🌱 Ukrainians On LI Wait For Refugee Family Members + Man Needs Kidney

Good morning, people of Five Towns! I'm here with a fresh issue of the Five Towns Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy with showers. High: 49 Low: 41.

Here are the top three stories in Five Towns today:

1. A Lynbrook family is hoping to bring Ukrainian relatives to Long Island, after they fled to Poland. No date for when America will begin accepting refugees has been given but Ukrainians on Long Island are getting ready. (Subscription: Newsday)
2. A Wantagh man, Joe Boyce, 56, of Wantagh, is in search of a live kidney donor. Friends and family of the father of three have launched a search for a compatible donor. (Subscription:Newsday)
3. A Ukrainian band that fled the war in Ukraine performed in Port Washington Friday. Dahkabrahka also educated listeners about the situation in Ukraine. (News 12)

Today in Five Towns:

• Life in the Key of Jazz at Freeport Memorial Library, 2:30 p.m.

From my notebook:

• The Northwell Health employee who was fatally shot on Thursday in New Hyde Park was seen arguing with someone before the shooting. The person who killed Amelia Laguerre, of St. Albans, is still at large. (News 12)
• This Wednesday, Hewlett Woodmere schools will hold a board of education meeting to adopt the proposed budget for the 2022-2023 school year, WEC, 7:15 p.m. (Facebook)
• Hewlett Woodmere Business Association will be putting up American flags on Broadway. "Installation and changes of locations & hardware takes time, so we will be blocking traffic at times between 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m." (Facebook)

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