🌱 Robbery With Knife At Mall + New Drive-Thru Coffee Shop

Happy Tuesday, people of Five Towns! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 35 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. A Hempstead man was arrested Saturday after police say he tried to rob a store in the Roosevelt Field Mall at knifepoint. Antwain Key, 32, filled a bag with sweaters and jackets and left the store without paying. (Patch)
2. A former Dairy Barn in North Bellmore is now a drive-thru-only coffeehouse called Buzz’d Express Coffee, serving hot and cold coffee drinks and snacks. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. A public hearing on a variance for a $95 million, 201-unit apartment complex at the former Mangrove Feather factory has been delayed until March 10. Garden City-based Breslin Realty was to appear before the State Department of State’s variance board in Hauppauge Feb. 10, and cannot start the project without the approval. (LI Herald)

Today in Five Towns:

• SEPTA/HES Joint PTA Meeting, Hewlett Elementary School, Hewlett Woodmere School District, 7 p.m.

From my notebook:

• This Wednesday is Hewlett High School's skate night at Grant Park, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Facebook)
• The Town of Hempstead has started an online petition opposing Governor Hochul’s plan to eliminate single family home zoning statewide. (Facebook)
• Newsday lists family-friendly activities in Rockville Centre: art classes, yoga and more. (Subscription: Newsday)

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You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Jackie