- Two more incidents of the "granny scam" have been reported by the Nassau County Police Department in Bellmore and Massapequa. Click here to read more about this and see what you can do to protect yourself.
- Did you know that Ben and Jerry’s began in a junior high school gym in Merrick? It's true. Read more about two struggling men that turned their lives around by clicking here.
- During the public comments portion of the April North Merrick Board of Education meeting, several parents voiced their opposition to upcoming state-mandated assessment testing based on the newly-adopted Common Core learning standards. For more on this, click here.
- Natalie Giovino, a senior at Kennedy High School, has received First Place in the category of medicine in the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. Click here to read more about her accomplishment.
- On April 14 at 7:10 p.m., undercover detectives observed Luis Serrano-Nova, 56, of Reading, PA, and Dennis McCann, 56, of Freeport, engaged in a hand to hand drug transaction. McCann was found with cocaine. Detectives recovered 86 bags of cocaine in Serrano-Nova’s vehicle. Click here for more in part one of this week's Crimes Nearby.
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