Firefighters Thursday morning encountered “heavy fire” burning through first-floor rooms at the back of a house at 100 Grand Ave in Merrick, according to Ron Luparello, a Merrick Fire Department spokesman.
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By Brian Racow
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12/4/14
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The Merrick Chamber of Commerce is busily preparing for the arrival of Santa Claus on Saturday, Dec. 6 ...
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12/3/14
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North Merrick voters will choose next Tuesday between two longtime Fire Department officers running for a five-year term on the department’s Board of Fire Commissioners.
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By Brian Racow
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12/3/14
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Workers for Hogan Plumbing and Heating, Inc. struck a natural gas pipe last Friday afternoon behind Merrick Shopping Center, according to Don Hogan, the company’s owner. The Merrick Fire Department evacuated more than a dozen houses near the shopping center, and the Nassau County Police Department shut down a block of Merrick Road, but officials quickly determined that there was no danger.
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By Brian Racow
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11/28/14
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A red Honda sedan smashed through the front doors of North Merrick’s Jim-Jam Cleaners on Oct. 25, wrecking a section of the building’s façade.
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11/7/14
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Merrick lost 24 of its sons and daughters in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Thirteen years later, their families, friends and community members continue to remember the lives they lived and mourn their loss.
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9/17/14
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Kevin Vaughan, a Marine corporal who was wounded in Afghanistan and received a hero’s welcome when he returned home to North Merrick in 2012, will now receive a free house, courtesy of Building Homes for Heroes.
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By Brian Racow
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9/10/14
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An 80-year-old man died on Monday after he and his family fell into the water as the boat they were traveling in began to sink between Point Lookout and Freeport.
According to Nassau County …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/2/14
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Three juveniles were arrested and charged with criminal mischief in connection with a small fire that was set at the Chatterton Elementary School playground sometime between Wednesday evening, Aug. 20, and Thursday morning, Aug. 21, according to Nassau County Police.
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8/21/14
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Peter’s Clam Bar hosted a clam-eating contest on Sunday to benefit Long Island firehouses that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
A total of 14 contestants from Island Park Fire Department, Oceanside Fire Department, Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department, Long Beach Fire Department, North Merrick Fire Department, and Baldwin Fire Department competed in the first part of the contest . A total of almost 2,000 clams were eaten by all.
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8/20/14
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