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Coming up: Long Island's Sensational Rock Band Glenn Strange on the Merrick Patch calendar

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Good morning Merrick! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Merrick eighth grader changing how classmates see wheelchairs
  • How a Merrick legislator figures into New York’s wild governor’s race

Also on today's calendar: Long Island’s Sensational Rock Band Glenn Strange and 6 more events.

Find out what's happening in Merrickfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Merrickfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, temps: high: 36, low: 20.
  • Friday: Strong winds subsiding, with a high of 34 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Merrick teen Austin Bird shares joy of wheelchair hoops (newsday.com) — A Merrick Avenue Middle School eighth grader, Austin Bird, is inspiring classmates by teaching wheelchair basketball and sharing what life in a chair is really like. Over two days in November he reached more than 900 students, using drills, races, and a video of adaptive athletes to build understanding, inclusion, and pride in Merrick’s own adaptive sports community.
   

• Suffolk Close-Up: Governor's Race Is Year's Biggest Contest (huntingtonnow.com) — New York’s 2026 governor’s race is heating up, and Merrick gets a brief mention through Nassau Legislator Seth Koslow, who recently lost a countywide race to Bruce Blakeman. The article dives into the now three-way gubernatorial drama, detailing Republican maneuvering around Elise Stefanik and Bruce Blakeman and a tense Democratic primary between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday January 14
  • Hempstead Village Justice Court's Calendar
    Village of Hempstead Community Events Calendar , 99 James A. Garner Way , Hempstead
    9:00 am
  • Rock and Read
    Westbury Memorial Public Library , 445 Jefferson Street , Westbury
    10:30 am
  • Krafty Kids
    East Rockaway Public Library , 477 Atlantic Avenue , East Rockaway
    3:30 pm
  • Boys Varsity Swim Meet vs. Uniondale High School
    Roosevelt UFSD , 201 President St , Hempstead
    5:00 pm
  • Wednesday Night at American Beauty Bar & Grill
    American Beauty Bistro , 24 Central Ave , Massapequa
    6:00 pm

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  • Five Guys posted a job opening for Shift Manager - 1063 in Merrick. Apply here.
  • Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Porter - Front End - 2578 in Massapequa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrick here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Freeport

  • Sunrise Highway Resurfacing Enters Design Phase (patch.com)
  • Margaritaville at Sea Paradise Undergoing Dry Dock (cruisecritic.com)
  • Freeport Man Involved In Violent Precinct Incident Faces Assault, Possession Charges: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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