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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
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Betty Lippai and Neil Yeoman are the Merrick Chamber of Commerce's Woman and Man of the Year.
Merrick Chamber names Man and Woman of the Year
Merrick Chamber of Commerce members will celebrate at the organization’s annual gala at Chateau Briand in Carle Place on Jan. 22, and two Merokeans –– Neil Yeoman and Betty Lippai –– will be honored as the organization’s Man and Woman of the Year. more
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A video on Liberty Natural Gas’s website shows images of a liquefied natural gas transport ship. Such ships, capable of carrying tens of millions of gallons of LNG, would dock 16.1 nautical miles from Jones Beach if Liberty acquires government approvals to build Port Ambrose.
U.S. releases draft Port Ambrose impact report
Groups opposed to Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Jones Beach, are fuming at the U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard’s decisions to release a 1,800-page environmental impact report shortly before the December holidays and schedule public meetings in early January. more
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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
Members of Merrick’s Girl Scout Troop 2547 took part in a park beautification project on Oct. 5 at Camman’s Pond, where they removed trash and planted flowers.
Girl Scouts lend their green thumbs at Camman's Pond
A dozen Merrick Girl Scouts from Troop 2547 spent the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 5, helping keep their community beautiful by planting flowers and cleaning up trash at Camman’s Pond Park in south Merrick. more
Randy Shotland, of Merrick, addressed the Hempstead Town Council on June 10, voicing his opposition to a proposed 7-Eleven at the northwest corner of Merrick Road and Babylon Turnpike in Merrick.
Town: We can’t legally block 7-Eleven
Merrick residents articulated many reasons why they do not want to see a 7-Eleven open at 150 Merrick Road, opposite Levy-Lakeside Elementary School, during a June 10 Hempstead Town Council meeting. Town officials, however, said there was nothing they could do legally to stop the business from moving in. more
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The property at 150 Merrick Road, opposite Levy-Lakeside Elementary School, may become the site of a new 7-Eleven store.
7-Eleven plans Merrick Road location
Though there is now just a vacant, dilapidated building and gravel lot at 150 Merrick Road, at the northwest corner of Merrick Road and Babylon Turnpike, by December there will be a new, aesthetically pleasing convenience store at the site. more
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Near the end of the Merricks' 2013 Memorial Day parade, members of Merrick's American Legion Post 1282 watched the process pass from the reviewing stand.
Memorial Day parade set for Monday
As is longstanding tradition, hundreds of people representing dozens of local organizations will line up Monday for Merrick’s Memorial Day parade. more
The eastern portion of a roughly $16 million resurfacing project began on Sunrise Highway in Freeport on May 19. Work will start in Bellmore-Merrick in the near future and continue through the end of the year.
Sunrise Highway getting a face-lift
A five-mile stretch of Sunrise Highway that runs through Freeport, Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh will be resurfaced by the New York State Department of Transportation, officials said. more
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In recent weeks, reports have surfaced that a 7-Eleven might move into 150 Merrick Road in Merrick, across from Levy Lakeside School, raising concerns among some residents.
Meeting tonight will focus on property opposite Lakeside School
The meeting, which will take place at 7 p.m. at the Merrick Road Park golf course clubhouse, is intended to address community concerns about a 7-Eleven store that may open at 150 Merrick Road, according to Civic Association President Joe Baker. more
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