News from Neighboring Towns

Here are the most interesting stories from neighboring Patches this week:

Lynbrook

• Hewlett native, Lynbrook High School graduate, and die-hard Jets fan , was named one of 10 finalists for the Doritos and Pepsi Max "Crash the Super Bowl" contest. The 24-year-old will now go on to see if his original creation, "Elevator Girl" will be one of six consumer-created ads — three for Doritos and three for Pepsi Max — that will air during Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 6 on FOX.
• A Lynbrook car dealership for than $10,000 worth of merchandise.
• Lynbrook High School seniorcapped off a solid three-year varsity soccer career by being selected to the 2010 National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Scholar All-Eastern Region Team. 

Malverne/West Hempstead

• Days after a caller the West Hempstead Middle School, parents and teachers were still shaken up and seeking answers from school officials.
• Nearly a week after rescuers pulled 22 dogs out of a West Hempstead home that had , most of the animals are doing well thanks to a local vet hospital, first responders and concerned neighbors.
• The American Red Cross of Nassau County led a group of local politicians, religious leaders, school administrators and volunteers on a tour Monday of its located inside While all Red Cross shelters are open to everyone, this one will service the needs of the Orthodox Jewish communities of the Five Towns, an area prone to flooding in the event of a hurricane or major storm.

Five Towns

• A o from Inwood attacked an 18-year-old in Lawrence after teens had an earlier confrontation, police said.
• Regal is in talks with Lynbrook officials to build a on Merrick Road in Lynbrook, where one of the closest theaters to the Five Towns now stands.
• At a breakfast meeting last week with reporters at the , Executive Ed Mangano revealed that the county is planning on getting out of a of commercially owned properties around the Mitchel Field area and making the announcement within the next few weeks.