Today's 5: Development Plan to be Aired Tonight

The public will get a detailed look tonight at the proposal to develop the Wang property off Old Country Road.

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1. The set for tonight at 7 p.m. allows the public to get its first glimpse of the plan to develop the 143-acre property that was once home to the Nassau County complex. Current Owner Charles Wang has hired the Beechwood Organization to come up with a proposal. The plan is to develop The meeting is at on Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay. It's open to the public.

2. Take our poll about the new proposal for a . We'll have a full report tomorrow.

3. The will host a showing of the film "Race to Nowhere" at 7:30 p.m. The film, sponsored by the Plainview Congress of Teachers, explores the stresses we place on students and the unfortunate consequences that sometimes result. The showing is sold out; Patch will have a report on the film later this week.

4. The sponsors its annual Tuesday at the Mattlin Middle School cafeteria. The event, which will run 3:30pm- 9:30 pm, began with the 5th graders at participating in a presentation in class on the need for, and uses of, blood.

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