🌱 New Dog Groomer + SUV Goes Into House Stoop

Rise and shine, Merrick! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

A four-car crash sent an SUV into a house's stoop. A new dog grooming salon is opening in Bellmore. And a new Marilyn Monroe-themed restaurant opened nearby.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, cooler. High: 46 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories today in Merrick:

1. Alex Costello reports that an Amityville man, Dwight Clermont, 26, was arrested Wednesday for breaking windshields and cars and store windows with a shovel on Lawrence Street near Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale. (Patch)
2. Newsday explains that a Marilyn Monroe-themed restaurant has replaced longtime Italian spot Benny's Ristorante in Westbury. Monroe's is at 199 Post Ave. (Subscription: Newsday)
3. News 12 has the story on a four-vehicle crash in Copiague that sent an SUV into a home's stoop. Four people were injured. (News 12)
4. The LI Herald tells us that a new pet-grooming salon has opened on Merrick Road in Bellmore. Posh Paws will be open seven days a week beginning Monday. (LI Herald)

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Today in Merrick:

• Merrick Tag Sale by Invited Estate Sales by Tracy Jordan, 9:30 a.m.

Merrick Patch Notebook

• Nassau County Police Department are looking for tips about a Hicksville hit-and-run that killed a woman on Stewart Avenue. (Facebook)
• Merrick Library has a six-hour class to reduce car insurance rates. Registration begins Dec. 2. (Facebook)

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