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Kevin Vaughan, a Marine corporal who was wounded in Afghanistan and received a hero’s welcome when he returned home in 2012 to North Merrick, will now receive a free house, courtesy of Building Homes for Heroes.
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9/8/14
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Spectators thronged the sidewalks as marchers made their way up Merrick Avenue for the Merricks’ annual Memorial Day parade, which ended in a solemn ceremony at the community’s war monument in North Merrick.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/28/14
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Hundreds of Calhoun, Kennedy and Mepham students were inducted into their high schools’ chapters of the National Honor Society on April 9. The society recognizes students’ academic …
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4/23/14
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Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead remember those precious lives that were lost on September 11 with uplifting tributes.
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9/9/13
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On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Merrick Fire Department will hold a brief ceremony to honor the lives of two of its members, Ex-Chief Ronnie Gies and Ex-Capt. Brian Sweeney, who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, as well as those of all other 9/11 victims. The observance will take place at 7 p.m. at the firefighters’ memorial on Merrick Avenue between Sunrise Highway and the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station.
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9/5/13
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Children at Merrick Woods, the day camp on Merrick Avenue in Merrick, took part in a cavalcade of games and competitions last week as part of the camp’s Olympics. In between the opening ceremonies on Wednesday and closing ceremonies on Friday, campers played sports, ran relays, jumped rope, climbed over obstacles, learned cheers, wrote sing-a-longs, made plaques and banners, and carried out a scavenger hunt.
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By Brian Racow
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8/23/13
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John F. Kennedy High School administrators inducted nine new members into the school’s Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the Coral House in Baldwin on Dec. 1.
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/4/12
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Merrick American Legion Post No. 1282 recently held its Law and Order ceremony at its headquarters on Merrick Road to honor individuals and groups who work to serve and protect the safety of the community.
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By David Weingrad
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5/24/12
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The Merrick Fire Department marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a memorial ceremony at Sunrise Highway and Merrick Avenue in Merrick on Sunday.
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By David Weingrad
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9/13/11
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Most elementary school students were too young to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001. In fact, many weren’t even born yet.
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David Weingrad
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9/11/11
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