When Tropical Storm Isaias roared across Long Island on Aug. 4, it brought down more than a thousand trees in Nassau County, cutting off electricity to large areas, including sections of major thoroughfares like Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road . . .
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8/21/20
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Despite the completion of some repaving on Merrick Road, the remaining project — which is supposed to stretch from Meadowbrook Parkway, in Merrick, to Newbridge Road, in Bellmore — has …
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By Andrew Garcia
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12/19/19
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Frank Abbracciamento has recently revived his longstanding family’s legacy by launching Abbracciamento in Lynbrook. Frank’s father, Sal, opened the first . . .
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By Terry Biener
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12/12/19
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A Merrick Road construction project undertaken by National Grid has been causing bumper-to-bumper traffic that local business owners say is hurting holiday sales.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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12/21/17
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Nassau County police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found on Nov. 23 12:48 p.m. in Baldwin.
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By Scott Brinton, Daine Taylor and Laura Schofer
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11/23/16
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In two days, two motorcyclists crashed in the Bellmore-Merrick area. One was killed, and the second was rushed to a nearby hospital in serious condition, according to Nassau County police.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/8/16
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The Town of Hempstead ripped out its wooden bulkhead at the Merrick Road golf course in recent months and is replacing it with a $1.66 million vinyl-and-wood bulkhead to hold back Merrick Bay.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/18/16
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A major streetscape project that was announced in September, and was intended to beautify the Merrick Road business district between Bellmore and Merrick, has been delayed until the spring. The …
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By Daine Taylor
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1/15/16
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Teachers and community members wasted little time in calling for public education reforms in the new school year when dozens of protesters gathered on Merrick Road for a Sept. 17 rally. …
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By Julie Mansmann
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10/5/15
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In honor of spring, volunteers from the South Bellmore Civic Association spruced up Merrick Road on May 2. Since its inception in 2013, the organization has focused on several community …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/20/15
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