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To the Editor: I was pleased that the Herald recently joined in my effort to bring attention to New York American Water’s proposed rate hike, which has been submitted to the Public Service … more
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recently welcomed 25 new staff members for the 2016-17 school year. They gathered on Aug. 29 for a special orientation to familiarize themselves with … more
On Feb. 26, 1993, terrorists detonated a 1,336-pound nitrate-hydrogen bomb in the underground parking lot of the World Trade Center’s North Tower, intending to send the structure crashing into the South Tower, destroying both buildings. Merokean Aram Iskenderian was there that day, working as a bond broker high atop New York City in Cantor Fitzgerald’s corporate headquarters, on the World Trade Center’s 101st to 105th floors. more
As of 6 a.m. on Monday, Suffolk County remained under a tropical storm warning, while Nassau was under a coastal flood advisory, according to the National Weather Service. more
A Merrick family doctor is vowing to fight charges that he illegally distributed the addictive pain medication oxycodone to patients, two of whom died after overdosing on the narcotic, according to federal prosecutors. He pleaded not guilty in federal court on Aug. 30. more
Avid mystery book readers from Merrick and Bellmore recently gathered at the Merrick Library to celebrate the Summer Reading Program’s conclusion with writer Christopher Bollen. more
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
More than 500 firefighters donned their full-dress uniforms and sought perfection during the 6th Battalion’s old-fashioned drill and parade on Aug. 27. The North Merrick Fire Department, which … more
Nassau County police raided a North Merrick home at 7:35 p.m. on Aug. 30 and arrested five people after authorities received several reports of “drug activity” at the house. Inside, police said they found 41 grams of raw heroin –– equivalent to 2,000 bags of the drug –– along with marijuana and a loaded 9mm pistol. more
Editor’s note: Michael Otterman, a former Bellmore Herald intern and free-lance writer, who grew up in Merrick, recently traveled to Hiroshima, Japan, where he hosted a seminar for educators … more
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