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Community leaders posed with children at the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas tree and menorah lighting ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 7.
Merricks catch holiday magic
Despite the chilly temperatures, dozens gathered on Sunday night in downtown Merrick to ring in the holidays with the lighting of the community’s large Christmas tree and menorah at Merrick Avenue and Veterans Memorial Plaza. more
New York Islanders players Johnny Boychuk, John Tavares and Kyle Okposo took part in an assembly on Nov. 19 at Old Mill Road School in North Merrick.
Islanders greet North Merrick students
New York Islanders players visited 10 Nassau County elementary schools on Nov. 19, greeting their youngest fans and offering words of advice and encouragement. North Merrick’s Old Mill Road School, it seemed, got the first draft pick. more
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County Legislator Laura Curran is sponsoring legislation that would direct more county contracts to veterans and active-duty service members who own local businesses. She introduced the Veteran Owned Business Act at a press conference at Baldwin American Legion Post 246 on Nov. 10, alongside veterans and Democratic legislators Carrie Solages, far left, and Dave Denenberg, second from right.
Curran bill would aid vet-owned businesses
On the eve of Veterans Day, a bill was introduced in the County Legislature that would direct more county contracts to veterans and active-duty service members who own local businesses. more
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Michael Schmitt, a member of the Veterans Club at the college and a former Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, led the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening of Nassau Community College’s new Veterans Resource Facility.
New Veterans Resource Center at NCC
On the eve of Veteran’s Day, Nassau County Community College officially opened the doors of the Veterans Resource Facility, its newest asset for members of the United States’ Armed Forces … more
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Eugene Lowenberg, a Korean War veteran, sang “God Bless America” to end the Veterans Day ceremony.
Merricks mark Veterans Day
Veterans, elected leaders, firefighters and Boy Scouts circled around a lectern at Veterans Memorial Park in North Merrick on Tuesday to salute America’s veterans. In a brief, but emotional ceremony, the crowd of about 50 marked Veterans Day on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. more
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Levy-Lakeside School’s Veterans Day ceremony was personal for some students whose father or grandfather served in America’s armed forces and joined them at the event. From left were veterans Al Belbol Sr., Alvin Turk, Michael Garrone, Robert Peckham, Alvin Schecter, Gary Blair and James Montera. Joining them was, at right, David McDonough, a state assemblyman from North Merrick and an Air Force and Coast Guard veteran.
Lakeside students salute veterans
Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick brought together veterans with their children or grandchildren on Nov. 10, the day before Veterans Day, for a ceremony that honored the men and women who serve the country ... more
Veterans Day, East Rockaway, 2013
Honor a veteran on Nov. 11 — and every day
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice between Germany and the Allied forces went into effect. more
Comedian Sal Richards and tenor MIchael Amante join forces for some humor and song at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Sunday.
What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Exhibits and more... Exploring the Centuries: 3rd-20th Century Asian ArtWorks are of historic, spiritual and artistic importance and highlight centuries-old artistic traditions, drawn from Hofstra … more
Merrick American Legion Post 1282 will host a Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Merrick American Legion to mark Veterans Day
Merrick American Legion Post No. 1282 will conduct its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Merrricks’ Veterans Memorial Park starting at 10:30 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park is at the corner of Merrick and Lee avenues, which is across the street from the Camp Avenue Elementary School. The park’s address is 1580 Little Whaleneck Road, Merrick. All are invited to attend. more
A birds-eye view of the new home ice of the Islanders during their 2013 preseason game in the Barclays Center, which the Islanders lost to the New Jersey Devils 3-0. The Islanders will have a rematch with the Devils in the new arena on Sept. 26
NY Islanders to play preseason game
New York Islanders fans anxious to get an early look at the Barclays Center, the Islanders’ new Brooklyn home starting in the 2015-16 NHL season, can do so on Sept. 26, when the Islanders will host … more
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