🌱 School Mask Mandate Ending Wednesday + Pedestrian Hit In VS

Happy Tuesday, people of Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Colder; breezy this morning. High: 35 Low: 26.

Here are the top three stories today in Five Towns:

1. A woman is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle Sunday night in Valley Stream. A 62-year-old man hit a 61-year-old woman at the intersection of North Central Avenue and Margaret Drive around 9:30 p.m. (Patch)
2. A tractor trailer from Sprague Energy in Lawrence with 11,000 gallons of fuel crashed in Merrick. It happened at the intersection of Lansdowne Avenue and Sunrise Highway just after 5 a.m. (LI Herald)
3. This Wednesday will mark the end of school mask mandates in New York State. Gov. Kathy Hochul's announcement came on Sunday. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Hewlett High School College Planning Night, 6:45 and 7:30 p.m., Hewlett-Woodmere schools.

From my notebook:

• The Yeshivas University men’s basketball team will head to the NCAA Division III tournament. The No. 20-ranked Maccabees qualified with three consecutive wins. (LI Herald)
• The New York City Marathon will return to full capacity in 2022. (Patch)
• The Dixie Chicks, now known as The Chicks, will play Jones Beach this July, after five years without touring. (Subscription: Newsday)

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— Jackie