Tracking Henri + Oldest Long Islander Turns 110

Happy Friday, Five Towns! Let's get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing in town today.

Tropical Storm Henri is coming up the coast and predictions say it could hit the eastern end of Long Island. A Facebook post from Cedarhurst Village's deputy mayor caused controversy. And the oldest person on Long Island is from North Woodmere.

First, today's weather will be possible drizzle overnight with a high of 86 and a low of 73 degrees.

Here are the top stories in Five Towns today:

1. Jerry Barmash talks to the rabbi at a Long Beach synagogue that has gained membership as people move to Long Island. BACH Jewish Center has increased its congregation by 15 percent since last year. (Patch)
2. News 12 Long Island is tracking Henri. The storm may hit Long Island, but the East End looks like it may get the brunt. (News 12)
3. News 12 also reports that a North Woodmere woman believed to be the oldest Long Islander just turned 110 years old. Henrietta Dobin celebrated with two children, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren in Valley Stream. (News 12)
4. Jeff Bessen has the details on a social media controversy: Cedarhurst Deputy Mayor Ari Brown compared vaccination drives to the Holocaust on Facebook, causing backlash. (LI Herald)

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• Outdoor Toddlers, Tots and Tykes, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Henry Waldinger Memorial Library

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• Nassau Police Commissioner Ryder, elected officials, Tunnel for Towers representatives and numerous first responders attended a press conference at the Wantagh Fire Department to promote the Tunnel for Towers “Never Forget Concert." (Facebook)

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