Nassau County Police cordoned off the Waldbaum’s shopping center on Merrick Road in Merrick on Saturday, around 5 p.m., after a suspicious suitcase was left unattended in the middle of the parking lot amid shopping carts and cars.
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Scott Brinton
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6/19/10
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Part six in a series.
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice made a name for herself with her tough-as-nails prosecution of drunken drivers. Now, as the use of heroin has spread on Long Island, it's little surprise that the headstrong D.A. is taking a hard line.
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Sari Zeidler and Deirdre Krasula
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6/17/10
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Norman Wasserman, president and co-founder of Friend Entertainment, Ltd. has hosted the Doo Wop shows that he produces for the last 23 years.
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Mary Malloy
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6/16/10
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At the beginning of the year, Republicans from Washington to the far-off hustings were toasting the coming November election with predictions of a mass wipeout of incumbent Democrats.
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Jerry Kremer
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6/14/10
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The South Merrick Community Civic Association announced this week that it would meet in the near future with Freeport Village activist Pat Rowen to discuss Freeport's possible construction of a …
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Scott Brinton
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6/13/10
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Scott Brinton, senior editor of the Merrick and Bellmore Heralds, and an adjunct journalism professor at Hofstra University, took home a first place for Editorial Writing and a second place for Business News in the Press Club of Long Island’s annual Media Awards competition.
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6/11/10
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Polk Street School held its annual field day last Friday, with students working off some steam in wilting heat and humidity. But not a complaint could be heard among students and teachers lined up on the blacktop. Almost the only thing audible was a chorus of cheers for 6-year-old Peter Cannon, a Polk Street Kindergartner who was diagnosed with leukemia in January.
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6/10/10
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The Moving Wall will be available for viewing 24 hours a day, starting on June 10 and ending on June 13 in Greis Veterans Memorial Park in Lynbrook.Services will be held nightly at 7 p.m., followed by taps
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Mary Malloy
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6/10/10
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Michael Kiefer had been a New York City firefighter for only nine months when, on September 11, 2001, at age 25, he made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
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Matthew Bevilacqua
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6/10/10
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HBO is remaking the 1945 classic "Mildred Pierce," with Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet now playing the lead. And the film’s being shot, in part, on Henry Street in Merrick.
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6/10/10
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