Publishers Clifford and Stuart Richner announced July 10 that Richner
Communications has agreed to acquire L&M Publications, a Long Island weekly newspaper group that includes the Merrick Life, Bellmore Life, Freeport-Baldwin Leader and the Wantagh-Seaford Citizen. Both Richner Communications and L&M are privately held companies, and terms of the sale were not announced. The sale is expected to close this quarter.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/12/13
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The festivities didn’t stop for more than 100 Bellmore-Merrick seniors when their proms ended last Thursday, as they attended the Bellmore-Merrick Community Wellness Council’s annual post-prom party called Midnight Madness.
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/26/13
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From time to time, I wonder what happened to Kiki. I interviewed her at a pizzeria in downtown Merrick in June 2004. At the time, she was 16 and a Calhoun High School junior. And she drank –– a lot.
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6/13/13
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High school seniors will soon face a potentially life-altering decision only days before they graduate –– to drink or not to drink on prom night.
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6/13/13
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Members of Cub Scout Pack 123 in Merrick recently visited Herald Community Newspapers’ 80,000-square-foot office in Garden City.
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6/13/13
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Many South Shore businesses that were devastated by Hurricane Sandy have been rebuilt and reopened their doors, but still lack customers, who may not know that their favorite stores or restaurants …
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By Howard Schwach
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6/5/13
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Forty-one years ago, we bought our house in Woodmere because it had a back porch.
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5/31/13
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Exhibits and more...
AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism ReconsideredAB-EX/RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the …
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5/8/13
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Can you smell it? I sure can. It’s the smell of an election season. And in Nassau County, like any other local election, politics become personal, and they can get nasty.
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5/2/13
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With a diverse lineup of Bellmore-Merrick Central High School district students, alumni and musicians from throughout Nassau County, more than a dozen bands battled it out at the Brookside School last week at a Bellmore-Merrick Community Wellness Council event that raised more than $2,500 for the council’s annual Midnight Madness drug- and alcohol-free post-prom party.
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/23/13
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