🌱 Reunited With Dog 5 Years Later + No Muslim School Holidays

Happy Friday, Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know today in Five Towns.

First, today's weather:

Very cold. High: 24 Low: 15.

Here are the top three stories in Five Towns today:

1. The Hewlett-Woodmere school district voted to not include the Muslim Eid holidays on next year's calendar. More than 1,000 people signed a petition in favor of adding the holidays. (LI Herald)
2. A woman who lost her dog five years ago in Long Beach was reunited with her lost pet in Tennessee. Jen Costa's English bulldog turned up in a shelter 1,000 miles from home last week. (Patch)
3. Three men from Pennsylvania were arrested last week after stealing a catalytic converter from the underside of a car in New Hyde Park. The men were arrested during a routine police patrol in Williston Park. (Patch)

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Today in Five Towns:

• The 90's Band at Mulcahy's, Mulcahy's Pub & Concert Hall Wantagh, 9 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Lawrence Village approved term limits for mayor. The village board approved new term limits for the top executive by a vote of 5-0 on Jan. 13. (LI Herald)
• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library opened registration for calligraphy programs on hwpl.org. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Franklin Elementary: "Is anyone having trouble with mail delivery? So far two days this week we did not get mail delivery. This never happened before." (Nextdoor)

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— Jackie