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Members of the Nassau County Police Department remove their hats during one of several prayers shared during the Nassau County’s 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and Musical Tribute at Eisenhower Park on Monday.

It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. more

By Michael Hinman | 9/18/23

Andy Butera is honored by the East Meadow Fire Department and American Legion Post 1082, in a photo that helped photo Tim Baker win an award from the New York Press Association over the weekend.

Herald wins nine state awards, including best sports feature

Herald Community Newspapers took home nine state awards at the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest over the weekend in Albany. more

STAFF REPORT | 4/1/23

Former Merrick Fire Department captain dies at 78

The radio scanner that blared from inside Kim Sheridan’s childhood home in Merrick was so constant, she said, she assumed everyone else had one in their house, too. It would alert her father, … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 3/9/21

The Town of Hempstead has approved a $12,000 grant for Merrick Fire Department’s Friendship Engine & Hose Co. 2 to assist with unbudgeted expenses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hempstead Town earmarks $12k Covid relief grant for Merrick Fire Department company

Last month, the Town of Hempstead authorized more than $300,000 in relief grants to help local fire departments pay for coronavirus-related expenses incurred during the pandemic. Merrick Fire … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 1/4/21

Police: Helicopter makes emergency water landing near Jones Beach

The pilot of a privately-owned helicopter was forced to make an emergency water landing near Jones Beach Wednesday afternoon due to weather conditions, police said. According to officials, the … more

10/22/20

Fire burned through the second story of this home at Clubhouse and Alexis roads in south Merrick Wednesday evening.

Fire rips through Clubhouse Road home in Merrick

Fire tore through a waterfront home at Clubhouse and Alexis roads in south Merrick around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night. The blaze, which raged across the second story of the home, brought fire volunteers from across the South Shore. more

By Scott Brinton and Alyssa Seidman | 9/30/20

Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhodes, right, saluted alongside Merrick Fire Department volunteers during the hamlet’s annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony last Friday night.

Merrick remembers 9/11 nearly two decades later

Under unimaginable circumstances, Merokeans gathered once again at the firefighters’ memorial on Sept. 11 to remember the most unimaginable day in American history. Dozens of mask-wearing … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/13/20

To mark his 50th year in the fire service, Martin Abrams’s son chauffeured his father in Merrick’s 2017 Memorial Day parade in a 1964 Chevrolet.

Honorary Merrick Fire Department captain dies at 86

Though Martin Abrams never served as an officer of the Merrick Fire Department, he was someone younger volunteers looked up to. He led by example, never complained and strived to do the right thing, … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 9/10/20

On Sunday, the Merrick Fire Department responded to an overturned sanitation container truck on Merrick Road near the entrance of the Town of Hempstead’s waste transfer station in Merrick.

Merrick Fire Department responds to several calls over the weekend

The Merrick Fire Department responded to several emergency calls between July 24 and 26, including water emergencies involving jet skis and an overturned boat, house fires, carbon monoxide alarms, a … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 7/27/20

Jack Williams hugged Blue when they were reunited on May 4.

Freeport, Merrick residents team up to find lost dog

Blue, the 14-week-old golden retriever puppy was traveling to the beach with his brother Snoopy and his mother Lucy, on May 1, when he inexplicably jumped out of the car window onto the Meadowbrook … more

By Susan Lyons | 5/8/20

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