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.
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10/29/14
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The Merrick Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat Parade on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 11 a.m. The costume procession will start at Purick Park, at Merrick and Loines avenues.
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10/17/14
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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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As is longstanding tradition, hundreds of people representing dozens of local organizations will line up Monday for Merrick’s Memorial Day parade.
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5/23/14
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More than 800 Bellmore-Merrick children recently heard the phrase that they have awaited for months after a bitterly cold, snowy winter –– "play ball." The North Bellmore-North Merrick Little League celebrated opening day on April 12, with players and their families rejoicing in the return of the spring sports season.
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/1/14
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With the arrival of St. Patrick’s Day on Monday, March 17, spring can’t be far behind. Salute the Old Country, this weekend and next, at one of the lively celebrations nearby and enjoy a parade or two
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By Karen Bloom
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3/12/14
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Dozens of ghosts, ghouls and goblins of all ages descended on downtown Merrick last Saturday for the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s annual Halloween Parade, co-sponsored by the Merrick Herald Life.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/31/13
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Ghosts, ghouls and goblins of all ages, get ready! The Merrick Chamber of Commerce and the Merrick Herald Life are co-sponsoring a Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 11 a.m.
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10/24/13
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Mepham High School students, teachers and administrators are preparing to show their Pirate pride at this year’s Homecoming parade, which was rerouted this year.
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By Julie Mansmann
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9/18/13
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Richard Messina, president of the Nassau County Firemen's Association, had one request when he learned that he would be honored at the county Firefighters Parade in his hometown of Bellmore: that “Papa Pete” Schmalenberger Jr. be named the grand marshal.
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By Julie Mansmann
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7/16/13
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