Nine-year-old Natalie Ferretti of Merrick took first place in the slopestyle competition in the under-9 girls division at the U.S. Snowboarding and FreeSki Association's National Championships, held recently at Copper Mountain in Colorado.
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5/7/10
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The Progressive School of Long Island, a private school in North Merrick, celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a dinner celebration at the Coral House in Baldwin on April 21.
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Sari Zeidler
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5/6/10
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At age 14, Noah Rubin can honestly say that he has one-upped Roger Federer's record at that age. Noah, who will be a freshman at Kennedy High School in Bellmore in the fall, just finished a stint on the national tennis circuit. He was one of three boys to represent the U.S. in the qualifying round of the World Junior Tennis Competition in Boca Raton, Fla.
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Deirdre Krasula
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5/5/10
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June Irvin, a former North Merrick School District superintendent, Old Mill Road School principal and active community member, died on April 27 of natural causes. She was 76.
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Sari Zeidler
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5/4/10
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Louis Kruh of Merrick, a decorated World War II hero, 30-year veteran of the Merrick School District Board of Education, former president of the Bellmore-Merrick School District board, and longtime advertising executive turned attorney, died after a long illness on May 1. He was 87.
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Scott Brinton
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5/4/10
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A suspected serial burglar was arrested by Nassau police following a foot pursuit in East Meadow on Sunday night. According to detectives, First Precinct Officers responded to a …
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Mike Caputo
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5/3/10
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Under sunny skies, the Calhoun Sports Boosters Association dedicated the scoreboard at Calhoun’s baseball field this week in honor of the late Ronnie Gies, a Merrick Fire Department chief who was killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Scott Brinton
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4/30/10
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has rejected a plan to build a liquified natural gas terminal 13 miles off the shore of Long Beach.
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Sari Zeidler
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4/29/10
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The Merrick Chamber of Commerce's annual Kid's Fest was a "complete success" last weekend, according to chamber President Margaret Mueller, proprietor of R.S. Jones Restaurant on Merrick Avenue.
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Sari Zeidler
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4/28/10
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A soggy Sunday didn't stop nearly 400 runners and 1,000 people in total last week from turning out for the Fifth Annual Robbie's Run for a Reason at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick, which raised $40,000 to supply defibrillators for youth sports fields and leagues.
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Sari Zeidler
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4/28/10
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