🌱 New Traffic Light At Busy Woodmere Corner + Gang Assault

Good morning, people of Five Towns! It's me again, your host of the Five Towns Daily.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with rain and drizzle. High: 51 Low: 48.

Here are the top three stories today in Five Towns:

1. Nassau County officials will add a traffic light in Woodmere at Peninsula Boulevard and Edward Avenue. The intersections sees a lot of pedestrian foot traffic and heavy truck traffic. (Subscription:Newsday)
2. A Bloods gang member from Hempstead was convicted of assault and weapon charges for a 2020 shooting. Trevor Ford, 30, was convicted of two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree assault and criminal possession of a firearm, and faces up to 22 years in prison. (Patch)
3. Hewlett High School junior Anthony Ginzburg made a world record attempt to recite over 3,000 digits of the number pi on Wednesday. He hopes to crack the top 50 ever. (Patch)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Career Day, George W Hewlett High School.
• Board of Education Budget Sessions, WEC, George W Hewlett High School, 7 p.m.

From my notebook:

• A student-written play will be the new school production at George W. Hewlett High School. "(Don't) Tell Anyone I Have This" is the first full-length play written by Emma Tsoglin, who will attend Princeton University in the fall. (Facebook)
• Former Islanders defenseman Jean Potvin died this week at age 72. Born in Ottawa, Potvin played 402 games with the Islanders from 1973 to 1981. (Lighthouse Hockey)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Hewlett Harbor: "I am looking for a luggage repair shop. I have a ski carrier bag that was rather expensive and need the zipper replaced. The place in Oceanside is no longer there. Any ideas?" (Nextdoor)

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