🌱 Merrick Bank Robbery + Three Car Crash

Up and at 'em, Merrick! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday, Nov. 10 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Merrick today.

A crash in Garden City left one dead and two injured. Police are investigating a robbery in Merrick. And a Uniondale man was arrested after a fatal drug overdose led police to him.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 64 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories in Merrick today:

1. Alex Costello reports that a multi-car crash Monday afternoon left one person dead and two others injured in Garden City. A man driving a tow truck hit two other vehicles on Stewart Avenue, killing one driver and leaving two others injured. (Patch)
2. Patch explains that police are investigating a bank robbery at Sterling National Bank on 2090 Merrick Road just before 11 a.m. on Monday. The man walked into the branch and handed a note to the teller demanding money and fled with cash. (Patch)
3. The Daily Voice has details on the arrest of a Uniondale man after an investigation into a fatal overdose in Rockville Centre. Curtis Morgan, age 36, was arrested on Sunday on multiple drug charges. (Daily Voice)
4. Patch talks to a woman who opened her own burger franchise at age 22. Amanda Jane Porco is a West Hempstead resident and purchased the Wayback Burgers location at 512 Hempstead Turnpike. (Patch)

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Today in Merrick:

• B- Photo Retake Day & Grad 6 Cap & Gown, Merrick schools.
• Faculty Meeting, Merrick UFSD.

Merrick Patch Notebook

• A community is rallying to support the family of a Bellmore girl recently diagnosed with pediatric cancer. Alina Roseboom is the 7-year-old daughter of drummer Vinny Roseboom, known for the bands Helen of Troy and Gospel. A GoFundMe page raised more than $10,000 in just 24 hours. (Patch)
• Nassau County Police Department's MugShotMonday shares felony and misdemeanor criminal offenders who reside in, or have committed crimes in Nassau County. Contact them if you have any information. (Facebook)

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