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A Calhoun High School student suffered a “severe case of alcohol poisoning” after drinking at a party last Wednesday night in the woods behind Brookside School in North Merrick, according to Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings. The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, which oversees Calhoun, had asked Uniondale company Summit Security Services to keep watch that night at Brookside, said Central District Superintendent John DeTommaso. Above, a Summit SUV was parked that night outside Brookside as emergency vehicles’ lights flashed at the woods’ edge.

The teenager, a student at Calhoun High School, had a “severe case of alcohol poisoning,” said Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings in an email to parents on June 12. He drank at a “large gathering” of Calhoun seniors in the woods between Brookside School and the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Hollings wrote. more

By Brian Racow | 6/17/15

For volunteers, to give is to get

Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . . more

4/16/15

The driver of this car suffered a “substantial” head injury when he crashed into a tree on Merrick Road in front of Levy-Lakeside Elementary School on Feb. 2, according to Ron Luparello, a Merrick Fire Department spokesman.

Man injured in crash by Lakeside

A red sedan slid off Merrick Road at 9:10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, as it traveled east between Babylon Road and Lindenmere Drive, clipping one tree and slamming into another in front of Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick. more

By Brian Racow | 2/13/15

F.D. fights house fire in blizzard

Weather forecasters were predicting two to three feet of snow. For most people, that meant staying inside their homes and not planning to go out until the storm passed. For Merrick’s volunteer firefighters, that was not an option. more

By Brian Racow | 2/13/15

Firefighters on Jan. 3 extinguished a fire at Barclay Townhouse, a North Merrick co-op, before it could spread beyond one unit. No people were hurt, but a family’s pet cat and parrot died from the smoke.

Fire damages Merrick co-op, kills two pets

A fire on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 3 seriously damaged one residence at Barclay Townhouse, the co-op at 1425 Jerusalem Ave. in North Merrick, and caused the deaths of a cat and parrot, according to Michael Rut, first assistant chief of the North Bellmore Fire Department. more

By Brian Racow | 1/15/15

After a decade of waiting, Merokeans at last got a new supermarket in downtown Merrick last Friday when Stop & Shop opened to crowds of shoppers after a brief grand-opening celebration. Fifty percent larger than the old Stop & Shop, the new one measures 24,000 square feet.

Customers flock to new supermarket

Even as Stop & Shop employees, community leaders from the Chamber of Commerce and the fire department, a Town of Hempstead official and local reporters gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:45 a.m. last Friday, and snowflakes fell fast and thick, customers hurried past to see all that the new Merrick Mall supermarket offers and start filling their shopping carts. more

By Brian Racow | 1/14/15

The Maltese family, from left, Rich, Elisa, Nicolo and Lettizia, visited with Santa.

Santa Claus lands in Merrick

Santa Claus ditched his sled for a ride on a Merrick Fire Department truck on Dec. 6. more

12/23/14

A dozen Merrick firefighters responded to a crash involving a Town of Hempstead sanitation truck on Nov. 10 near Babylon Turnpike and Meadowbrook Road. Nassau County’s Hazardous Materials Response Division was called in to clean up a diesel fuel spill.

Crash spills diesel on Merrick roadway

A vehicle and a Town of Hempstead sanitation truck collided on Nov. 10 near Babylon Turnpike and Meadowbrook Road. No one was injured, but the crash ruptured the truck’s diesel fuel tank, and Nassau County’s Hazardous Materials Response Division was called to clean up the spill, according to Ron Luparello, spokesman for the Merrick Fire Department. more

12/17/14

North Merrick re-elects fire commissioner

Greg Smith, a commissioner of the North Merrick Fire Department, won re-election on Dec. 9 to his seat on the department’s governing board. more

By Brian Racow | 12/17/14

Firefighters Thursday morning made their way inside a burning house at 100 Grand Ave in Merrick.

Firefighters battle blaze at Merrick house

Firefighters Thursday morning encountered “heavy fire” burning through first-floor rooms at the back of a house at 100 Grand Ave in Merrick, according to Ron Luparello, a Merrick Fire Department spokesman. more

By Brian Racow | 12/4/14

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