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Orange-and-black monarch butterflies fought a strong headwind as they fluttered across Jones Beach State Park on Sept. 15 during their annual migration from northerly climes to Mexico. And joining them on the beach on this breezy Saturday were more than 300 volunteers committed to protecting natural habitats that support creatures such as the monarch, including many Merrick-Bellmore residents.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/19/12
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Busy Bee Cleaners, on Merrick Road in Merrick, is undertaking an environmental cleanup with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to eliminate the contaminant tetrachloroethylene, otherwise know as PCE, from groundwater beneath the shop.
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By David Weingrad
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9/19/12
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Grab the kids and a basket and head out to the area's orchards to enjoy the season's bounty.
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By Karen Bloom
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9/19/12
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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.
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8/16/12
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It was a promising sign to see several firms answer Nassau County’s recent call for a master developer to create a workable plan for the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the surrounding Hub area.
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Eric Alexander
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8/9/12
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A Merrick woman was arrested and charged with vehicular assault and DWI, after, according to New York State Police, she started a multi-car accident on the Southern State Parkway on July 31.
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8/1/12
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In the four Bellmore-Merrick elementary districts, every grade from third to sixth surpassed the average county and state scores on the English Language Arts and math state exams, the results of which were released by the New York State Department of Education last week.
School superintendents expressed satisfaction with the results, but also cautioned that their districts will need to continue to work hard to prepare students for future statewide exams, which since 2010 have included longer, more difficult problems.
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By David Weingrad
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7/26/12
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Music and dance combine in creative ways when New York Dance Theatre performs at Hofstra on Saturday. Other weekend highlights include circus thrills at Long Island Children's Museum and the summer sounds of the Cambiata Duo at Old Westbury Gardens.
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7/25/12
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, is introducing new boating safety legislation that, if passed, would raise the penalties for boating under the influence and require safety training for anyone who operates a boat.
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7/20/12
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New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, announced on Tuesday that legislation he sponsored to help protect teens from the dangers of skin cancer has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The new law strengthens the state’s existing indoor tanning law by prohibiting minors ages 16 and under from using indoor ultraviolet tanning booths.
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7/18/12
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