When Tropical Storm Isaias roared across Long Island on Aug. 4, it brought down more than a thousand trees in Nassau County, cutting off electricity to large areas, including sections of major thoroughfares like Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road . . .
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8/21/20
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Next week, the Herald Community Newspapers will publish the Declaration of Independence and a likeness of the American flag. The Declaration will appear . . .
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6/26/20
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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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Wantagh businessman Edward Dennehy said that he planned to announce an independent against incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice in the 4th Congressional District race in November. At press time on Monday he said the announcement was to come no later than Thursday.
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By Timothy Denton
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6/11/20
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Hundreds of local residents gathered at the Freeport Long Island Rail Road station today to march into Merrick as they continued to protest for the Black Lives Matters movement and justice for George …
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By Ronny Reyes, Bridget Downes and Scott Brinton
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6/7/20
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Nassau County Police Department’s First Squad detectives reported the arrest of a Freeport woman for reckless driving and assault against a Freeport Police officer and a number of civilians on June …
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6/7/20
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Eleven people — including 10 adults and one minor — were arrested Saturday for disorderly conduct in Merrick after they attempted to move their protest against police brutality onto the Meadowbrook Parkway.
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By Scott Brinton
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6/7/20
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For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is …
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By Scott Brinton
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6/4/20
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Blue, the 14-week-old golden retriever puppy was traveling to the beach with his brother Snoopy and his mother Lucy, on May 1, when he inexplicably jumped out of the car window onto the Meadowbrook …
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By Susan Lyons
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5/8/20
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Like most teachers, Merrick resident Hallie Sherman, a speech-language pathologist at Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School in Freeport, is learning how to teach students from a distance …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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4/17/20
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