area code will begin operation in the second quarter of 2023. (Patch)
2. A man and woman were taken into custody after causing a disturbance at the Ramada hotel in Baldwin on Sunday. Jaqueline Wilson, 31, of Queens, threatened violence against several hotel workers. Crack cocaine was found in the room, and Andre Wilson, 39, arrived at the hotel with three children ages 2, 5 and 7 that he left unattended in a vehicle. (Patch)
3. Liberty Utilities finalized its $608 million purchase of New York American Water on Jan. 3. Lynbrook and East Rockaway residents are hoping for better service and lower rates. (LI Herald)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Regents/Midterm Exams, George W Hewlett High School.

From my notebook:

• Rock Hall Museum in Lawrence is featured on this week's pilot episode of a new HBO show, "The Gilded Age." The series, created by the producer of Downton Abbey, is set in and around 1880s New York City. (Facebook)
• A new Indian restaurant has opened in Roslyn Heights, Mahal Classic Indian. (Subscription: Newsday)
• Some local experts predict that the omicron surge may be beginning to ease. The latest data from two months of tracking omicron show that two vaccine shots plus a booster was 90 percent effective in preventing hospitalization in adults. (News 12)

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