🌱 Swastikas Found In Lawrence School + 5-Year-Old Gets New Ear

Morning, Five Towns! Let's get you started this Sunday with everything you need to know going on today in Five Towns.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; winds subsiding. High: 37 Low: 34.

Here are the top three stories in Five Towns today:

1. The Lawrence School District said two swastikas were found etched on a metal plate in a hallway of the elementary school. Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen said,“this is a hate crime. Lawrence has zero tolerance for hate.” The incident was reported to the Nassau County police. (LI Herald)
2. A five-year-old Levittown boy who was born without a left ear has a new ear due to a cutting-edge surgery. Luca Vacchio's surgery was done by Dr. Nicholas Bastidas at Cohen Children's Medical Center, the only surgeon to do this new procedure. (Patch)
3. Saving Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition and Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County jointly launched a campaign for Purim called “Purim 2022 – Let’s Unmask Underage Drinking" to curb underage drinking during the holiday. (LI Herald)

Today in Five Towns:

• Ben's Kosher Deli is taking orders for holiday dinners for Passover, 7971 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury

From my notebook:

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Inwood: "George's Cleaning Service is available in the Five Towns, Atlantic Beach, Far Rockaway and nearby towns. If you know George Turkvan, he and his crew are ready for your job." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Cedarhurst: "A neighbor and I found this gal wandering around near the Shulamith school. Is this your chicken? Does she look familiar?" (Nextdoor)
• New state voter enrollment statistics show that Nassau County lost almost 25,720 registered Republicans since April 2016, the second most of any county in New York after Manhattan. (Subscription: Newsday)

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