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Ayden Luchsinger, 3, and Alex, 4, rode the Frog Hopper at the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s Kids Fest last weekend.

Thousands of children and parents filled the parking lot at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station between Friday and Sunday last weekend for the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s annual Kids Fest. more

4/29/15

Sisters Mia and Natalie Rodriguez went for a whirl on the teacup ride at the 2014 Merrick Kids Fest. The Chamber of Commerce organizes the annual event, which will take place again this weekend.

Merrick Chamber of Commerce's Kids Fest is on the way

The Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s Kids Fest, a carnival with rides and games, food and family-friendly entertainment, will take place this weekend at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station. more

4/22/15

Margaret Biegelman, of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, was installed as the Merrick Chamber of Commerce president during a dinner at Chateau Briand in Carle Place last Thursday.

Merrick Chamber honors its own, volunteers

The Merrick Chamber of Commerce celebrated in style on Jan. 22 at its 80th annual Installation Dinner at Chateau Briand in Carle Place, during which the chamber’s Man and Woman of the Year were celebrated. The chamber recognized two longtime community volunteers –– Neil Yeoman and Betty Lippai. The Merrick Herald Life, published by brothers Cliff and Stuart Richner, sponsored the awards. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/28/15

The U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard held a public hearing about Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach, last Wednesday night in a ballroom at the Hilton New York JFK Airport in Jamaica, Queens. Port Ambrose opponents, who have assembled into a “No LNG Coalition,” conducted a press conference immediately before the hearing, drawing a few dozen people into a small hotel meeting room feet away from the ballroom.

Most at Port Ambrose hearing slam plan

One after another, for four hours, speakers at a hearing last Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens lined up to decry a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach. more

By Brian Racow | 1/14/15

After a decade of waiting, Merokeans at last got a new supermarket in downtown Merrick last Friday when Stop & Shop opened to crowds of shoppers after a brief grand-opening celebration. Fifty percent larger than the old Stop & Shop, the new one measures 24,000 square feet.

Customers flock to new supermarket

Even as Stop & Shop employees, community leaders from the Chamber of Commerce and the fire department, a Town of Hempstead official and local reporters gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:45 a.m. last Friday, and snowflakes fell fast and thick, customers hurried past to see all that the new Merrick Mall supermarket offers and start filling their shopping carts. more

By Brian Racow | 1/14/15

Betty Lippai and Neil Yeoman are the Merrick Chamber of Commerce's Woman and Man of the Year.

Merrick Chamber names Man and Woman of the Year

Merrick Chamber of Commerce members will celebrate at the organization’s annual gala at Chateau Briand in Carle Place on Jan. 22, and two Merokeans –– Neil Yeoman and Betty Lippai –– will be honored as the organization’s Man and Woman of the Year. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/14/15

The Maltese family, from left, Rich, Elisa, Nicolo and Lettizia, visited with Santa.

Santa Claus lands in Merrick

Santa Claus ditched his sled for a ride on a Merrick Fire Department truck on Dec. 6. more

12/23/14

Community leaders posed with children at the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas tree and menorah lighting ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 7.

Merricks catch holiday magic

Despite the chilly temperatures, dozens gathered on Sunday night in downtown Merrick to ring in the holidays with the lighting of the community’s large Christmas tree and menorah at Merrick Avenue and Veterans Memorial Plaza. more

12/10/14

Joseph Santos was among the many children who turned out in 2013 for Santa’s annual visit to Merrick.

Chamber, Fire Department hosting holiday events

The Merrick Chamber of Commerce is busily preparing for the arrival of Santa Claus on Saturday, Dec. 6 ... more

12/3/14

Billy Handy Jr., Steve Eplan and Paul Casanova founded The Rock Underground in Bellmore in August 2010.

Music and mortgages

Steve Eplan, a 49-year-old entrepreneur from Merrick, owns two businesses in the same building in downtown Bellmore. When asked whether they were similar in any way, he said with a laugh, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/5/14

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