🌱 New Vegan Eatery, Italian Steakhouse + Phone Store Robbery

Welcome back, Merrick! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

Two nearby new restaurants are serving very different foods: a new vegan eatery and a new Italian steakhouse are open. Read what Anne Donnelly, Republican candidate for Nassau DA, has to say about the most pressing issues facing the county. And police are investigating a cell phone store robbery in Bellmore.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with rain and drizzle. High: 65 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Merrick today:

1. Have you checked out Toto's Restaurant in Wantagh? The Italian steakhouse opened several months ago at 3275 Byron St. and is owned by the owner of the former Per Un Angelo. (LongIsland.com)
2. Patch checks out a new nearby restaurant. Green Street Eatery in Levittown is the first vegan and gluten-free dining on Long Island. (Patch)
3. Patch interviews veteran prosecutor Anne Donnelly, 57, who is running for district attorney in Nassau County as a Republican. She said the top issue is bail reform and keeping criminals off the street. (Patch)
4. Jerry Barmash reports that police were called to a T-Mobile store in North Bellmore late Thursday afternoon. An ongoing investigation into a possible robbery is ongoing. (Patch)

Merrick Patch Notebook

• North Merrick Public Library will host a discussion about an Oscar nominated movie, "Loving Vincent" about Vincent Van Gogh, next Wednesday at 4 p.m. (Facebook)

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