Man Exposes Himself To Teen + Blue Ribbon School + School Bus DWI

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

Police are looking for information about a man who exposed himself to a teen in Merrick. Calhoun is a Blue Ribbon School. A man was found in the water off Lido Beach this weekend and police are investigating. And a nearby man is accused of hitting a school bus while driving drunk.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 78, low: 71.

Here are the top stories today in Merrick:

1. News 12 Long Island reports that a man is wanted for exposing himself to a 13-year-old boy near Camp Avenue Elementary School. The man was in a white SUV and the incident happened around 2:50 p.m. Monday afternoon. (News 12)
2. The Daily Voice has an update on the human remains found two months ago off the Meadowbrook Parkway. Uniondale resident Jeustin David Maldonado, age 22, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. (Daily Voice)
3. Jerry Barmash explains that Calhoun High School in Merrick was named a Blue Ribbon School 2021 for being an exemplary high-performing school in New York. (Patch)
4. John Valenti writes that police say a driver hit a school bus before being charged with a DWI. Richard Cirillo, 42, of Farmingdale lunged at officers trying to arrest him Monday after he hit a bus in South Farmingdale around 6:40 p.m. Monday. No one on the bus was injured. (Subscription: Newsday)
5. The Daily Voice has the story on a man who was found unresponsive off Lido Beach on Sunday. He was pronounced dead and police are investigating. (Daily Voice)

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Today in Merrick:

• Bellmore-Merrick District College Fair & Financial Aid Night, virtual, 6 p.m.
• Calhoun & Mepham Alumni, 7:30 p.m., Bellmore-Merrick Central School District.

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• Merrick Library opened registration for a teen invention event that counts as community service on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 4 p.m. (Facebook)

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