Free Summer Concerts + Hospital Expansion

Rise and shine Five Towns!

In today's Daily, read about the return of unified basketball to Hewlett. Watch elementary school students perform with a well-known rock musician. Read about a project to expand a local emergency room. And mark your calendars for free summer concerts happening nearby.

First, today's weather looks clear all day with a high of 75 degrees.

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Today's top news from the Five Towns:

1. Matthew Ferremi looks at the return of unified basketball to Hewlett High School after a pandemic break. The sport, founded in 2008, includes Special Olympics athletes. Varsity basketball coach and special education teacher Bill Dubin coaches Hewlett's team. (LI Herald)

2. News 12 shows how students at Willow Read Elementary School got to perform with a Grammy-winning musician. The students sang "Crazy Train" with Danny Weinkauf, the bassist for They Might Be Giants, led by music teacher Cynthia Shannon for a virtual spring concert. (News 12 Long Island)

3. Briana Bonfiglio rounds up all the free summer concerts nearby this summer. Nassau County will host popup concerts at North Woodmere Park and Grant Park in August. The Town of Hempstead's summer concert series starts July 6 and includes several dates at Hewlett Point Park in East Rockaway. (Long Island Press)

4. Jerry Barmash reports on the expansion of Mount Sinai South Nassau. The Oceanside hospital began the $130 million expansion project that will create a four-story addition to the emergency department with 40 more critical care beds. (Patch)

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Five Towns Notebook:

• Check out Hewlett High School's Vintage Literary Magazine for 2020-2021 here.
• On June 30 at 9 a.m. Temple Israel in Lawrence will host a virtual film screening of "There Are Jews Here."

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That's today's five minute must-know Five Towns recap. Check back to keep updated and informed. If you know of something that should be included in the Five Towns Daily, drop us a note at fivetowns@patch.com!

-Jackie