At the Town of Hempstead's annual Mulchfest this weekend, residents will have the opportunity to recycle their Christmas tree for a good cause. Donated trees will become meals for the Norwegian Dwarf goat population at the Norman J. Levy Park & Preserve.
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By Jordan Vallone
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1/6/22
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The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades . . .
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9/9/21
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I covered the Bellmore-JFK High School Homecoming parade in the fall of 2004. It was a sunny day, full of carefree teenagers.
I could never have imagined then that that day would haunt me still.
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5/6/21
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On May 30, a Herald editor conducted an informal, small-scale survey, counting the number of people with masks whom he passed while walking at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.
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6/19/20
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The Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick reopened to the public yesterday, May 19, but visitors will have to follow "additional guidelines," according to a release from the Town of …
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By Alyssa Seidman and Tony Bellissimo
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5/20/20
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Residents looking to venture outside for some fresh air or exercise to escape self-quarantine will not be able to do so at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, according to the Town of …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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3/19/20
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From the way she dashed around her toy-laden living room, springing from the couch to the floor and back, you would assume that Nikki Kramer, of Merrick, was just like any other energetic 9-year-old. …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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1/23/20
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The Town of Hempstead owns roughly 750 plots of land, valued around $4.85 billion, according to Adam Haber, the town’s executive assistant for economic development and government efficiency. …
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By Nathaniel Puciato
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10/24/19
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With the sun beating down at mid-morning, a girls’ cross-country team was recently running up and down the half-mile-long hill on the south side of the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, sweating profusely and breathing hard in the 90-degree-plus heat.
Taking it all in from the side of the seashell-coated path was a red fox –– yes, a red fox –– which stood in the shade, motionless and silent, panting continuously, its eyes half-shut. The runners appeared unfazed by its presence.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/24/16
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A group of Herald Community Newspapers editors, reporters and interns took a kayak tour on Nassau County’s wild side, at the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, on July 24.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/28/15
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