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‘Superstorm Sandy’ brought high winds and a 10-foot tidal surge that flooded South Shore homes.

South Shore slowly comes back to life after Sandy

Part one in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. This week we begin in Bellmore-Merrick. In subsequent weeks we plan to spotlight recovery efforts in other communities. more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/14/12

Hurricane Sandy sent trees crashing into power lines throughout the Bellmores and Merricks. Hardest hit were south Bellmore and south Merrick, which, in addition to downed trees, also had to contend with severe flooding. On Monday, Nassau County was preparing to send electrical inspectors into flooded homes to make sure it was safe to turn the power back on.

South Bellmore, south Merrick still in the dark

A week after Hurricane Sandy lashed the South Shore with a 10-foot storm surge and hurricane-force wind gusts, Long Island Power Authority officials said on Nov. 5 that the utility had restored power to 675,000 of the 1.2 million customers who lost their electricity in the storm. But the majority of Bellmore-Merrick residents south of Merrick Road were not among those to get their lights back on, even though many, if not most, parts the Bellmores and Merricks north of Merrick Road had electricity. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/5/12

An SUV made its way through flood waters on Florence Street in south Merrick on Monday during high tide.

Sandy brings flooding to south Merrick, south Bellmore before it strikes New Jersey

The morning high tide brought flooding to low-lying streets in south Merrick and south Bellmore on Monday between 8 and 9 a.m. when a heavy tidal surge forced water through storm drains and onto roads. The tide was expected to reach its peak in the area at 9:28 a.m. before starting to recede at 9:50 a.m. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/29/12

Hurricane Sandy was predicted to make landfall in New Jersey Monday into Tuesday, bringing hurricane-like conditions to the South Shore. As a consequence, South Shore school districts are canceling classes for Monday.

South Shore school districts canceling classes ahead of Hurricane Sandy

With Hurricane Sandy predicted to wreak havoc on Long Island Monday into Tuesday, school districts across the South Shore cancelled classes for Monday, Oct. 29. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/28/12

Merrick's James Crichton stars in "Urinetown," now playing on the Hofstra University stage.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

10/17/12

South Merrick civic group spruces up Cammans Pond Park

Nassau County Executive Ed Manganao, fourth from left, swung by Cammans Pond Park in Merrick on Oct. 1 to help dedicate a new community garden created by the South Merrick Community Civic Association and Mike & Marcos Landscaping of Wantagh. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/4/12

‘From Broadway to Hollywood’ with the South Shore Symphony Orchestra at the Madison Theatre

The South Shore Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Scott Jackson Wiley, welcomes fall with a concert featuring the best of theater and film tunes on Oct. 19. more

10/3/12

Running in tribute to a 9/11 hero

On Sept. 11, 2001, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller called his wife, Sarah, shortly after 8:46 a.m., when five Al Qaeda terrorists slammed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center’s North Tower. more

8/16/12

Marc Chagall's "L’acrobate" is among the works on display at Nassau County Museum of Art's newly opened exhibit.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

7/25/12

Students in Susan Molloy’s sixth-grade class at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick are raising funds to construct a well in South Sudan.

Levy-Lakeside sixth-graders to hold fundraiser for South Sudan

Susan Molloy’s sixth-grade class at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School will hold a fundraiser at Long Island Laser Bounce in Levittown from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, to raise funds to drill a clean water well in South Sudan. more

By David Weingrad | 6/1/12

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