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The smoke at the North Merrick home was so heavy that the houses and garage could not be seen clearly behind it.

Fire consumed a Millwood Lane home in North Merrick on Monday afternoon, causing heavy smoke to spread throughout the neighborhood. more

By Stephany Reyes | 6/6/16

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District honored Laron McGravey, who saved a group of Merrick Avenue Middle School students from a bus fire, during its May 4 meeting. Greeting McCravey, above, was Board President George Haile. They were joined by McCravey’s on, Christian.

Hero school bus driver honored

Laron McGravey, the driver who saved a dozen Merrick Avenue Middle School students from a fire that engulfed their school bus last month, was honored by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education at its May 4 meeting. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/6/16

North Merrick firefighters saved a 38-year-man from this home on Thursday morning.

N. Merrick F.D. saves man from burning home

The North Merrick Fire Department’s quick response saved a 38-year-old man who was asleep and trapped in a Maeder Avenue home on Thursday morning, according to James Rogers, the North Merrick fire chief. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/26/16

Michael Reid, a Merrick fire paramedic who has taken on the heroin epidemic, is the Merrick Herald Life's 2015 Person of the Year.

Mike Reid: A Merokean fighting the heroin epidemic

The heroin epidemic has ravaged Long Island’s South Shore for years now, and this most insidious of street drugs shows little sign of loosening its vise-like grip. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/30/15

Motorcyclist Joel McClain, 23, of Freeport, was killed in Merrick on Sunday when his bike collided with a Lexus on Sunrise Highway.

Freeport motorcyclist killed in Merrick

A Freeport motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a 2015 Lexus sedan driven by a 68-year-old man in Merrick on Sunday at 4:42 p.m., according to Nassau County police. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/14/15

Jolly Old St. Nick swung by the Merricks last Sunday, paying a two-hour visit to the gazebo at Veterans Memorial Plaza, beside the Merrick train station. Joining in the fun were Kimberly Chacon and her daughter Natalia, who recently moved to the community.

Santa swings by the Merricks

Santa Claus took two hours out of his hyper-busy schedule to swing by the gazebo at Merrick’s Long Island Rail Road station to meet with children and hear their fondest wishes last Sunday. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/9/15

53-year Merrick F.D. volunteer dies at 71

Jeffrey B. Wortmann, a 53-year volunteer for the Merrick Fire Department who trained many of the department’s current leaders, died on Nov. 22 after a long illness. Wortmann, who had been named an honorary chief of the department, was 71. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/3/15

Candles burned brightly in Paris in remembrance of nearly 130 people who were killed in terrorist attacks in the City of Light last Friday.

Worry and anger in Bellmore-Merrick after Paris terror attacks

On Sept. 11, 2001, Bellmorite Vince Proto was marching warily on Broadway in Manhattan, from the World Trade Center to Brooklyn, shortly after Al Qaeda terrorists crashed two planes into the Twin Towers. Proto worked for Deutsche Bank, at 1 Liberty Plaza, in the towers’ shadow. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/18/15

A van transporting five disabled passengers ran off the road in North Merrick on Tuesday.

Van carrying disabled passengers crashes on Southern State Parkway

A van carrying five disabled passengers careered off the Southern State Parkway in North Merrick around 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 and crashed into a tree, according to James Rogers, the North Merrick Fire Department chief. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/12/15

Merrick Fire Department volunteers gathered at a firefighters' memorial at Merrick Avenue and Sunrise Highway, in downtown Merrick, to remember their brothers lost in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, along with all of the nearly 3,000 victims who perished that terrible day.

Merrick F.D. pays homage to 9/11 fallen

Ronnie Gies Sr., a New York City firefighter who served as a Merrick Fire Department chief in the early 1990s, used to bring his three boys –– Tommy, Ronnie and Bobby –– with him wherever he went, recalled Mike Abrams, a former Merrick F.D. chief, who was deputy chief under Gies. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/12/15

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