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The South Merrick Community Civic Association is planning a special meeting on Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. at the Merrick Road Park golf clubhouse to discuss the possibility of a 7-Eleven moving into an abandoned gas station at Babylon Turnpike and Merrick Road. more

4/25/14

There were long lines at gas stations in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Price gouging gas stations face fines

More than two dozen gas stations, accused of excessively raising prices in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, will be paying fines to the state after settlements were announced on May 2 by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/2/13

Backup generators should be required countywide

In the chaotic weeks after Hurricane Sandy rolled across Nassau County, residents, desperate for the gasoline that was in such short supply, learned a new routine: get up before dawn and get to an open gas station before your friends and neighbors did. more

2/7/13

Long fueling lines were a problem in Nassau County after Hurricane Sandy.

Town: Fueling stations must carry generators

A law passed by the Town of Hempstead on Jan. 22 requires fueling stations within the township to carry back-up generators capable of powering its fuel pumps during power outages. more

By David Weingrad | 1/31/13

Lessons to be learned from Sandy

Weather forecasters are often criticized for being wrong. With Hurricane Sandy, we wish they had been. more

11/15/12

People lined up to get gas along Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream on Nov. 1.

Gas relief may be coming to Long Island

Nassau County residents in dire need of gasoline may be seeing some relief over the coming days. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he has signed an Executive Order to allow distributors to transport gasoline, diesel and kerosene into the New York without having to meet the usual registration requirements. more

By David Weingrad | 11/2/12

Gas prices on the rise

Hurricane Isaac didn’t make its way to East Meadow, but it is one reason why residents are paying more than $4 per gallon of gas when they head to the pump. more

By Shannon Koehle | 9/13/12

A BP gasoline station on Merrick Road was robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday, police say.

Merrick gas station robbed at gunpoint

A BP gasoline station, at 1577 Merrick Road in Merrick, was robbed at gunpoint late Wednesday night, according to Nassau County police. Officials said that a man carrying a knife entered the service station at about 10:48 p.m., threatened an employee with a gun and went behind the counter. The suspect emptied the register, taking an undetermined amount of cash, and exited the store in a black vehicle that was waiting for him outside. more

By David Weingrad | 9/13/12

Gas station robbery in Valley Stream

Nassau County Police are investigating a robbery at a gas station on Merrick Road in Valley Stream on Sunday morning. more

2/20/12

New gas station, convenience store coming to W.H.

A new gas station and convenience store will soon be in business at the intersection of Hempstead and Eagle avenues, according to Hempstead Town spokeswoman Susan Trenkle-Pokalsky. Although it is … more

12/7/11

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