Last Sears Closes + 40 Cats In One House + Arrow Shot At School

Happy Wednesday, Merrick! Here's everything you need to know going on in Merrick today.

The last Sears on Long Island has closed. A woman battling advanced breast cancer doesn't want to stop fighting. 40 cats were found in poor condition in a North Bellmore house. Two banks were robbed over two days. And a man shot an arrow at a woman at a Nassau County school.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 71 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories in Merrick today:

1. Patch explains that Long Island's last Sears store has closed its doors. The location was in Massapequa's Sunrise Mall and was shuttered as of Tuesday. (Patch)
2. News 12 Long Island talks to a 37-year-old mother of two from Levittown who is fighting stage four breast cancer. Adina Perullo wants to raise awareness that metastatic breast cancer is underfunded and encourage others to fight for a cure. (News 12)
3. Nassau County has approved County Exec Laura Curran's plan to send households $375 in direct pandemic relief funds. The checks will come to households with property tax exemptions. (News 12)
4. The Daily Voice reports that a 56-year-old man is facing charges after firing an arrow that landed near a woman who was walking into Nassau BOCES Rosemary Kennedy Center on North Jerusalem Road in Wantagh on Monday morning. (Daily Voice)
5. News 12 Long Island has the details on 40 cats found living in filthy conditions in a North Bellmore house. The SCPA was told about the cats by neighbors on Washington Boulevard near New York Avenue. (News 12)
6. The Daily Voice are investigating two separate robberies of Long Island TD Bank branches. On Monday, Oct. 4 at 4:55 p.m. in East Farmingdale a man entered the TD Bank branch. On Sunday a similar robbery happened on Sunday in Wantagh. (Daily Voice)

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Today in Merrick:

• L- PTA Meeting, 7 p.m., Merrick UFSD.
• International Walk to School Day, North Merrick UFSD.
• L- Class Captain Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Merrick UFSD (All Day).

Merrick Patch Notebook

• North Merrick Public Library will have a delayed opening on Friday, Oct. 8 and open at 11 a.m. (Facebook)

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— Jackie

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