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A Mobil gas station at the corner of Merrick Road and Beach Drive in Merrick has been leaking gasoline and other contaminants into the soil for years, a Herald investigation has revealed.
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By David Weingrad
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8/19/11
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Smoking is now officially prohibited on Long Island Rail Road platforms.
Citing the dangers of secondhand smoke, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law on Monday that forbids commuters from smoking on …
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Lee Landor
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8/17/11
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As a result of a track modernization project in Mineola, the Long Island Rail Road will undergo service reductions and adjustments throughout the month of August.
One of two main line tracks will …
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8/10/11
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Some 120 feet below the streets of Manhattan, thousands of workers contracted by MTA Capital Construction have been drilling and blasting through bedrock since September 2007 to build a set of Long Island Rail Road tunnels that will eventually connect the Island, including the South Shore, with Grand Central Terminal and the Metro-North Railroad. Tunneling on the Manhattan side of the “East Side Access Project,” as it’s known, is complete, and work on the Queens side, which began in May, is well under way.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/9/11
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Long Island Rail Road service has been suspended for the Babylon, Hempstead, Montauk, Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma stations. The Port Washington station is currently experiencing delays.
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8/1/11
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Meadowbrook Road at Babylon Turnpike in Merrick was shut down in both directions following a water main break at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As of 8 p.m., the main had not been repaired, and the road –– along with the eastbound M7 exit on the Meadowbrook Parkway –– remained closed.
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By David Weingrad and Scott Brinton
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5/24/11
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To the Editor:
Following a number of significant Long Island Rail Road service disruptions and cancellations caused by Amtrak maintenance recently, I am calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to explore taking over maintenance of the rails in and out of Penn Station and the East River tunnels.
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5/16/11
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The Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Task Force is preparing for an “Envirothon,” which is scheduled to take place at the Brookside School on Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick on Saturday, April 30, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/27/11
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The North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League recently celebrated opening day with a parade that began at Saw Mill Road School in North Bellmore and wound through local streets. Above, young players from the Nationals with Little League, Town of Hempstead and Nassau County officials.
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4/27/11
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The Merrick Kids Festival attracted thousands of fair-goers to the grounds around the Long Island Rail Road station on the weekend of April 16 to 17.
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By David Weingrad
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4/25/11
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