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Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded questions from residents during a meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association on Tuesday.

Deputy police commish addresses precinct plan

Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded a litany of questions about the police department’s proposed realignment plan, which would merge the county’s eight precincts into four, during a March 6 meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 3/1/12

South Shore civic and elected leaders are calling for transparency over a proposal by Nassau County Executive Ed Mang-ano to sell or lease the Glen Cove Sewage Plant, the Cedar Creek Sewage Plant in Wantagh and the Bay Park Sewage Plant.

Sewage plant plan sparks residents’ ire

Several South Shore civic and elected leaders have banded together to decry a proposal by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano to sell or lease three of the county’s sewage treatment plants to a … more

Chris Engelhardt and David Weingrad | 2/29/12

Regina Adolphus, left, of West Hempstead, and Tommi Smith, of Elmont, showed their disapproval of the Police Department’s realignment plan.

Top cops reveal police plan details

The County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee approved the Police Department’s revamped Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative along party lines, 4-3, at a public hearing on Feb. 13. The plan will now be voted on by the full Legislature during the next legislative meeting on Monday, Feb. 27, where it will require a majority vote to be passed. more

David Weingrad | 2/22/12

Police commissioner proposes revised precincts

The Nassau County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee approved the Police Department’s revamped Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative along party lines, 4-3, at a Feb. 13 public hearing. The full Legislature will vote on the plan on Monday, Feb. 27. It must pass with a majority vote. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 2/15/12

Protesters representing the Sacred Heart School in North Merrick weren’t discouraged by cold and snowy weather on Saturday.

Protesters call on bishop to rethink school closings

Hundreds of protesters from six Long Island Catholic schools braved the snow outside St. Agnes Cathedral last Saturday afternoon in an effort to keep the schools open. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 1/25/12

Edward Andres, Seabrook Kilfoyle, Kelsey Clabby, Hailey Wilcox, Annie Coogan, Nicole Targia and Alyssa Pallotta, all 11, at a Save Sacred Heart candle-lit vigil in Merrick in December.

Sacred Heart parents plan rally to save school

Parents at the Sacred Heart School in North Merrick are planning to rally at the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Saturday, Jan. 21, to protest the closing of six Long Island Catholic schools in June. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 1/18/12

Butch Yamali, the new owner of Coral House in Baldwin, hopes to keep the staff and add some high tech to the operation.

Merrick resident purchases Coral House

Merrick resident Butch Yamali first stepped into the Coral House in Baldwin in 1970, when he was 8. He was there with his mother, Dorothy, for an Island Park Cub Scout dinner. Little did he know that one day he would own the place, one of the South Shore’s most prestigious catering and banquet halls. more

David Weingrad | 1/5/12

Butch Yamali admired photographs of the original Coral House, which was built in the early 1900s, and plans to renovate and upgrade in a way that maintain the integrity and history of the structure.

Merokean purchases the Coral House

Merrick resident Butch Yamali first stepped into the Coral House in Baldwin in 1970, when he was 8. He was there with his mother, Dorothy, for an Island Park Cub Scout dinner. Little did he know that one day he would own the place, one of the South Shore’s most prestigious catering and banquet halls. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 1/4/12

The county Legislature voted on Monday to approve about 380 layoffs of county workers by the end of the month.

County Legislature OKs layoff plans

The Nassau County Legislature voted Monday night to approve about 380 layoffs of county employees. The layoffs could take place before the end of the month. According to Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick who represents the 19th District, the layoff plan was approved along party lines, with 11 Republicans voting for it and six Democrats against it. Two Democratic legislators were absent for the vote. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 12/21/11

Sacred Heart students, from left, Edward Andres, Seabrook Kilfoyle, Kelsey Clabby, Hailey Wilcox, Annie Coogan, Nicole Targia and Alyssa Pallotta, all 11, are trying to keep their school open.

Bishop denies meeting to Sacred Heart parents

Bishop William Murphy, leader of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, said he will not meet with parents of students at Sacred Heart School in North Merrick. The parents hoped to discuss options for saving the school, which is slated to be closed next June. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 12/20/11