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Claudia Borecky and the South Shore Women’s Caucus discussed how they could address gun violence.

South Shore Women's Caucus mulls gun violence solutions

The South Shore Women’s Caucus held a moment of silence for the 17 children killed in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., at the beginning of their Feb. 21 meeting at the Merrick Golf Club Clubhouse. “We cannot sit back and do nothing about this,” Claudia Borecky, caucus chairwoman, said. “We can’t let . . . [another] mother’s child die.” more

By Alexandra Ramey | 3/1/18

Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil co-director Dave Denenberg, center, showed the Herald his July water bill, half of which went to pay New York American Water's property taxes.

Residents to take American Water to court over rates

In the wake of the New York Public Service Commission’s May 19 approval of New York American Water’s $3.63 million rate increase, an outpouring of opposition has come from the utility’s ratepayers. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 8/17/17

N. Merrick civic group to hold meeting on water rate hike Sept. 20

The North and Central Merrick Civic Association and LI Clean Air Water & Soil will host a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the North Merrick Public Library at 7 p.m. to discuss a possible water-rate hike. more

9/20/16

Claudia Borecky, second from left, president of the North Merrick Civic Association, and David Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, led a news conference last Thursday to urge the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take over cleanup of an underground chemical plume caused by Grumman and the Navy. They were joined by Dr. Dean Hart, of Brookville, and Audrey Ciuffo and David Stonehill, both of Merrick.

A widening toxic threat

A half-dozen Nassau County environmental and civic activists, most from Merrick, came to Bethpage Community Park on April 21 –– the day before Earth Day –– to call on the state to accelerate efforts to clean up a massive chemical plume that has crept for more than seven decades from Bethpage toward South Oyster Bay. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/25/16

Re-elect Steve Rhoads in the 19th District

The Herald endorses Steve Rhoads, a Republican from Bellmore, for Nassau County legislator in the 19th District. Rhoads was elected seven months ago in a special election against Rita Kestenbaum, a Democrat from Bellmore who is now running for Town of Hempstead supervisor. The election was called after Rhoads’s predecessor, David Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick, pleaded guilty to scamming a private la more

10/29/15

Claudia Borecky and Steve Rhoads are running for Nassau County's 19th Legislative District.

Rhoads, Borecky vie for 19th District seat

Claudia Borecky, a Nassau County Board of Elections worker and president of the North and Central Merrick Civic Association, is challenging Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads for the 19th District seat this November. more

By Scott Brinton and Brian Racow | 10/9/15

Civic leader challenges incumbent in 19th District

Claudia Borecky, a Nassau County Board of Elections worker and president of the North and Central Merrick Civic Association, will challenge Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads for his seat this November. more

By Brian Racow | 6/24/15

Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, spoke in support of a stricter state law for registered sex offenders on May 27 at the North and Central Merrick Civic Association’s meeting at the North Merrick Public Library.

Singas: Stricter sex offender law needed

Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, continued her push for greater restrictions for registered sex offenders last week at a North Merrick civic group meeting. The setting was significant. Weeks earlier, police arrested a North Merrick man ... more

By Brian Racow | 6/3/15

The North Merrick Public Library opened in 1966 at its current location, 1260 Meadowbrook Road.

North Merrick Library marks 50 years

The library began an examination of its first five decades by filming interviews with residents and staff members for an oral history project ... more

By Brian Racow | 2/25/15

A video on Liberty Natural Gas’s website shows images of a liquefied natural gas transport ship. Such ships, capable of carrying tens of millions of gallons of LNG, would dock 16.1 nautical miles from Jones Beach if Liberty acquires government approvals to build Port Ambrose.

U.S. releases draft Port Ambrose impact report

Groups opposed to Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Jones Beach, are fuming at the U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard’s decisions to release a 1,800-page environmental impact report shortly before the December holidays and schedule public meetings in early January. more

By Brian Racow | 12/23/14