🌱 Pond Cleanup + Legionnaires' Disease + Hall Of Fame Coach

Hello, people of Five Towns! I'm here with a fresh edition of the Five Towns Daily.

A longtime local basketball coach has been inducted into a hall of fame. At least 10 Nassau County residents have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease. And a pond in Hewlett Harbor is being restored to health, attracting birds and wildlife.

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First, today's weather:

Showers and a heavier thunderstorm. High: 72 Low: 54.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. The LI Herald reports that at least 10 Wantagh and Levittown residents are sick with Legionellosis (also known as Legionnaires' disease.) Those ill are within a one-mile radius of Wantagh Avenue and Old Jerusalem Road. There has been an increase in cases statewide. (LI Herald)
2. Lisa Margaria explains how Hewlett Harbor has cleaned up Willow Pond by killing blooms of duckweed with herbicide treatment. The pond is now seeing an increase in birds and wildlife. (LI Herald)
3. Former Lawrence Woodmere Academy coach Jeff Weiss has been inducted into the Nassau Athletics Hall of Fame. He's coached boys’ varsity basketball at the school for 32 years. (LI Herald)
4. Tom Carrozza looks at how Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital staff in Oceanside have reacted to the vaccine mandate. The hospital reports a 99 percent compliance rate and that they have sent 14 dismissal letters. (LI Herald)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Hewlett High School PSAT In-District, Middle School, 8 a.m.

Five Towns Patch Notebook

• Nassau County Police Department want to hear from anyone who may be an additional victim of this man who committed a sexual offense against a 12-year-old girl in East Meadow. (Facebook)
• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library opens registration for the next teen escape room this weekend. (Facebook)
• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library also has Old Westbury Gardens free museum passes for patrons. (Facebook)

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