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The days are becoming noticeably shorter, and the air is gradually turning cooler. Children have returned from camp. Vacations spent at the beach or in the mountains are ending.
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8/23/12
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Updated Feb. 28, 12:10 p.m.: Fire gutted the garage of a Loines Avenue home in Merrick on Feb. 26 and quickly spread to the house itself, sending smoke billowing throughout the home, melting the front siding and setting an SUV in the front driveway ablaze. The fire, officials said, was allegedly started by a Brentwood man who had broken into the garage between 5:30 and 6:15 a.m.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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2/26/12
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A wastebasket fire at Calhoun High School in North Merrick forced a brief evacuation of the building at about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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2/9/12
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“Saddened,” “upset” and “disappointed” were among the many dispirited words people used to describe Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to veto a bill that would …
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Lee Landor
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1/11/12
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Merrick Fire Department volunteers were called to extinguish a car fire that engulfed a blue Audi that was parked at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station in the middle of Wednesday afternoon. Black smoke billowed from the car and could be seen for blocks around. The blaze, though, was quickly contained, and it did not spread to surrounding vehicles. The cause of the fire was unclear, and no one was hurt.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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1/4/12
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Merrick Fire Department volunteers were called to extinguish a house fire that gutted a first-floor kitchen on Oakbrook Lane in Merrick on Friday. Volunteers knocked down the blaze in 15 minutes, containing it to the kitchen, but the rest of the house suffered water and smoke damage. Merrick firefighters were assisted by volunteers from the North Merrick, North Bellmore, Bellmore and Freeport fire departments.
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12/13/11
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An unidentified 54-year-old man was struck by a van while attempting to cross Merrick Road in Merrick on Thursday, Nov. 10. The victim suffered head trauma and broken bones.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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11/11/11
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The North Merrick Fire Department recently took part in “Gone in 6 Hours,” an exercise in which volunteer firefighters practiced extricating people trapped in cars.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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11/9/11
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A Lexus SUV traveling eastbound on the Southern State Parkway slammed into the Meadowbrook Parkway bridge in North Merrick on Friday at around 11:30 a.m., and the driver was trapped inside the vehicle when it caught fire.
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11/4/11
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Spooks and ghouls await with unexpected surprises for everyone during this final weekend before Halloween.
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By Karen Bloom
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10/26/11
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