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So many people have been visiting the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick that the Town of Hempstead has had to add parking.
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By Paul Laursen
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7/10/14
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Chatterton Elementary School in Merrick recently held its annual Community Reading Day, at which local leaders read to classes for a half-hour in the morning and answered questions about their work. Among the participants were elected leaders, professionals and educators. Paul Laursen, contributing editor for the Merrick Herald Life, read to Robin Harris’s fourth-grade class. At back were Laursen, Harris, center, and Chatterton Principal Cindy Davidowitz.
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1/31/14
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I have lived in Merrick for 65 years, having moved here from Island Park in 1949. Merrick has changed enormously in that time. Stately mansions were replaced by shopping centers, strip malls and office buildings.
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By Jerry Medowar
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1/31/14
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The Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s annual installation dinner last Thursday was a time to honor both the organization’s incoming officers and Board of Directors and a longtime Merrick institution –– Merrick Life, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2013.
Special honors were bestowed on Linda Toscano and Paul Laursen, the Life’s publisher and editor, respectively. Cliff Richner, publisher of the new Merrick Herald Life, handed out the accolades.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/29/14
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This week, we are proud to present a Merrick Herald Life special section celebrating the publication’s 75th anniversary. The section celebrates the work of Linda Toscano and Paul Laursen, the Life’s former publisher and editor, respectively, and their staff, while also taking a nostalgic look at Merrick’s storied past, dating back to the early 20th century.
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By Scott Brinton
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1/22/14
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Bagel Plaza in Merrick, opened in 1962 as one of the South Shore’s very first bagel shops, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It now offers 56 different bagels, bialys, rolls and challahs made from scratch every day. A special feature is that seeds on top of the bagels are also mixed in the dough.
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By Paul Laursen
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11/8/13
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The 27th annual Bellmore Family Street Festival is set to begin on Thursday, Sept. 19. The carnival begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and will run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The street fair, which annually attracts more than 100,000 visitors, will start on Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Live bands will play Friday night, festival coordinator Martha Verdi said.
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By Paul Laursen
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9/12/13
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Four model homes are under construction at a 17-acre site on Maple Avenue in North Bellmore that was once a U.S. Army base. The site is to become a new neighborhood featuring a total of 79 homes built by the Beechwood Organization.
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By Paul Laursen
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9/11/13
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Dear Reader,
This week marks a new start for the Merrick Herald and Merrick Life. With this issue, the two newspapers become one in a new publication called the Merrick Herald Life. It is indeed an exciting time for us at the paper.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/22/13
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Publishers Clifford and Stuart Richner announced July 10 that Richner
Communications has agreed to acquire L&M Publications, a Long Island weekly newspaper group that includes the Merrick Life, Bellmore Life, Freeport-Baldwin Leader and the Wantagh-Seaford Citizen. Both Richner Communications and L&M are privately held companies, and terms of the sale were not announced. The sale is expected to close this quarter.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/12/13
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