Family In Fatal Crash + Nassau Police Refuse FOIL Requests

Morning, people of Merrick! I'm here with the latest issue of the Merrick Daily.

A JFK student is one of 24 female soccer players who will play at the Maccabi Games. A Hempstead family was involved in a tragic car crash upstate. And the Nassau County Police Department is being sued for not supplying information on police misconduct via FOIL requests.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy with a shower. High: 68 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories today in Merrick:

1. Jerry Barmash writes about a John F. Kennedy High School sophomore soccer player who has been chosen for the 2022 Maccabi Games for Jewish teenagers. Isabelle Sivin will represent the U.S. at games in Israel, one of 24 female soccer players from across the country to compete for Team USA next summer. (Patch)
2. Nicole Fuller explains how the New York Civil Liberties Union is suing Nassau police for denying requests to have police misconduct records released. The Freedom of Information requests cover the time period from 2000 to the present. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Patch reports that a family involved in a fatal car crash around 1 a.m. Sunday in New Rochelle is from Hempstead. 37-year-old Troy Carter was killed in the crash. A front seat passenger has been identified as 11-year-old Tiara Carter who was critically injured. Seven-year-old Carmello Carter was also killed and his twin brother Romello Carter is in critical condition after emergency surgery. (Patch)
4. Newsday looks at Lido Beach as a place to live year-round. Houses start in the $700,000 and residents attend Long Beach schools. (Subscription: Newsday)

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