🌱 Anti-Proud Boys Rally + FBI Joins Fox Island Case + MS-13 Plea

Happy Thursday, people of Merrick! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today.

The FBI have joined Suffolk police in the search for who caused Sunday's Fox Island explosion. A MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty to four killings. And a rally last night was held in opposition to Sunday's Proud Boys rally.

First, today's weather:

A shower in the p.m.; breezy. High: 56 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories in Merrick today:

1. Alex Costello writes that a teenager from Massapequa is missing. 15-year-old Oluwadimelare Okanlawon was last seen leaving his home on Roosevelt Boulevard at 4 p.m. on April 22. (Patch)
2. Anne Donnelly, Nassau County’s new District Attorney, tells CBS New York about her plans for office including giving judges and prosecutors more power. (CBS New York)
3. Patch has an update on the mystery Fox Island explosion. The FBI has now joined the investigation into Sunday's blast. Suffolk County Police are looking for the operator of a vessel seen leaving the area, a boat with stripes, and the FBI will look into a terrorism risk. (Patch)
4. Jerry Barmash explains that an anti-hate rally was planned in Rockville Centre in response to last weekend's Proud Boys march. Residents assembled Wednesday night for the "RVC United Against Hate" at the steps of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth. (Patch)
5. A 23-year-old MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty to four homicides. Raul Ponce, also known as “Shadow,” of Hempstead, was involved in the machete killing in the Massapequa Preserve, among others. (Daily Voice)

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From my notebook:

• Kiwanis Club of Merrick will be gift wrapping at Roosevelt Field Mall starting Monday, Dec. 6 and are looking for volunteers. (Facebook)

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