🌱 Rash Of Burglaries + Tax Cuts + Three Car Crash

Good morning, neighbors! It's me again, your host of the Merrick Daily.

Some students are getting surfing lessons with The Prep Academy. Wantagh business owners are nervous about a rash of recent burglaries. A three car crash left two injured. And Nassau County Republicans proposed $120 million worth of tax cuts.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 77 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Merrick today:

1. Jordan Vallone looks at how the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District's Prep Academy is taking those with physical and intellectual disabilities on surf lessons in Long Beach this fall. The Prep Academy is a special education program that aims to give students up to age 21 educational, recreational and vocational experiences. (LI Herald)
2. The LI Herald talks to Wantagh business owners who are on edge after a series of robberies around Nassau County. A rash of bank robberies has hit the area in recent weeks. (LI Herald)
3. The Long Island Press polled Long Islanders to find out what restaurant they think has the best wait service. Mercato Kitchen & Cocktails in Massapequa Park took the title for 2021. (Long Island Press)
4. News 12 Long Island reports that a serious crash left two people injured in a three car crash in Copiague on Tuesday. It happened on Sunrise Highway and Bethpage Road around 6 p.m. (News 12)
5. Scott Eidler explains how Republicans in the Nassau County Legislature on Tuesday proposed property tax cuts of $120 million in 2022, and eliminating several positions on Nassau County Executive Laura Curran's staff. (Subscription: Newsday)

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Today in Merrick:

• Camp Marine Science Trip (Rain Date) - North Merrick UFSD.
• Camp Book Fair Evening Event - North Merrick UFSD, 7 p.m.

Merrick Patch Notebook

• Merrick Library opened registration for a kids' "Pumpkin Time." (Facebook)
• Nassau County District Attorney and other leaders are calling for jury duty stipend pay to increase to $15 per hour to eliminate financial hardships associated with serving. (Press Release Desk)

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