🌱 Search For Legionnaire's Cause + Local Candidate Interviews

Rise and shine, Five Towns! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Five Towns.

The cause of Nassau's Legionnaire's disease outbreak is still being investigated. Check out what candidates for local legislator seats and County Executive Laura Curran think are the reasons they should get your vote.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny and breezy. High: 67 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Nassau County's outbreak of Legionnaires' disease made national news. Out of all the patients, aged 35 to 96, one had died, two remained hospitalized and seven had been released from the hospital, CBS News reported. The cause of the outbreak, in one mile on the Levittown/Wantagh border, is still being investigated. (U.S. News & World Report)
2. Alex Costello kicks off Patch's meet the candidate series by talking to current County Executive Laura Curran about why she believes she should be reelected. Curran says climate change, issues facing middle-class families and updating Nassau's infrastructure are the most pressing concerns. (Patch)
3. Jerry Barmash interviews Nassau County's 3rd Legislative District's incumbent candidate Carrie Solages, who is running for a fifth term. The district covers the Nassau border with Queens, includes parts of South Valley Stream, Valley Stream, North Valley Stream, Elmont and South Floral Park. (Patch)
4. Patch also talks to Lisa Daniels, who is running for a seat in the 7th district, covering Rockville Centre, Oceanside, East Rockaway, Hewlett, Cedarhurst and Lawrence in the Town of Hempstead. Democrat Daniels faces the incumbent Republican Howard Kopel. (Patch)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Hewlett High School Thespian Society's Improv Olympics, HHS Little Theater, 4 p.m.
• Hewlett Elementary School PTA meeting, Hewlett Woodmere School District, 7 p.m.

Five Towns Patch Notebook

• Nassau County Police Department has new pictures of wanted criminals for Mugshot Monday. The photos are of felony and misdemeanor criminal offenders who reside in, or have committed crimes, in Nassau County. (Facebook)
• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools reminds us that it's school board recognition week. (Facebook)

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