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Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Liberty Utilities customers balk at its proposed water rate hikes (longislandpress.com) — Merrick and nearby communities could see Liberty Utilities water bills jump by about $21 a month under a proposed rate hike now before state regulators. The plan would fund pipe replacements, contaminant treatment, and other upgrades, but local officials and customers argue Liberty's already-high Nassau rates are unaffordable and are urging the Public Service Commission to reject the increases.
2. Merrick, NY: Library Warns Parents After Group of 13-Year-Olds Storm Children's Room, Yelling Slurs (theunionstar.com) — Parents in Merrick are being urged to talk with their kids after a group of 13-year-olds allegedly burst into the Merrick Library's Children's Room, shouting obscenities and slurs in front of young patrons. Staff removed the group, notified police, and say similar disturbances have been increasing, prompting strong reactions from local parents calling for better supervision and possible policy changes.
3. Merrick resident Michael Rechter captures women's baseball history (liherald.com) — A longtime Merrick resident, retired dentist and photographer Michael Rechter just helped document history as a credentialed shooter for the inaugural Women's Pro Baseball League in Springfield, Illinois. Fresh off closing his Rockville Centre practice, he captured key "firsts," from opening pitches to emotional crowd moments, with his images now featured on the league's website and social channels.
4. Son of Missing American in Nepal Reveals Last Time He Spoke With Dad (commstrader.com) — A devastating Himalayan flood has left Long Islander Jitendra Patel missing, and his close-knit South Asian community in Merrick is anxiously gathering, praying, and waiting for word. As rescue efforts struggle across Nepal and Tibet, relatives here are leaning on each other, sharing memories and hope while officials search for dozens of missing Americans, including their beloved neighbor.
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