🌱 Patch AM: Merrick Boutique Owner Receives Empire Award

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• Merrick boutique owner honored for standout community service and leadership

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 35 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Variably cloudy and windy, temps: high: 36, low: 28.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 30 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Merrick Boutique Owner Receives Empire Award (patch.com) — Merrick residents can celebrate local entrepreneur Melissa Briscoe of Olive It Boutique, who just received the New York State Empire Award for her community leadership. State Sen. Steve Rhoads honored her ongoing volunteer work with the Merrick Chamber of Commerce, local PTAs, Yellow Ribbons Against Cancer, and beloved traditions like the Merrick Halloween Parade and holiday lighting ceremonies.
   

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Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve
  The Merrick Library, 2279 Merrick Ave, Merrick
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday January 1

• Holiday
  Hempstead Town, NY Calendar , 1 Washington Street , Hempstead

Monday January 5

• Boys & Girls Varsity Bowling Match vs. Baldwin High School
  Roosevelt UFSD , 2407 Grand Ave , Baldwin
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Music with Tiny Songbirds
  Workshop , 1869 Wantagh Ave , Wantagh
  10:00 am
• Grinchmas Breakfast at Planet Play
  Planet Play , 418 Bedford Ave , Bellmore
  10:00 am
• Lavender Lake
  Pinot's Palette , 2557 Hempstead Tpke , East Meadow
  4:00 pm
• Crafters Club
  Bellmore Memorial Library , 2288 Bedford Ave , Bellmore
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• NEW YEAR’S EVE OBSERVED
  Village Hall , 151 Front St , Massapequa Park
• Noon Year’s Eve (3-7 Years)
  The Merrick Library , 2279 Merrick Ave , Merrick
  10:00 am
• New Year's Eve Dinner — Thom Thom
  Thom Thom Steak & Seafood , 3340 Park Ave , Wantagh
  3:00 pm
• 🔥 Latin Vibes Wednesdays at Kasey’s! 🔥
  Rooftop 32 at Kaseys Kitchen & Cocktails , 23 N Park Ave , Rockville Centre
  5:00 pm
• Wednesday Night at American Beauty Bar & Grill
  American Beauty Bistro , 24 Central Ave , Massapequa
  6:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A dryer is blamed for a house fire in Valley Stream that firefighters quickly extinguished.
  5:21AM on Dec 29: A dryer is blamed for a fire at a Valley Stream home on Paige Road, which occurred around 9:30 p.m. according to fire officials. (Nextdoor )

• The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Merrick. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Baldwin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bellmore

• Crime Blotter 1.01 (longislandpress.com)

Freeport

• Oceanside Middle School welcomes younger students for holiday door decorating tour (liherald.com)
• Week in Review (NY) : Dec 22-28 (prepbaseballreport.com)

Rockville Centre

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-- The Patch AM Team

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