Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s John F. Kennedy High School seniors Maximilian Bazil and Claire Kelly spent their summer completing graduate-level scientific research and experiments, and their efforts were recognized by the 2016 Child Mind Institute as Rising Scientists.
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9/20/16
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The North and Central Merrick Civic Association and LI Clean Air Water & Soil will host a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the North Merrick Public Library at 7 p.m. to discuss a possible water-rate hike.
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9/20/16
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority police have identified a man who was struck and killed by an eastbound Long Island Rail Road train on Friday at about 12:45 a.m., according to MTA spokesman Salvatore Arena.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/19/16
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A 68-year-old North Merrick man turned his two-story, redbrick home into an aviary, allowing an estimated 300 to 400 pigeons to fly freely throughout the house, according to officials.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/15/16
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Bellmorite Billy Esposito never had the chance to see the marriages of his two children or the births of his five grandchildren. Esposito, a vice president and partner of the equity investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/14/16
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The first female musician to join the Freeport Fire Department Band, Vilma deVroeg, died at home in North Merrick on Aug. 22. She was 82.
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By Stephany Reyes
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9/14/16
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As a class project, Anne Garton, a teacher at St. John’s Lutheran Church Early Childhood Center in Merrick, had her students plant sunflowers last spring. Milan Menna’s sunflower started out much like everyone else’s –– average size in a pot.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/14/16
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Horses do not see disabilities, said Nancy Tejo, of Merrick, owner of Sky Riding LI at Parkview Stables in Central Islip. They only see people.
Sky Riding LI is a therapeutic riding center and school geared toward people with special needs, though its lessons are open to anyone. “Horses respect you so long as you treat them well,” Tejo, 51, noted.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/14/16
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Thousands of fair-goers flooded Merrick Avenue on Saturday and Sunday for the annual Merrick Fall Festival, sponsored by the Merrick Chamber of Commerce.The event was full of surprises and …
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By Scott Brinton
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9/12/16
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A disbarred attorney from Bellmore was arrested and charged on Thursday with stealing more than $400,000 from an estate that he represented, according to Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/9/16
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