At the Merrick Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, school officials announced that Birch School will soon have a new principal with a familiar face -- Vice Principal Kerri Schlissel.
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Sari Zeidler
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2/10/10
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In October of 1995, Rafael Da Costa, then 22, had just finish working the night shift as a bartender on Eastern Long Island when he got into his car to visit his girlfriend, Consuelo Vila, also 22, who lived in Long Beach. He was tired, he said, and fell asleep at the wheel while travelling on the Meadowbrook Parkway. As a result, he crashed his car in a concrete wall — but that wasn’t the life-changing part. His mistake was getting out of his car to access the damage.
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Mary Malloy
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2/10/10
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Teenager Amanda Hansen was sleeping overnight at her friend’s home in January, 2009. She never woke up the next morning. Her life ended tragically that night by a carbon monoxide leak from a defective boiler.
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Steve Grogan
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2/10/10
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Police reported six burglaries in south Merrick from last Friday to Monday, including one that resulted in a helicopter and canine search.
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Sari Zeidler
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2/10/10
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Updated: Wednesday, 4:21 p.m. A winter storm roared into Long Island early Wednesday morning, and by midday had dumped an estimated two to four inches of snow and ice on Bellmore-Merrick.
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Scott Brinton
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2/10/10
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Katie Marcy, seated, a Kennedy High School senior, signed a letter of intent on Tuesday to play soccer for Wagner College on Staten Island, a Division I school.
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Scott Brinton
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2/9/10
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Owing to possible blizzard-like conditions, all classes and activities in all five Bellmore-Merrick area school districts have been canceled on Wednesday, Feb. 10. On Tuesday evening, weather prognosticators were predicting more than a half-foot of snow, prompting the cancellations.
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2/9/10
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In anticipation of the blizzard expected to hit New York on Wednesday, Feb. 10, the Long Island Rail Road released its winter storm operating plan, which includes changes to and temporary suspensions …
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Lee Landor
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2/9/10
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"Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has announced that the County is prepared for the major snowstorm expected to hit starting Wednesday. Forecasts are calling for 8 to 13 inches and blizzard-like conditions in Nassau County and surrounding areas."
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2/9/10
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The Bellmore-Merrick Youth Association, sponsor of the Braves football and cheerleading squads, recently held its annual awards ceremony. Stopping by to present a Town of Hempstead Citation was Town Clerk Mark Bonilla, of Bellmore, front, second from right. BMYA has members from Bellmore, Merrick and East Meadow.
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2/9/10
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