Rabbi Helps Woman Flee Afghanistan + Fraud Investments

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Read about a dramatic escape of a New York woman from Afghanistan that a local rabbi helped facilitate. The Islanders are releasing an NFT to commemorate the end of their Nassau Coliseum run. A Nassau County investor is in trouble again, this time after bilking investors out of $80,000 in fake investments. Don't miss the sports information night for Hewlett-Woodmere junior varsity and varsity players tonight.

First, today's weather will be rain in the morning with a high of 76 and a low of 60 degrees.

Here are the top stories today in Five Towns:

1. Alex Costello reports that former Islanders hockey players Bryan Trottier and Denis Potvin will release an NFT celebrating their last games at Nassau Coliseum. The "Closing The Barn" series includes art, audio commentary from the two and once-in-a lifetime fan experiences. One NFT will be auctioned, and if the bid is high enough the winner can spend time with Trottier and Potvin. (Patch)
2. Robert Pelaez has the details on a barred Glen Cove investment broker who has been re-arrested for defrauding investors who thought they were investing in DoorDash, Airbnb and Petco. Peter Quartararo, 56, stole $80,000. (The Island Now)
3. Jeff Bessen has the story on a Westchester woman's harrowing escape from Afghanistan. A rabbi emeritus from the Five Towns, Jay Rosenbaum, along with a senator, a former secretary of state and the American State Department joined forces to help the woman, whose name hasn't been released, leave after she visited her family in June and got trapped due to the recent unrest. (LI Herald)

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Today in Five Towns

• FECC Back to School Night, Franklin Early Childhood Center
• PTA Welcome Back Fair, Hewlett Elementary School, 2:30 p.m.
• Hewlett-Woodmere schools Varsity and Junior Varsity Fall Athletic Information Night, 6 p.m.

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• Nassau County Police Department wants drivers to review the proper rules when it comes to school buses on the road. (Facebook)

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