🌱 Couple Steals Credit Card + Family Hammer Murders Guilty Plea

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here's everything worth knowing in town today.

A Nassau man has pleaded guilty to the brutal murders of his mother and sister in 2017 this week. A couple was nabbed for stealing and using a woman's credit card. And a new vegan restaurant has opened nearby.

First, today's weather:

Windy; a shower in the a.m. High: 62 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories in Merrick today:

1. NBC New York looks at the race for Nassau County Executive. Democrat Laura Curran and Republican Bruce Blakeman spoke about taxes, law enforcement and the reassessment. (NBC New York)
2. The Daily Voice has details on a Saturday incident in Garden City. A woman's wallet was stolen and her credit card was used, and Lameek Dean and Chenelle Overstreet have been charged. (Daily Voice)
3. Food truck owners in Levittown have opened a new vegan restaurant called Green Street Eatery. Matt and Lauren Korsky own Green Street Food Truck and the new spot is at the corner of Emerson and Hempstead Turnpike. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. A Hempstead man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murder for the 2017 attack with a hammer which left his mother, sister and a family friend dead, as well as another injured.
   Bobby Vanderhall, 37, of Hempstead, will be sentenced on Dec. 17, and is expected to get 50 years to life in prison. (Patch)

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