The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for our area today from 6 p.m. to 1 p.m. Friday when light freezing rain will turn into a steady falling snow. Blowing snow is expected, and …
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Mary Malloy and Brian Racow, mmalloy@liherald.com, bracow@liherald.com
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1/2/14
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It was the crime of the century in our community, and the horror of those days is never far from the surface in the South Shore towns where the families of Kelly Ann Tinyes and Robert Golub lived and worked and went to school.
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12/19/13
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Children and their families stepped into a land of pure imagination when they visited Chocolate Works of Bellmore-Merrick for a “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-themed” grand opening –– with a holiday twist –– on Sunday.
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/18/13
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A tanker truck overturned on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore late Tuesday night, causing a fuel spill that erupted in flames. Officials estimate that 3,000 to 7,000 gallons of fuel escaped from the tanker, which flipped on its side just before midnight.
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/18/13
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Dozens of plastic containers of candy line two walls of one of Bellmore’s newest businesses –– Chocolate Works of Bellmore-Merrick. Above the rows of bins that hold the sweets, from Smarties to KitKats, two signs read, “Chocolate doesn’t ask silly questions. Chocolate understands.”
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/11/13
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Xaga Sushi, the Asian Fusion restaurant at 217 Merrick Road in Merrick, and its sister restaurant of the same name at 1330 Broadway in Hewlett, paid employees less than minimum wage and no overtime, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The restaurants also illegally required the wait staff to pool its tips with the kitchen staff, and failed to maintain required payroll records, the DOL said.
The government ordered the restaurants and their owner, Mei Yu Zhang, to pay more than $288,000 in back wages, damages and civil penalties.
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By Brian Racow
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12/11/13
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In August, an unknown suspect broke into a vehicle parked outside Xtreme Gym, at 2119 Merrick Road in Merrick, while the vehicle’s owner was inside the gym. The burglar or burglars stole the owner’s pocketbook and its contents.
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11/21/13
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Dozens of ghosts, ghouls and goblins of all ages descended on downtown Merrick last Saturday for the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s annual Halloween Parade, co-sponsored by the Merrick Herald Life.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/31/13
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Four civic organizations — representing Merrick, North Merrick, Bellmore and North Bellmore — will host a “Meet the Candidates Night” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Merrick Road Park golf course clubhouse, at 2550 Clubhouse Road in Merrick.
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10/28/13
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The murder of Lauren Daverin-Gresham in Rockville Centre late last month once again pointed up a recurring problem: We often overlook our teenagers.
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9/12/13
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