🌱 Threats Against School + Guilty In Family Hammer Murder Attack

Happy Wednesday, people of Five Towns! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

A man pleaded guilty to brutally murdering three people with a hammer including his mother and sister. Valley Stream Central is dealing with threats against its school campuses. And a local couple has produced a PBS documentary about their journey as entrepreneurs.

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First, today's weather:

A couple of morning showers. High: 61 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. The LI Herald checks out the race for the Town of Hempstead's 4th Council District. Incumbent Republican Anthony D’Esposito is being challenged by Democrat Aaron Meyer. (LI Herald)
2. A husband and wife in Woodsburgh produced a new documentary series that will have a premiere on Sunday at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. Nan and Harold Klein, 65 and 66, created “Trauma to Triumph — The Rise of the Entrepreneur” which will air on PBS’s World channel and is about overcoming difficulties as entrepreneurs. (LI Herald)
3. A Baldwin shooting on Monday afternoon is being investigated. It happened at Victoria Street and Stanton Avenue. (LI Herald)
4. Valley Stream Central school district increased security again Tuesday after weekend threats. On Monday the district opened schools but under lockdown mode. (Subscription: Newsday)
5. A Hempstead man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murder for the 2017 attack with a hammer which left his mother, sister and a family friend dead, as well as another injured.
   Bobby Vanderhall, 37, of Hempstead, will be sentenced om Dec. 17, and is expected to get 50 years to life in prison. (Patch)

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Five Towns Patch Notebook

• Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library is holding a Sherlock Holmes Escape Room Thursday for grades 6-12. (Facebook)

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