Details On Homeowner Checks + Man Touches Girl In Store

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

Find out who is getting those $375 Nassau County homeowners' checks and when. Nassau County finally has a memorial for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. And a man was arrested for touching a girl in a store aisle.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy. High: 69 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories today in Merrick:

1. WPIX 11 has more information on the COVID-19 relief checks for Nassau County homeowners. County Executive Laura Curran explains that the $375 will first go to those with enhanced STAR and other exemptions this month and then will be allocated based on income. (WPIX 11 New York)
2. Arlene Gross checks out a Massapequa boutique owned by two local moms that carries casual clothes and accessories that aims to help women find simple, easy style. Stacie Tranchina and Lori Davis own Sweet Simplicity. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Robert Brodsky reports that work has begun on Nassau County's memorial to Afghanistan, Iraq vets. The monument at Veterans Memorial Park in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow is the first memorial on Long Island for the two wars. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. The Daily Voice has details on a man accused of making sexual contact with a 12 year old at a store on Thursday. Heriberto Colon, 40, of Franklin Square, touched a girl in an aisle at a Dollar Tree in East Meadow and was arrested. (Daily Voice)

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