🌱 DWI That Killed Elderly Couple + NYPD Spouse Murder For Hire

Happy Halloween, neighbors! Let's get this day started. Here's what's happening today in town.

A nearby woman was sentenced for drunk driving and killing an elderly couple. Another prison sentence came down for an NYPD officer who attempted a murder-for-hire of her husband. Some local residents are still rebuilding, nine years after Superstorm Sandy.

First, today's weather:

A shower in places. High: 63 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories today in Merrick:

1. News 12 talks to residents on the ninth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Island Park and Oceanside are two hamlets still rebuilding years later and still dealing with flooding. (News 12)
2. The Daily Voice reports that a Massapequa woman was sentenced to seven years of prison for striking and seriously injuring two elderly pedestrians.Joanne Dooher, age 51, had a blood alcohol level almost three times the legal limit. (Daily Voice)
3. Nearby in Rockville Centre, parents dressed as witches And warlocks and "rode on brooms" around a school for an Annual Halloween Ride. (CBS New York)
4. A serious car crash left one man hospitalized on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa on Thursday night. (Daily Voice)
5. Patch explains that former NYPD officer Valerie Cincinelli, from Oceanside, was sentenced to 48 months in prison on Friday for a murder-for-hire plot involving her estranged husband. (Patch)

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