High winds with gusts up to 75 miles per hour sent a multi-story oak tree crashing into the home of 16-year-old Nick Attanasio of Seneca Drive North in Merrick on Saturday. more

A nor’easter packing heavy rain and winds with gusts up to 50 mph slammed into the Bellmore-Merrick area Saturday into Sunday, downing trees and power lines, and sending local fire departments hurrying to keep up with calls. Scattered outages were reported around the area. Above, a large tree limb took down phone lines on Byron Road in south Merrick on Saturday, blocking traffic. more

A lawsuit brought by the Merrick Gables Association against the Town of Hempstead, NextG Networks of NY, Inc. and Metro PCS 144 Inc. was dismissed in a federal court in New York on Wednesday. more

A fierce winter storm swept across Bellmore-Merrick Thursday into Friday, blanketing the community in snow yet again, this time dumping an estimated six to eight inches of the white stuff on the ground. more

Traffic was thankfully light on Wednesday morning when a water main broke near Ocean Avenue and Merrick Road in Lynbrook. At about 8:30 a.m., Long Island American Water saw a pressure drop in area. They sent a crew to the intersection of Merrick Road and Ocean Avenue and found a leak in a 20-inch main, located under the street. "We investigated the leak and we were able to isolate the main," said William Varley, president of Long Island American Water. "Right now it's isolated and we can operate it like that." Only three people lost service, and they were given temporary service . It took about an hour to repair, "The inclement weather hindered us a bit, but our crews have experience doing this," Varley said. America Water had one large crew there. Varley said that they will come back at a later date and replace that section of the main. He could only speculate why it leaked, "Until a further investigation is done, it would only be speculation." The crews were out there from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. rerouting traffic away from the area. It's a temporary restoration, Varley said, and they will come back to replace the entire section within upcoming weeks. more

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A Lynbrook woman was killed at 6:02 p.m. on Christmas Eve while attempting to cross a four-lane road. She was struck by a car driving westbound, according to Fifth squad detectives. more

A car accident near Beach Drive and Merrick Road in Merrick closed about a quarter-mile of the westbound traffic lane on Merrick Road for more than three hours last Wednesday morning, sources said. Tim Rogers, owner of A Merrick A Vac, on the north side of Merrick Road, just east of Beach Drive and west of McDonald's, said a car flipped over in front of his store in the early morning, taking out a Long Island Power Authority pole and causing unknown injuries to the driver. more

Larry Wallach, a licensed exotic animal trainer and exhibitor from Hewlett-East Rockaway, is bringing some baby critters — including a kangaroo and a Royal White Bengal tiger — to the Hallmark … more

A recent string of fires at Calhoun High School in North Merrick has prompted an arson investigation, officials say. According to Vincent McManus, division supervisor at the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office, there have been six suspicious fires at the school since Nov. 19, three of which the North Merrick Fire Department responded to. more