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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

Danielle Japngie, left, and Timothy Gorecki, right, received the North and Central Merrick Civic Association’s 2015 Scholarship Award for Community Service at the association’s June 24 meeting at the North Merrick Public Library. NCMCA President Claudia Borecky, center.

North Merrick civic group honors students

The North and Central Merrick Civic Association on June 24 recognized two Calhoun High School seniors for performing community service “above and beyond the norm,” said NCMCA President Claudia Borecky. more

7/16/15

Gardeners with the North and Central Merrick Civic Association added greenery to Merrick Avenue on May 30. Sally Boggan and Linda Alterson worked with the soil.

Flowers take root on Merrick Avenue

The North and Central Merrick Civic Association organized a team of local volunteers to plant flowers and remove weeds and litter on May 30 along Merrick Avenue. The association maintains many of the trees that line the sidewalk. Working with shovels and spades, the volunteers spent a Saturday morning helping to beautify ... more

6/3/15

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

School officials to lead forums on bond

North Merrick School District officials, including Superintendent David Feller and Facilities Director James Saitta, will give multiple public presentations in coming days on the district’s plans for a $14.65 million capital improvements bond. more

By Brian Racow | 4/29/15

More than 500 people, mainly families with young children, took part in the 2015 Spring Eggstravaganza on April 4 at Fraser Park in North Merrick.

Let the good times roll

In a yearly rite of spring, hundreds of local children hunted for eggs and collected candy at the Eggstravaganza on April 4 at Fraser Park in North Merrick. more

4/8/15

Rita Kestenbaum, 56, of Bellmore, a Democrat running for Nassau County Legislature, spoke at a Feb. 19 candidates forum at the North Merrick Public Library.

Legislative candidates address voters

Democrat Rita Kestenbaum and Republican Steve Rhoads, the two candidates in the Nassau County Legislature’s 19th District, squared off last Thursday not so much against each other as against a roomful of likely voters given free rein to ask or say what they pleased. more

By Brian Racow | 2/25/15

The McDonough family enthusiastically participated in the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s Halloween parade on Oct. 25. Parents Brian and DayAnn donned Viking gear; Doug, 9, transformed into a werewolf; Donovan, 7, paid homage to Pac-Man; and Briana, 13, played a broken doll.

The Merricks go trick-or-treating

Halloween came early in the Merricks this year: On Saturday, Oct. 25, ghosts, ghouls and goblins haunted downtown Merrick and North Merrick’s Fraser Avenue Park. more

10/29/14

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

Despite the snow, the parking lots surrounding the Merrick LIRR station were, as usual, full on Tuesday morning.

Permit parking is coming to Merrick LIRR lot

As soon as dawn breaks on typical weekday mornings, the race is on for a parking spot in the lot at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station. Within a few hours, the lot is full, and many commuters have missed their chance. That’s the way it’s been for decades in Merrick. more

By Brian Racow | 2/19/14

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