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Hurricane Sandy sent trees crashing into power lines throughout the Bellmores and Merricks. Hardest hit were south Bellmore and south Merrick, which, in addition to downed trees, also had to contend with severe flooding. On Monday, Nassau County was preparing to send electrical inspectors into flooded homes to make sure it was safe to turn the power back on.

South Bellmore, south Merrick still in the dark

A week after Hurricane Sandy lashed the South Shore with a 10-foot storm surge and hurricane-force wind gusts, Long Island Power Authority officials said on Nov. 5 that the utility had restored power to 675,000 of the 1.2 million customers who lost their electricity in the storm. But the majority of Bellmore-Merrick residents south of Merrick Road were not among those to get their lights back on, even though many, if not most, parts the Bellmores and Merricks north of Merrick Road had electricity. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/5/12

An SUV made its way through flood waters on Florence Street in south Merrick on Monday during high tide.

Sandy brings flooding to south Merrick, south Bellmore before it strikes New Jersey

The morning high tide brought flooding to low-lying streets in south Merrick and south Bellmore on Monday between 8 and 9 a.m. when a heavy tidal surge forced water through storm drains and onto roads. The tide was expected to reach its peak in the area at 9:28 a.m. before starting to recede at 9:50 a.m. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/29/12

South Merrick civic group spruces up Cammans Pond Park

Nassau County Executive Ed Manganao, fourth from left, swung by Cammans Pond Park in Merrick on Oct. 1 to help dedicate a new community garden created by the South Merrick Community Civic Association and Mike & Marcos Landscaping of Wantagh. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/4/12

Brian Schneider, deputy commissioner of the county’s Department of Public Works, chatted with south Merrick residents at Cammans Pond during the walkthrough.

South Merrick residents speak out during walkthrough

Members of the South Merrick Community Civic Association recently strolled along Merrick Road on a sunny Wednesday afternoon as part of the association’s Merrick Road Improvement Committee walkthrough. The walk’s purpose was to pinpoint streets and sidewalks that might require improvement. more

By David Weingrad | 5/4/12

Town of Hempstead Clerk Mark Bonilla, left, and South Merrick Community Civic Association volunteer Alan Jasper dug up grass to plant a new perennial garden in front of the town’s signs welcoming people to Merrick Road Park, with Councilwoman Angie Cullin at back, right.

South Merrick civic group spruces up town park

In honor of Earth Day on April 22, the South Merrick Community Civic Association spruced up the garden around the Town of Hempstead’s signs welcoming folks to Merrick Road Park, at the corner of Merrick and Clubhouse roads. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 4/23/12

Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded questions from residents during a meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association on Tuesday.

Deputy police commish addresses precinct plan

Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded a litany of questions about the police department’s proposed realignment plan, which would merge the county’s eight precincts into four, during a March 6 meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 3/1/12

Oy, vey – look how ‘late’ is New Year’s Day

No one ever complains that Thanksgiving came early this year, or that Labor Day came late. Secular holidays are always deemed to arrive on time. But Jews never seem able to accept the arrival of … more

By Rabbi Scott Hoffman | 9/28/11

'Mean Irene' delivers a punishing blow

I remember when the real estate agent first took my wife and me to what would become our home in south Merrick nine years ago. We pulled up across the street from the quaint split-level, with white shingles and an aging gray roof. We instantly fell in love. more

9/9/11

On Wednesday, the Long Island Power Authority's chief operating officer, Michael Hervey, in hardhat, toured Florence Street in south Merrick with Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, to Hervey's left.

LIPA chief tours storm-ravaged south Merrick with legislator

The Long Island Power Authority’s chief operating officer, Michael Hervey, toured storm-ravaged parts of south Merrick with Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg on Wednesday to reassure frustrated homeowners that power would be restored to their homes. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/31/11

Pat Sila in front of a sinkhole at her Hewlett Lane home in south Bellmore, caused by floodwaters that reached two to three feet on her street.

Bellmore-Merrick slowly emerges from Irene

Theresa Policaro has made her home on Hewlett Lane in south Bellmore for more than 30 years, and so, she said, she was reluctant to leave her house when she was ordered to evacuate last Friday by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in preparation for Hurricane Irene, which ripped a swath of destruction across Long Island over the weekend. more

By Scott Brinton, David Weingrad and Deirdre Krasula | 8/29/11

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