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🌱Nassau Guns Headed To Ukraine + Mepham Chops Locks For Charity

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Posted Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 4:26 pm ET|Updated Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 5:05 pm ET

Happy Saturday, Merrick! Here's everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 55 Low: 49.

Here are the top four stories in Merrick today:

A Hempstead teen has been reported missing. Heimy Rodezno-Flores, 15, was last seen around 2 a.m. at her home on Friday, March 18. Police issued an alert to the community later that day. Click over to the article to see a photo of Rodezno-Flores and learn who to contact if you have information about her possible whereabouts. (Daily Voice)
Nassau County guns are headed to Ukraine. County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced that a first shipment of donated guns to Ukraine went out Friday. Blakeman teamed with Jerry Sperduto, the owner of SP Firearms Unlimited and an association of Ukrainian Americans to make the donation of 420 weapons. (WABC-TV)
Bellmore students have a little less hair these days. Students at Mepham High School joined in the "Chop Your Locks for Charity" event on Wednesday, March 16, raising $11,000. The money is set to benefit "Courage for Carsyn," which supports a cancer patient with connections to the school. (Patch)
A man stands accused of a DWI and crashing into multiple unoccupied cars in E. Farmingdale on the morning of Friday, March 18. The 26-year-old driver was arrested, and his 50-year-old passenger was taken to the hospital with injuries. (News 12 Bronx)

Today in Merrick:

Hicks Nurseries' 32nd Annual Flower & Garden Show - Need some inspiration for your spring garden? View seven display gardens in Westbury through March 27. Free. (8 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. - Elmont Library hosts a kid-friendly performance of a Disney classic! $15. (11 a.m.)
Saturday Nights @ United Skates - Roll on over to Seaford for some active fun. (5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.)
The '90s Band - Head to The Beer Hall at Plattduetsche Park for German food and beer on tap alongside live music! (7 p.m. - 11 p.m.)

From my notebook:

Change up your family perambulations with a Family Night Hike hosted by The Center for Science Teaching and Learning on March 26. (Instagram)
Today is National Corn Dog Day. Formerly a once-a-year treat for many from a fair or amusement park, the breaded sausage-on-a-stick is now a staple of Korean fusion fare. Try an updated version at Spoonsticks in Massapequa or travel a bit farther to
UGLY Donuts & Corn Dogs in Downtown Flushing.

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— Ash DeMello