🌱Substitute Teacher Sex Toy Snafu + Inwood Fire District

Hey, people of Five Towns! I'm here with the Friday copy of the Five Towns Daily.

First, today's weather:

Rain; colder in the afternoon. High: 44 Low: 23.

Here are the top three stories today in Five Towns:

1. The New York Post shared screenshots from a video that shows a Valley Stream substitute teacher inadvertently showing sex toys during a classroom lecture. A Valley Stream Central High School District spokesman said that the substitute teacher had been removed from the district’s roster. (New York Post)
2. The Inwood Fire District is holding two public referendums to borrow a total of $4.8 million for a 2,900-square-foot expansion of the firehouse and a new 100-foot bucket ladder truck to replace a current 75-foot ladder truck. (LI Herald)
3. Michelle Clifford Marin is a detective in the Nassau County Police Department's hostage negotiations and her husband Jim Marin is a street officer. They became the first husband and wife duo to be promoted on the same day at Wednesday's promotions ceremony. (News 12)

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Today in Five Towns:

• Quarter 2 Report Cards Posted on Parent Portal, Hewlett High School.
• Monster Jam at UBS Arena, Elmont, 7 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Nassau County Police Department remembers the first Black Nassau officer for Black History Month. Dennis Ulmer became the first Black police officer in 1946 in Nassau. Ulmer was a World War II veteran. (Facebook)
• Nassau County Police Department has safety tips for buying or selling on an online app like FacebookMarketPlace, Craigslist and OfferUp. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Franklin Elementary: "Looking for speech, occupational and physical therapists to work with a pediatric population in local schools. Please contact All Childrens Therapy at 516-374-7914 for more information." (Nextdoor)

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— Jackie