Two armed men robbed the RadioShack on Sunrise Highway in Merrick around 9:15 a.m. on May 5 and took off in a green 1996 four-door Ford Explorer, leading Nassau County police on a high-speed chase on Merrick Road in Merrick, according to authorities.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/5/12
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Members of the South Merrick Community Civic Association recently strolled along Merrick Road on a sunny Wednesday afternoon as part of the association’s Merrick Road Improvement Committee walkthrough.
The walk’s purpose was to pinpoint streets and sidewalks that might require improvement.
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By David Weingrad
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5/4/12
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A Bellmore man was killed in a single-car crash early Sunday morning, Nassau County Police said.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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3/5/12
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Nassau County Police are investigating a robbery at a gas station on Merrick Road in Valley Stream on Sunday morning.
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2/20/12
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Tom Cuccias has been a Valley Stream resident since he was 2 years old. His two sons were born and raised in Valley Stream and they graduated the same high school — Central — as their father. He has owned the Valley Stream Bicycle and Hockey Shop for more than 22 years.
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By Brian Croce
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2/16/12
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Valley Stream residents will be seeing some new additions and subtractions at the intersection of Merrick Road and Cottage Street in the coming months. A medical office is replacing the New York Golf Center location, Valley Stream Bicycle Center is moving to Lynbrook and a 7-Eleven convenience store will be replacing the Blockbuster Video store.
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By Brian Croce
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1/25/12
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While Baldwin is still struggling to overhaul the fire-ravaged remains of Merrick Road near the Grand Avenue crossing, there are distinct signs of life stirring along the once-quaint small-business corridor. Openings and re-openings have become, if not frequent, then at least more frequent in the area, and now a new presence — a women’s clothing boutique called Amused — has opened its doors.
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Chris Connolly
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11/23/11
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Two Brooklyn men were arrested and charged with robbing a Rite Aid on Merrick Road in Bellmore on Friday morning. When Nassau County police officers arrived on the scene, one spotted the suspects fleeing in a 2001 Green Kia.
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By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com
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11/21/11
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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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To the Editor:
I just finished reading your article about the parking problems the expanded South Nassau Communities Hospital has caused in the adjoining neighborhoods (“Residents complain …
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11/9/11
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