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Permit parking at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station will officially begin Tuesday, April 1. Permits cost $3.

LIRR lot parking permits on sale Tuesday morning in Bellmore

Permit parking at the Merrick Long Island Railroad station will officially begin Tuesday, April 1 ... more

3/24/14

MTA officials have officially asked President Obama to appoint a second Presidential Emergency Board in resolving its longstanding contract impasse with LIRR union workers, whose action to strike could now be pushed back to July.

MTA seeks second mediation board in LIRR contract dispute

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority officially asked President Barack Obama to appoint a second Presidential Emergency Board on March 5 in resolving its longstanding contract impasse with Long … more

By Emily Webb | 3/6/14

Negotiations between the MTA and LIRR unions, which would have stalled this month's labor strike until July, ended early on Feb. 27 with no resolution, but with new proposals from both sides.

No deal reached in LIRR union strike talks

Negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Long Island Rail Road unions to avoid a labor strike later this month ended early on Feb. 27 with no resolution, but with new … more

By Emily Webb | 3/4/14

MTA officials will meet with LIRR union leaders in Washington D.C. later this week to discuss wage concessions in avoiding a labor strike next month.

MTA to negotiate with LIRR unions to stall strike

After a dozen members of Congress from New York urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reconsider its contractual demands for a three-year wage freeze on Long Island Rail Road workers, … more

By Emily Webb | 2/25/14

The Long Island Rail Road will restore four express trains on the Babylon branch starting Monday, Feb. 24, which officials said will accommodate the MTA's construction projects, such as the East Side Access extension, until mid May.

LIRR restores four Babylon trains to circumvent rail construction

The Long Island Rail Road announced that it will activate new train schedules on Monday, Feb. 24, including the restoration of two eastbound trains during evening rush on the Babylon branch, which … more

By Emily Webb | 2/24/14

A dozen members of Congress signed a letter sent to MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast on Wednesday, asking him to reconsider demands for LIRR union workers to agree to either a three-year wage freeze or concessions that would pay for their wage increase.

L.I. reps urge MTA to rethink LIRR wage freeze

A dozen members of Congress from New York, three from Long Island, have urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reconsider its contractual demands for a three-year wage freeze or … more

By Emily Webb | 2/19/14

Despite the snow, the parking lots surrounding the Merrick LIRR station were, as usual, full on Tuesday morning.

Permit parking is coming to Merrick LIRR lot

As soon as dawn breaks on typical weekday mornings, the race is on for a parking spot in the lot at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station. Within a few hours, the lot is full, and many commuters have missed their chance. That’s the way it’s been for decades in Merrick. more

By Brian Racow | 2/19/14

Insults, old as the ages, scrawled on walls

Are we seeing things or are we seeing something? Police are looking for the person or persons who wrote anti-Semitic epithets . . . more

1/31/14

Margaret Biegelman, left, a member of the Merrick Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and Lisa DeTurris had a blast dressing up at the chamber

It was a ghoulishly good time at Merrick Chamber's Halloween parade

Dozens of ghosts, ghouls and goblins of all ages descended on downtown Merrick last Saturday for the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s annual Halloween Parade, co-sponsored by the Merrick Herald Life. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/31/13

Long Island customers faced cancellations and delays Monday and Tuesday while crews repaired damage.

Wednesday schedule restored after 21 trains cancelled Tuesday night

A derailment inside one of Amtrak’s East River tunnels Monday evening caused delays in the morning commute for Long Island Rail Road riders on Tuesday, and officials said congestion could continue … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/18/13

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