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Dedicated longtime community member Joe Baker believes his deep-rooted connections and wealth of experience from a 32-year career in law enforcement, will make him a perfect Nassau County Legislator for the community.

Baker's lifelong commitment a beacon of dedication

Joe Baker is a lifelong resident with a record of more than three decades of active involvement in public service — one that he hopes will take him to the Nassau County Legislature. The … more

By Mohamed Farghaly | 10/25/23

South Merrick park moves closer to reality

After a fundraising night at the Bellmore Governor’s Brokerage Comedy Club recently, the Let’s Play 11566 committee is one step closer to fulfilling a dream to create a playground on an empty lot on Wynsum Avenue in south Merrick. more

By Stephany Reyes | 9/28/16

Rice talks gun control

Members of the South Merrick Community Civic Association recently welcomed U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice to a meeting, at which gun control became a heated point of discussion, among other issues. more

By Stephany Reyes | 9/1/16

This map, found on the state's New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program website, evaluates the flooding risk across Bellmore and Merrick

Building a more resilient coastline

New York is working to shore up Irene-, Lee- and Sandy-damaged communities against future catastrophic storms, but the effort will take time, said officials at the state and local levels of the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program. more

10/29/14

Trent Lethco, a consultant with Ove Arup & Partners, P.C, addressed an earlier meeting of the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s Bellmore-Merrick Planning Committee on Nov. 20, 2013.

Sandy group lists Bellmore-Merrick rebuilding priorities

A committee of local residents and a team of private consultants, tasked with developing a plan for “new infrastructure and other mitigation” in Bellmore and Merrick to lessen the impact of future catastrophic storms, have produced a list of “potential priority projects,” which in the next few weeks they must narrow down to five to 10 shovel-ready projects that could qualify for $12 million in government funding. more

By Brian Racow | 1/29/14

Sandy group talking rebuilding

A committee of local residents tasked with developing a plan to spend $12.1 million on Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in Bellmore and Merrick held its first meeting last week, at which committee members, a team of consultants provided by the state and a handful of residents discussed project ideas and offered input on how they believe the committee should move forward. more

By Brian Racow | 9/27/13

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