Protesting Anti-Protester Law + Teen Found + 4K VaxMobile Shots

Up and at 'em, Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

Hewlett Point beach is closed to bathing due to bacteria. Protesters gathered at the Nassau County Executive's office to oppose the newly-passed bill that will allow Nassau Police to sue protesters. The VaxMobile hits 4,000 COVID-19 vaccinations as residents get ready for back to school requirements. And a missing Woodmere teenaged girl has been located.

First, today's weather will be overcast throughout the day with a high of 82 and a low of 70 degrees.

Here are the top stories today in Five Towns:

1. Jerry Barmash tells us that Hewlett Point beach closed to swimmers due to elevated bacteria levels on Friday. (Five Towns Patch)
2. News 12 reported that protesters gathered outside County Executive Laura Curran's office yesterday asking for her to veto the new bill that allows police to sue protesters. Curran says she wants the New York State Attorney General to review the controversial bill. (News 12 Long Island)
3. News 12 also talks to those in charge of Nassau's mobile vaccination VaxMobile which celebrated administering its 5,000th shot four months after the initiative begun. There's an uptick of people getting doses in time to be fully vaccinated for school reopening soon. The VaxMobile will be at Valley Stream Middle School on Monday. (News 12 Long Island)
4. Jeff Bessen has a happy update to search for a missing Woodmere teen. 14-year-old Makaylah Adams, last seen on August 1, has been found. (LI Herald)

Today in Five Towns

• Back 2 School Supplies Distribution, Shaw Avenue School, Valley Stream, 2 p.m.
• Zoom Computer Class - Excel, 10 to 11 a.m., Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
• Learn to Code, 1 to 2 p.m., Henry Waldinger Memorial Library

Five Towns Patch Notebook

• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library says thanks to the Hewlett-Woodmere community. "We saved 144 lives at our blood drive!" (Facebook)

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— Jackie

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