🌱Armed Robbery At Home In Levittown + ESL Vanguard Dies

Welcome back, Merrick! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Merrick.

First, today's weather:

Winds gradually subsiding. High: 55 Low: 25.

Here are the top five stories today in Merrick:

1. A suspect remains at large after an armed robbery outside a home in Levittown on February 16, police said. A 52-year-old woman was arriving at her home when a person unknown to her approached and demanded money. He then fled south on Ridge Lane on foot with the woman's pocketbook. Click over to the article to read a description of the suspect. (Daily Voice)
2. The mask issue seems to have brought parents and teachers to loggerheads in Wantagh, as revealed at a contentious Board of Education meeting on February 10. Nearly two dozen parents spoke in opposition to the in-school mask mandate at that event. Board members defended the enforcement of the mandate, citing the possibility of losing state funding if they failed to comply. (liherald)
3. A former Rockville Centre teacher who established the first ESL program on Long Island died on January 31. Alma Santana Galati, of Baldwin, was 88 when she passed away. Galati spent 32 years teaching in that district, and her fellow educators say they still feel the impact of her work. (liherald.com)
4. Nassau Community College is celebrating Black History Month with a theatrical performance of "The Meeting" by Jeff Stetson. Head over to SUNY Nassau Community College's Mainstage Theater to see how a fictional meeting between Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X plays out. There are showings Thursday, February 24 through Sunday, February 27. (Press Release Desk)
5. Get prepared for the weekend with the Merrick Weather Forecast from the Merrick Patch. Temperatures look to be mild for the most part, but drop down to 34 on Sunday.

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Today in Merrick:

• Romare Bearden: Overlapping Meanings Session 3 - Join Hofstra University experts in an exploration of printmaking. Free live online event; registration required. (3:00 PM)
• Time for Trivia -The Freeport Memorial Library invites kids in grades 5 through 12 to showcase their smarts at an online event. Contact the library for login information. (6:00 PM)
• The Mystic & Pour Some 80s On Me - Hear covers of some of the greatest music of all time and enjoy pizza, appetizers and more at K.J. Farrell's. (Doors open at 5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Nassau County Police Department just welcomed 158 new Nassau County Police Officers! Get a look at the fresh Academy graduates via Facebook.
• Do you need a resume refresh? North Merrick Public Library shares a new online resource, Cypress Resume. Click over to Facebook to learn how to get help using the new tool.

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— Ash DeMello