Bank Robber Found + Bus Stabbing + LI Survivor

Happy Thursday, people of Merrick! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

A Long Island woman is on this season of "Survivor." A man has been arrested for two attempted bank robberies in Nassau County. A man was stabbed on a NICE bus. And Nassau County will get a big payout from the state opioid lawsuit.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 73 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories in Merrick today:

1. Jerry Barmash writes that a man has been charged for robbing a TD Bank in Wantagh. Joseph Mann, 49, of Wyandanch, is also accused of demanding money from a TD Bank in New Cassel on Tuesday. (Patch)
2. News 12 Long Island has the story on a stabbing on a NICE bus. A 67-year-old was stabbed by an Elmont man in New Hyde Park. Eon Marques of Elmont has been arrested. (News 12)
3. CBS News talks to the family of a Freeport man who was run over twice in a parking lot. No one has been charged for the death of 71-year-old Stephen Schier, which happened four months ago and the family wants answers. (CBS New York)
4. Newsday explains that Nassau County could receive up to $102 million from New York State's opioid lawsuit settlement. (Subscription: Newsday)
5. Patch looks at a Nassau County teacher who is on the current season of "Survivor." Tiffany Seely is 47 and from Plainview and has so far made it to the third episode of the 41st season of the CBS show. (Patch)

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