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🌱 Patch AM: Nassau County Student Athletes Of The Week: Calhoun High School’s Dual Champion Track & Field Teams

Make time for Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale on the Merrick Patch calendar

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What's up Merrick! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Calhoun's boys and girls track teams make school history together
  • How much more could Merrick families soon pay for water?
  • How Merrick students turned green screens into a magical musical world

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture & Soft Seating Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 81, low: 71.
  • Monday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Nassau County Student Athletes Of The Week: Calhoun High School's Dual Champion Track & Field Teams (patch.com) — Merrick's Sanford Calhoun High School track and field teams made history by winning both boys' and girls' indoor conference titles for the first time, earning Nassau County's student athletes of the week honor. Coaches credit a deep, hard-working roster, while standout Merrick athletes like Jenny Gasparello, Oraldini Mpoy, and Tyler Booker led the way with multiple conference championships.
   

2. Liberty Utilities customers balk at its proposed water rate hikes (longislandpress.com) — Merrick residents could see their Liberty Utilities water bills jump by about $21 a month under a proposed rate hike now before state regulators. The plan would fund main replacements and contaminant treatment, but local officials and customers from Merrick-area districts are loudly pushing back against what they call drastic, unaffordable increases.
   

3. Bellmore-Merrick students shine in inclusive 'Once Upon a Mattress' production (liherald.com) — Bellmore-Merrick's Extended School Year program just wrapped an inclusive filmed production of "Once Upon a Mattress," premiered at Merrick Avenue Middle School for families and staff. About 50 local students with special needs spent six weeks acting, socializing, and using green-screen and AI effects to bring the musical to life in a low-pressure, supportive setting.
   

4. Two LI Pilgrims Among Thousands Missing After Catastrophic Nepal Floods (dailyvoice.com) — A 72-year-old Merrick resident, Jitendra Manubhai Patel, is among thousands of people missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal during a religious pilgrimage, according to Newsday. He was traveling with relatives and a tour group when the glacier-triggered flood hit, and family members say they have not heard from them since Wednesday.
   

📸 Around Merrick

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Other local events
    Saturday August 29
  • Vendor Fair/Thrift Pop Up →
    St. John's Lutheran Church, 1 Van Roo Ave, Merrick
    10:00 am
    • Sunday August 30
  • Traveling Summer Luau - West Hempstead →
    Hempstead Town, NY Calendar, 399 Nassau BoulevardWest, Hempstead
    1:00 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • Boys Varsity Soccer Home Game vs. Malverne/ East Rockaway
    Roosevelt UFSD 1 Wagner Ave, Roosevelt, NY 11575, USA
    5:00 pm
  • Boys JV Soccer Away Game at East Rockaway/ Malverne
    Roosevelt UFSD 80 Ocean Ave, Malverne, NY 11565, USA
    5:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Superintendent's Conference Day 1
    Roosevelt UFSD 1 Wagner Ave, Roosevelt, NY 11575, USA
    8:30 am
  • Roosevelt Middle School Fall Sports Start
    Roosevelt UFSD Roosevelt, NY 11575
    2:30 pm
  • Narcan Training →
    Hempstead Town, NY Calendar
    6:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • Board of Education Meeting 7:30 pm
    Wellington C Mepham High School Bellmore, NY 11710

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Found Cat in North merrick.
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  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandise Associate in Hempstead. Apply here.
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Assistant Restaurant Manager in Hempstead. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrick here.

Ok Merrick! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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