🌱 Man Attacks Woman And Elderly Woman + New Nassau Area Code

Good morning, neighbors! I'm here with today's edition of the Merrick Daily.

A domestic attack in Massapequa Park left an elderly woman and her daughter injured. Two cemetery companies are in trouble for fraud. A new area code will soon join 516 in Nassau County. And a new wood-fired restaurant has opened nearby.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 64 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories today in Merrick:

1. Alex Costello reports that a Massapequa Park man was arrested Friday night after he attacked a woman and her mother at their home. The mother was 85 years old. (Patch)
2. Alex Costello explains how Nassau County may be getting a new area code in 2022. 516 has run out of numbers but what the new area code will be is still a mystery. (Patch)
3. The Daily Voice has details on how the New York Attorney General is suing two cemetery companies—Polanco and Heavenly Monuments—she says stole from grieving families. (Daily Voice)
4. Newsday checks out a new wood-fired pizzeria that opened in North Bellmore. Gusto is at 2645 Jerusalem Ave. (Subscription: Newsday)
5. Nassau County is adding $6 million to their rent relief program. Residents can now apply for three months of prospective rent relief. (The Real Deal)
6. The LI Herald talks to Jason Abelove who is challenging Don Clavin for Hempstead town supervisor. (LI Herald)

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• NMFA Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, Jones Beach
• The John Theissen Children's Foundation Freaky 5K, Wantagh

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