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Joining Jews around the world, members of the Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh celebrated Sukkot, the Jewish festival of booths, from Sept. 18 to 25. Congregants capped the festivities with a barbecue and festival in the Chabad’s sukkah in Merrick.
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By Julie Mansmann
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10/9/13
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Publishers Clifford and Stuart Richner announced July 10 that Richner
Communications has agreed to acquire L&M Publications, a Long Island weekly newspaper group that includes the Merrick Life, Bellmore Life, Freeport-Baldwin Leader and the Wantagh-Seaford Citizen. Both Richner Communications and L&M are privately held companies, and terms of the sale were not announced. The sale is expected to close this quarter.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/12/13
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The co-owner of a Valley Stream diner was killed in a car crash in Bellmore on July 4, police said. His family members, neighbors, colleagues and a Merrick church community are mourning the loss of someone they described as “a very good man.”
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/11/13
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Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility.
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6/6/13
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Bellmore is celebrating its 20th year anniversary, and to commemorate the milestone, alumni and faculty gathered for a gala at the Coral House in Baldwin. As a regional School, St. Elizabeth takes in students from Bellmore, Merrick, East Meadow and Wantagh, and services parishioners of four parishes — St. Raphael’s in East Meadow, St. Barnabas in Bellmore, Cure of Ars in Merrick and St. Frances de Chantal in Wantagh.
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By David Weingrad
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2/6/13
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Seventeen years ago, Merokean Cindy Knoll was diagnosed with breast cancer. Even though she was then a patient undergoing treatment, she was also still a mother of three. The survivor said she doesn’t know what she would have done if her mother weren’t around to watch her then 1-year-old daughter and help –– and now she wants to make sure other local women battling the disease have the same support.
“You love your children, but you are worried about surviving,” she said. “I had a very good support group in my family, but some people don’t, and we want to help them. “
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/19/12
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Orange sunlight slanted through the tree branches that hung over West Loines Avenue in Merrick, and the pungent-sweet smell of freshly cut grass and barbecued meat permeated the air as I bicycled east on this virtually empty street on a steamy Friday evening in late August.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/12/12
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A Bellmore man was killed in a car crash on the Wantagh Parkway on Saturday evening. Zachary Avanzato, 23, was driving a 1972 Chevrolet Impala westbound when his car slammed into a tree around 6:20 p.m., New York State Police said.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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10/17/11
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On most any summer weekend, it’s easy to find sunbathers soaking up rays at Long Island’s many beaches, but whether they have taken the necessary steps to protect their skin isn’t as evident. Some 100 million Americans suffer from skin cancers and diseases, according to the American Skin Association. That’s why Bellmorite Edward Diller, a longtime supporter of the nonprofit organization, has launched the Pan Long Island Challenge to raise awareness about skin disorders as well as money for research.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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8/3/11
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A noticeably pregnant waitress named Mia served two women their orders at a diner booth. Then she sat down at a nearby table and took out her cell phone. Mia put her feet up on another chair and …
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By Mike Caputo
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3/23/11
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