🌱Ten-Digit 516 Calling Starts + Early Voting Starts

Happy Sunday, people of Five Towns! Here's everything happening today in town.

Early voting has started in Lawrence. It's time to get into a new habit: ten-digit dialing starts today for 516 phone numbers. A new kitchen showroom has opened nearby, and a robber who targeted Nassau homes has been convicted.

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First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 62 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories today in Five Towns:

1. Patch tells us that ten-digit dialing for 516 numbers starts today. Nassau County residents should change any pre-programmed numbers like emergency, security and medical saved numbers. The change is coming because a new three-digit number will be used nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Line. (Patch)
2. A new kitchen showroom store has opened in Levittown. Wren Kitchen is a U.K.-based chain and this is their first Long Island location. (Patch)
3. The Island Now talks to Jason Abelove, Democratic candidate for Hempstead town supervisor. He's critical of current Supervisor Don Clavin's allocation of pandemic relief money among other issues. (The Island Now)
4. A man was convicted for his role in a burglary ring that targeted homes in gated communities on the North Shore of Nassau. Brayan Castano, 33, of Elmhurst, Queens, was convicted on Friday for seven counts of burglary in the second degree, attempted burglary in the second degree, and possession of burglar’s tools. (Daily Voice)

Five Towns Patch Notebook

• Early voting started yesterday and will run through Oct. 31 at 17 sites across Nassau County, including the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club, 101 Causeway in Lawrence. On Sundays it runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Events:

• "By The Grace of the Game" Book & Author with Dan Grunfeld (October 25)
• Our Vote Is Our Voice-Denouncing Voter Suppression (October 28)
• “The Play That Goes Wrong” is RIGHT for the Whole Family! (October 29)
• Community Outreach Festival for Bethany House & Hewlett House (October 30)
• Save 15 Percent On Boo-tiful Flowers This Halloween! (October 31)
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Announcements:

• Behind The Scoreboard – Lady Racing Drivers Need Financial Boost (Details)
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For sale:

• Florida condo for sale (Details)
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— Jackie

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