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Hurricane Sandy sent trees crashing into power lines throughout the Bellmores and Merricks. Hardest hit were south Bellmore and south Merrick, which, in addition to downed trees, also had to contend with severe flooding. On Monday, Nassau County was preparing to send electrical inspectors into flooded homes to make sure it was safe to turn the power back on.

South Bellmore, south Merrick still in the dark

A week after Hurricane Sandy lashed the South Shore with a 10-foot storm surge and hurricane-force wind gusts, Long Island Power Authority officials said on Nov. 5 that the utility had restored power to 675,000 of the 1.2 million customers who lost their electricity in the storm. But the majority of Bellmore-Merrick residents south of Merrick Road were not among those to get their lights back on, even though many, if not most, parts the Bellmores and Merricks north of Merrick Road had electricity. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/5/12

An SUV made its way through flood waters on Florence Street in south Merrick on Monday during high tide.

Sandy brings flooding to south Merrick, south Bellmore before it strikes New Jersey

The morning high tide brought flooding to low-lying streets in south Merrick and south Bellmore on Monday between 8 and 9 a.m. when a heavy tidal surge forced water through storm drains and onto roads. The tide was expected to reach its peak in the area at 9:28 a.m. before starting to recede at 9:50 a.m. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/29/12

On Wednesday, the Long Island Power Authority's chief operating officer, Michael Hervey, in hardhat, toured Florence Street in south Merrick with Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, to Hervey's left.

LIPA chief tours storm-ravaged south Merrick with legislator

The Long Island Power Authority’s chief operating officer, Michael Hervey, toured storm-ravaged parts of south Merrick with Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg on Wednesday to reassure frustrated homeowners that power would be restored to their homes. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/31/11

Pat Sila in front of a sinkhole at her Hewlett Lane home in south Bellmore, caused by floodwaters that reached two to three feet on her street.

Bellmore-Merrick slowly emerges from Irene

Theresa Policaro has made her home on Hewlett Lane in south Bellmore for more than 30 years, and so, she said, she was reluctant to leave her house when she was ordered to evacuate last Friday by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in preparation for Hurricane Irene, which ripped a swath of destruction across Long Island over the weekend. more

By Scott Brinton, David Weingrad and Deirdre Krasula | 8/29/11

Massive trees on Florence Street in south Merrick took down power lines.

On Sunday afternoon, parts of south Merrick, south Bellmore under water

Large sections of south Merrick and south Bellmore were under three-feet of water after hurricane Irene passed through Sunday morning. Some streets were impassable, fire department officials … more

Deirdre Krasula | 8/28/11

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