🌱 More COVID-19 Testing Sites Coming + School Threat

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, your host of the Merrick Daily.

First, today's weather:

Windy in the afternoon. High: 47 Low: 31.

Here are the top five stories today in Merrick:

1. Next week, New York State will open new testing sites, and one is coming to Nassau County.
   There will also be an online portal where people can order at-home PCR tests. (News 12)
2. A bomb threat at Baldwin High School was investigated and found to be unsupported after a police search on Monday morning. (Daily Voice)
3. One person was killed, and three firefighters suffered minor injuries in a Massapequa home fire on East Bayview Street. The homeowner died. (News 12)
4. On Monday, Hempstead Town gave out its 10,000th kit of Narcan, a drug used to revive overdose victims. Town officials and community members marked the milestone at the Island Park Public Library. (Subscription: Newsday)
5. A 13-year-old girl from Westbury has been reported missing. Valery Diaz-Granados was last seen at her home at 4 p.m. (Daily Voice)

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Today in Merrick:

• District Chorus Winter Concert Grades 5 & 6, Brookside, North Merrick UFSD, 7 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Nassau County Police Department Commissioner Ryder received a visit from Michelle and Chris Panetta from Beyond the Badge NY who delivered hundreds of cards, handmade by children in Nassau County schools and Nassau County Girl Scouts. (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Merrick: "I am looking for a smart high school or college student in need of part-time work to help my mom who lives in south Bellmore. She is a recognized LI artist and photographer, and she is starting a large project." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, N. Merrick: "Anyone recommend or know of people/companies that will remove the snow in N. Merrick area, reasonable and reliable?" (Nextdoor)

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— Jackie