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Weekly Recap: Pastor Thanks Community, Pawn Shop Application Withdrawn

A look at what happened around the Merrick area this week.

Busy week? No worries. Patch highlighted the top stories of the week so you can catch up on all of the local news. This week, the top stories are:

3. Pastor of Burned Church Thankful For Community Support: Father Nikiforos Fakinos, pastor of St. Demetrios Greek Orthrodox Church, said that we was touched that hundreds of parishioners came together for Sunday worship after a fire ripped through the inside of the church days before.

2. Police: Men Found with 21 Envelopes of Heroin: Two men were arrested in Merrick after allegedly being found with 21 glassine envelopes of heroin.

1. Pawn Shop Owner Cancels Application to Open in North Merrick: The owner of a proposed pawn shop canceled her application for permits to open at 1391 Jerusalem Ave. in North Merrick.

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