🌱 43 COVID Cases At School + Man Killed By SUV + Deadliest Road

Morning, Merrick! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

The deadliest road in Nassau County is close by: find out which five-mile stretch is the worst. A 53 year old was killed when he was struck by an SUV. And a nearby middle school has the most COVID-19 cases of any Nassau school.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 53 Low: 41.

Here are the top stories today in Merrick:

1. Jerry Barmash reports that a 53-year-old man was struck and killed by an SUV early Tuesday while he was walking across Elmont Road near School Road. He was hit by a 2014 Honda CRV just after 4:30 a.m. (Patch)
2. News 12 Long Island reports that a crash involving a pedestrian and an SUV in East Farmingdale closed Route 110 early Tuesday morning. The northbound side was closed between Smith Street and Milbar Boulevard. (News 12)
3. Check out the three most expensive home sales in Garden City last month. They sold for $2.4 to $3.9 million. (Subscription: Long Island Business News)
4. Have you checked out the new decadent dessert shop Manny’s Sweet Treats? The second location of the Mineola store has opened in Rockville Centre, in the former Rock A Taco space. (Subscription: Newsday)
5. Nassau Health Department said that 43 students and staff tested positive for COVID-19 at Levittown's Salk Middle School. That's the highest case load in one school in Nassau this year. (News 12)
6. Patch has a report that MoneyGeek analyzed more than 2,700 fatal crashes to find the most deadly 5-mile stretches. The worst road in Nassau County was Sunrise Highway with eight fatal collisions from 2017 to 2019. (Patch)

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Today in Merrick:

• L- PTA Meeting, Merrick UFSD, 7:30 p.m.
• Roundtable Discussion — What Does It Mean to be a Woman in the Arts, Hofstra University, 4:30 p.m.
• Meet author of, Long Island Dirt, Allison Manfra McGovern, Freeport Memorial Library, 7 p.m.

Merrick Patch Notebook

• Today, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation sponsored by State Senator Anna M. Kaplan (D-North Hills) and Assembly member Michaelle Solages (D-Elmont) banning symbols of hate from being displayed on public property and taxpayer funded equipment throughout the state of New York. (NY Senate)
• Nassau County Police Department is looking for information about a Baldwin homicide on Oct. 25. (Facebook)

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