Kids & Family

March 9: Kristi Yamaguchi in Merrick, Daylight Saving Time

The five things you should know today.

1. Kristi Yamaguchi, gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars champion recently visited Old Mill Road School in Merrick  to promote her new children's book. Read more on Merrick Patch.

2. Sunday is Daylight Saving Time, so remember to spring your clocks forward!

3. After a prior postponement, the proposed Sonic of East Meadow had its day in front of the Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). Read more here.

4. In case you missed it, three men from Hempstead were arrested in connection to a North Bellmore burglary on Thursday. Read more here.

5. Enjoy a free performance of "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Brookside Auditorium in Merrick at 7:30 p.m. This year's cast will include 138 sixth graders and eight teachers from the North Merrick School District.


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