🌱 Stolen Jackpot Lotto Prize + 66 Chickens Fall Off Truck

Happy Thursday, Five Towns! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

Dozens of chickens fell off a slaughterhouse truck in Hewlett. Find out what happened to them. A Nassau man's cousin tricked him out of $500,000 in lotto winnings. And there are still 22,000 absentee ballots to count in the Nassau County executive election.

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First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 60 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman said he feels “very confident” that he will be named Nassau’s next county executive with a lead of almost 12,000 votes over incumbent Laura Curran. There remain over 22,000 absentee ballots to be counted. (The Island Now)
2. The Daily Voice explains that a Texas woman was arrested and charged on Tuesday with stealing more than $500,000 in lottery money from her cousin. Iris Amador Argueta, 32, claimed the $1 million prize for her relative from a “Hold ‘Em Poker” scratcher bought at 7-Eleven in Glen Cove but then lied to him about its value. (Daily Voice)
3. Jerry Barmash tells us that LIPA and PSEG Long Island agreed to a new four-year contract. PSEG Long Island was severely criticized for its preparation and aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias in August 2020. LIPA says the deal will allow them to hold PSEG to performance targets. (Patch)
4. Jeff Bessen explores a recent incident in Hewlett: 66 chickens fell off a truck on Peninsula Boulevard on Nov. 4. The chickens were bound for a slaughterhouse but the truck didn't stop.
   John Di Leonardo from animal rescue group Long Island Orchestrating for Nature collected the chickens, treated the sick or injured and are sending them to sanctuaries. (LI Herald)

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Today in Five Towns:

• "The Kosher Capones" Book & Author with Joe Kraus, Zoom, Temple Israel, 7:30 p.m.
• Cedarhurst Veterans Day Ceremony, Andrew J Parise Park, 11 a.m.

Five Towns Patch Notebook

• Nassau County Police Department's 5th Precinct officers responded to a 911 call for a dog on the loose. They found the pup in front of Valley Stream Fire Department’s Engine 3 and got him safely to the Hempstead Town animal shelter. (Facebook)
• The Town of Hempstead and Mount Sinai South Nassau brings the COVID-19 Vaxmobile to Elmont today at the American Legion Hall on Hill Avenue. Flu shots are also available. (Patch)

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