Members of the South Merrick Community Civic Association recently welcomed U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice to a meeting, at which gun control became a heated point of discussion, among other issues.
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By Stephany Reyes
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9/1/16
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In recent weeks, residents on Florence Street and Riverside and Colonial avenues in Merrick have been moving their cars off the streets to make way for an unannounced gas main project.
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By Stephany Reyes
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8/26/16
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A fast-moving fire ripped through a two-story home at 100 Beach Drive in south Merrick around 9:30 a.m. on June 25, according to fire officials.
Ron Luparello, the Merrick Fire Department …
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By Scott Brinton
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6/25/16
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Children, parents and local government officials dedicated a few Sunday hours to the South Merrick Community Civic Association’s annual Spring Clean Sweep on May 15.
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By Stephany Reyes
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6/1/16
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One day not long ago, Merokean Susan Saban was sitting in a holiday service at Temple Beth Am of Bellmore-Merrick. A mother of a child with developmental disabilities kept getting up to attend to the boy, who was disrupting the service.
Saban’s heart sunk. She knows well the challenges faced by children with disabilities and their families. She is the assistant director of pupil personnel services in the Herricks School District, and is charged with providing services for children with special needs.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/20/16
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Kennedy High’s Homecoming was ablaze with school spirit, on and off the football field, last Friday. Homecoming festivities were held at the school, which takes in students from parts of …
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By Julie Mansmann
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10/28/15
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Gasoline vapors ignited as a man was working on a small boat moored at a south Merrick dock on Sunday at around 5:20 p.m., causing an explosion that burned him and sent him hurtling into the water, said Ron Luparello, the Merrick Fire Department’s spokesman.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/17/15
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Miriam Graff, a longtime Merrick resident whose work as nutritionist and home economics teacher supported public health, died on May 28. She was 93.
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6/24/15
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Each spring, the South Merrick Community Civic Association organizes “clean sweeps,” at which volunteers remove trash and plant trees and flowers at spots that are important to the community.
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5/21/15
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Jews from Bellmore and Merrick came together on April 23 to celebrate Israel’s 67th birthday.
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5/7/15
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