Feb. 1: Black History Month, Malverne Mel, Village Board and More

February is here and it's already shaping up to be a busy month with events to mark Groundhog Day, Black History Month and more.
Take a look at today's top headlines for Feb. 1.

1. Black History Month: Today begins Black History Month. Find out what local events are planned in Malverne and West Hempstead later today.
2. Village Board: The Malverne Village Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. Check Patch tomorrow for a recap.
3. Nassau County Police:to tell us what you think about the restructuring of Nassau County's police precincts, including the Fifth, which serves West Hempstead and Lakeview. Then, later today meet the newly re-elected head of the local unit of Nassau's Auxilliary Police.
4. Malverne Mel: is this Thursday, but Malverne Mel made an early appearance in the village Tuesday night. Check out the video later today.
5. Photo Hunt: At noon today Patch will announce the winner of last week's photo hunt contest and reveal our next challenge. See if you can guess where this week's photo was taken in Malverne - West Hempstead.