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Keep ‘off-year’ elections off-year

Long Island voters are heading to the polls next Tuesday, to decide on a number of races spanning town boards and administrations as well as county legislatures. It’s what we call an “off-year” election . . . more

11/2/23

A burst pipe in the reference room forced the North Merrick Library to close on Tuesday. The library’s boiler failed over the weekend, causing the temperature inside the library to drop.

Burst pipe floods N. Merrick Library

With temperatures plummeting into the single digits over the weekend, the North Merrick Public Library’s 60-year old boiler gave out late Saturday, which caused a pipe to freeze and rupture on Tuesday morning, flooding the reference room with more than a half inch of water, according to Tom Witt, the library director. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/16/16

2015-16 Bellmore-Merrick school budgets pass

Voters overwhelmingly approved their 2015-16 school budgets throughout the Bellmores and Merricks on May 19. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/19/15

North Merrick re-elects fire commissioner

Greg Smith, a commissioner of the North Merrick Fire Department, won re-election on Dec. 9 to his seat on the department’s governing board. more

By Brian Racow | 12/17/14

A Coliseum for the taxpayers

Let’s face it: The golden years of the Nassau Coliseum have come and gone. more

5/9/13

With North Merrick voters passing a school facilities referendum last Monday, the district's three elementary schools will be repaired, including the sidewalks at Old Mill Road Elementary School, above.

Facilities referendum passes in North Merrick

The facilities referendum held by the North Merrick School District on Dec. 12 passed a public vote, with 181 yes votes and 43 no votes. The $1.2 referendum, which includes renovations at Camp, Fayette and Old Mill Road schools, will be paid for by a capital reserve fund that was established in 2009. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 12/13/11

At Fayette Elementary School in North Merrick, asbestos tiles would be replaced if the capital projects referendum passes.

N. Merrick gears up for $1.2M capital projects vote

The North Merrick School District will hold a facilities referendum on Monday, Dec. 12, from 2 to 10 p.m. at Fayette Elementary School, giving the North Merrick community the opportunity to vote on the expenditure of $1.2 million of a $1.4 million capital reserve fund to make repairs at Camp Avenue, Old Mill Road and Fayette elementary schools. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 12/2/11

If the community approves the referendum, Fayette Elementary School’s floors will be repaired, with asbestos tiles removed.

N. Merrick gears up for $1.2M capital projects vote

The North Merrick School District will hold a facilities referendum on Monday, Dec. 12, from 2 to 10 p.m. at Fayette Elementary School, giving the North Merrick community the opportunity to vote on the expenditure of $1.2 million of a $1.4 million capital reserve fund to make repairs at Camp Avenue, Old Mill Road and Fayette elementary schools. more

David Weingrad | 12/2/11

Owen Rumelt, a West Hempstead labor lawyer who is running against James Darcy for his Hempstead Town Council seat.

Bond proposal rejection reflects need for new town board

Nassau voters resoundingly defeated the proposed borrowing of $400 million to replace the 39-year-old Nassau Coliseum and construct a new minor league ballpark at Mitchell Field. The Aug. 1 vote was … more

Guest Opinion by Owen Rumelt | 8/10/11

New York Islanders owner Charles Wang cast his vote at West Side School in Cold Spring Harbor on Monday morning.

Voters defeat Coliseum proposal

Nassau County voters overwhelming said “no” to a proposal to borrow $400 million to build a new Coliseum and minor league ballpark on Monday. More than 150,000 voters came to the polls, with about 90,000 voting against the plan. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/1/11