Lindsday Lohan's Mom Admits Drunk Driving + South Shore Flood Fix

Up and at 'em, Merrick! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

Lindsay Lohan's mother Dina Lohan pleaded guilty to a DWI and leaving the scene of a crash in a 2020 Merrick incident. A major stormwater management plan hopes to alleviate South Shore Nassau flooding. A traffic stop led to an attempted getaway on foot and a weapons charge.

First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 65 Low: 53.

Here are the top stories today in Merrick:

1. News 12 Long Island reports that Dina Lohan, actress Lindsay Lohan's mother, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated on Tuesday for a 2020 crash near her Merrick home. She will be sentenced in December for the incident where she left the scene of an accident in January 2020. (News 12)
2. The Daily Voice reports that two people were arrested after they attempted to flee from a traffic stop in East Meadow. The police found a handgun in the vehicle in the parking lot of Coliseum Motor Inn on Tuesday. (Daily Voice)
3. ABC News has an update on the $20 million construction project that aims to prevent flooding on Nassau County's South Shore. Stormwater pumping and drainage systems will be upgraded or added. (WABC-TV)
4. Long Island Business News shows a North Bellmore office property that sold for $1.55 million. The 7,000 square foot building is at 2570 N. Jerusalem Road. (Long Island Business News)

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Today in Merrick:

• Photo Day, Merrick UFSD.
• Nassau County Department of Assessment-Property Tax Exemption workshop. The Department of Assessment staff will provide assistance to any homeowner who would like to file for Veterans, Senior Citizens, Cold War Veterans, Volunteer Firefighter and Ambulance Worker, or Limited Income Disability exemption, 11 a.m., Freeport Memorial Library.

Merrick Patch Notebook

• Merrick Library invites teens to a teen-led Philosophy Club on Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 7 from 7-7:45 p.m. Free for teens 7th through 12th grade. (Facebook)

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