For years, south Merrick residents have been working to build community support for a new playground in their neighborhood, hoping to have their children swinging and climbing on new swing sets and monkey bars. By the end of this year, that dream will be a reality.
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By Andrew Garcia
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8/30/18
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Candidates vying for an open seat on the East Meadow School District Board of Education are preparing for a May 8 candidates’ forum at the East Meadow Public Library, as the May 6 school budget …
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By Stephany Reyes
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5/11/17
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Kennedy High School parents received an alarming warning Tuesday night: A student at the south Bellmore school has contracted meningococcal meningitis, “a severe bacterial infection of the …
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By Scott Brinton and Erik Hawkins
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5/10/17
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The internet sensation that went viral, DogVinci, recently visited the Animal Advocates club of John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore. Club members were treated to an exclusive live painting session in the school cafeteria done by none other than DogVinci, otherwise known as Dagger II.
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By Alexandra Brinton
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12/18/16
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An Elmont man was arrested and charged on Oct. 11 in connection with a dozen burglaries and attempted burglaries across central Nassau County, including at locations in Merrick, Elmont, Floral Park, …
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By Scott Brinton, Rosanna Weitekamp and Daine Taylor
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10/12/16
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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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Three Merrick men and one East Meadow man were arrested and charged last week with heroin dealing in Merrick and Bellmore in September, according to Nassau County police.
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By Scott Brinton and Daine Taylor
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10/3/16
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After a food handler tested positive for hepatitis A at Park Delicatessen, at 1420 Park Ave. in North Merrick, the Nassau County Department of Health began an investigation earlier this week.
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By Stephany Reyes
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9/30/16
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After a fundraising night at the Bellmore Governor’s Brokerage Comedy Club recently, the Let’s Play 11566 committee is one step closer to fulfilling a dream to create a playground on an empty lot on Wynsum Avenue in south Merrick.
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By Stephany Reyes
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9/28/16
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Bellmorites Norma Seidman and Lenny Rosenzweig have waited a long time for the new Town of Hempstead dog park at Newbridge Road Park. “We’ve been waiting, and calling up and saying when is it going to be ready?” Seidman said.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/27/16
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