🌱 Protesting Rittenhouse Verdict + Hit And Run Truck Photos

Hello, people of Merrick! I'm here with your brand-new copy of the Merrick Daily.

Protests over the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict continued this weekend, with one happening in Bellmore. Police have released photos of a Ford pickup truck they say was in a hit-and-run in Massapequa.

First, today's weather:

More clouds than sun. High: 56 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories today in Merrick:

1. Patch explains that protests over the Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty verdict took place in New York City, and also in Bellmore this weekend. (Patch)
2. News 12 covered opening night at the UBS Arena. Owner Jon Ledecky, Gov. Kathy Hochul, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and other officials cut the ribbon at new $1 billion venue on Friday. (News 12)
3. Police have released photos of the pickup truck that hit a woman and drove off in Massapequa Monday. The Ford truck driver is wanted for leaving a 72-year-old woman critically injured at the intersection of Front Street and Park Lane at 1:23 p.m. (Subscription: Newsday)
4. The Herald talks to Olivia Larocchia, from North Bellmore and a graduate of Wellington C. Mepham High School. She helped Bellmore-Merrick schools update their community garden, securing a grant for the work. (LI Herald)

Merrick Patch Notebook

• Merrick Bellmore Little League registration is open. (Facebook)
• North Merrick Public Library is hosting Little Languages, taught by Calhoun High School foreign language honor students for ages four to seven. (Facebook)

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