🌱 Hit And Run In Uniondale + Teenage Robbery At Mall

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, your host of the Merrick Daily.

Three teenagers were charged with armed robbery. It happened at the Roosevelt Field Mall. Bruce Blakeman says he won't force county employees to get vaccinated. And a woman was hit by an SUV's mirror, before the driver drove off.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 62 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories today in Merrick:

1. The Daily Voice reports that three teenagers are facing charges after police said they robbed a group of people at gunpoint in East Garden City at 8:10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5. A 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy approached a group of five people, four 17-year-olds and one 19-year-old, who were exiting a blue BMW 330i in a Roosevelt Field Mall parking lot. (Daily Voice)
2. The Long Island Coalition Against Bullying held its first-ever 5K walk/ run to raise money for resources that help prevent bullying in Eisenhower Park Sunday morning. (News 12)
3. News 12 Long Island explains that a 54-year-old woman was hit by an SUV on Jerusalem Ave. in Uniondale when she was hit by its side mirror. The driver kept going. (News 12)
4. Newsday takes a deep dive to see what happens next since the state has approved two new authorities for public water for the Merrick area of New York American Water. Next steps are the creation of the new entities, valuing the assets and completing the takeovers. (Subscription: Newsday)
5. News 12 Long Island reports that Bruce Blakeman, the Republican who announced victory in the Nassau County executive race, says he will not enforce a vaccine mandate for police and other county workers. (News 12)

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Today in Merrick:

• PTA Council, 7:30 p.m., Bellmore-Merrick Central School District
• PTA District Council Meeting, North Merrick UFSD, 9 a.m.
• Camp Carnival Night (K-2) North Merrick UFSD, 6:30 p.m.

Merrick Patch Notebook

• St. Francis Episcopal Church, in North Bellmore, is offering a free program for area seniors for chair yoga classes run by instructor Laura Proppe, an “ambassador” in the New York region for the studio chain. (LI Herald)

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