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A group of veterans attended the Merrick Board of Education’s meeting on April 8. Several spoke out in favor of school tax exemptions for veterans.

School board pledges Aug. vote on vets’ tax breaks

The Merrick Board of Education will vote in three months whether to grant community veterans school tax breaks, board members told a group of veterans, including leaders of Merrick’s American Legion Post 1282, at the board’s May 13 meeting. more

By Brian Racow | 5/21/14

Emily and Jillian Nader, ages 10 and 6, and Ruby and Marcus Ciliabrasi, 6 and 3, were among the dozens of children who took part in the North and Central Merrick Civic Association’s 2014 Spring Eggstravaganza last Saturday at Fraser Park in North Merrick.

Merrick families have an ‘eggstravagant’ time

The North and Central Merrick Civic Association threw its annual Spring Eggstravaganza on April 12 at Fraser Park in North Merrick. Merrick families with young children flocked to the park at 11 a.m., finding a Wonka-like field of multi-colored eggs ... more

4/17/14

Sharon Williams, widow of Philip Williams, a former commander of Merrick’s American Legion Post No. 1282, presented Jillian Sucher, a recent Calhoun High School graduate, with a $1,000 scholarship in her husband’s name on June 21 at the Post. Sucher will attend SUNY New Paltz this fall.

Philip Williams Memorial Scholarship awarded to Calhoun grad

The family of the late Philip Williams, a former commander of Merrick’s American Legion Post No. 1282, this year awarded the $1,000 Philip L. Williams Memorial Scholarship to Jillian Sucher, a recent Calhoun High School graduate who will begin studying biology at SUNY New Paltz in the fall. more

By Brian Racow | 6/27/13

Near the end of the Merricks’ annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, members of Merrick American Legion Post 1282 watched the procession pass from the reviewing stand, with the Calhoun High School marching band reflected in their sunglasses.

Merricks remember America's fallen heroes

Memorial Day is a solemn occasion, a time to remember America’s fallen combat heroes, but in communities across the U.S., it is also a time that people come together to celebrate our shared humanity with parades that attract thousands of participants and spectators. Merrick is one such community. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/29/13

Robert Riordan, veterans champion, dies at 82

Robert “Tom” Riordan of North Merrick, a former commander of North Bellmore American Legion Post No. 1749, Merrick American Legion Post No. 1282 and the Nassau County American Legion, who was known throughout the Bellmore-Merrick community for his volunteerism, died on April 19 after a long illness. He was 82. more

By Scott Brinton and Brian Racow, sbrinton@liherald.com or bracow@liherald.com | 4/23/13

Luigi Valenta, a combat veteran who served with the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam from 1965 to ’66, and a proud member of Merrick American Legion Post 1282, was among the veterans who led the Merricks’ annual Memorial Day parade on Monday.

The Merricks remember the fallen on Memorial Day

Judging by the hundreds of participants in the Merricks’ annual Memorial Day parade, and the spectators who thronged the sidewalks on Merrick Avenue, you would have thought half of the community turned out for the annual procession on Monday, and you might have been right. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/28/12

Merrick Legion member Joseph Giacopelli saluted the honorees.

Merrick American Legion honors the good guys

Merrick American Legion Post No. 1282 recently held its Law and Order ceremony at its headquarters on Merrick Road to honor individuals and groups who work to serve and protect the safety of the community. more

By David Weingrad | 5/24/12

Philip Williams Scholarship offered

Merrick American Legion Post No. 1282 will award a Philip L. Williams Memorial Scholarship to a deserving high school senior who best exemplifies the qualities of Philip L. Williams, a Merrick … more

2/15/12

Six finalists competed in the National High School Oratorical Contest Nassau County Finals in Elmont on Dec. 17, including Jaclyn Schess, left, of Syosset High School; Sidhaant Wadhera, of Syosset High School; Alexa Serrano, of the St. Dominic High School; Joshua Sherman, of Division Avenue High School; Stephanie Pierre, of Holy Trinity High School; and Juliet Liu, of Syosset High School.

Elmont Post hosts 1033 nat'l oratorical contest finals

The Elmont American Legion Post 1033 hosted the American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest Nassau County Finals on Dec. 17. more

By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com | 1/18/12

Past American Legion Post 1282 commander Tom Riordan of North Merrick was among the many speakers at the Merricks' annual Veterans Day ceremony.

Merricks pay homage to veterans

The Merricks marked Veterans Day on Friday with a solemn ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in North Merrick, with Boy Scouts and members of Merrick American Legion Post. No. 1282 attending to pay homage to the men and women of America's armed forces. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 11/11/11

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