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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An early-morning water main break blocked off traffic on Front Street, just before the intersection of Merrick Avenue. Police closed off the section of Front Street at about 7:55 a.m. and diverted …
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Mike Caputo
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6/11/10
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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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Thirty-eight years after Joe Corea began his four-decade career as Calhoun High School's head baseball coach, he can still rattle off most of the names on his starting lineup from his very first year -–– 1972.
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Scott Brinton
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6/9/10
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Empire Hose Company No. 3 Inc. of the Merrick Fire Department will host the Nassau County Firemen’s Parade & Drill, along with a carnival from Newton Shows, in July.
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6/7/10
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Senator Charles Fuschillo Jr. announced on June 4 that Merrick resident Robert Tom Riordan, a Marine Corps veteran, has been named to the New York State Senate’s Veterans Hall of Fame. The program recognizes veterans from across the state for either extraordinary efforts in combat or in work performed after discharge from the service.
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6/4/10
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Three graduating seniors from the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District were honored by the Merrick Kiwanis Club on May 11 at the organization's annual Student Recognition Night.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/3/10
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Two East Meadow roadways were closed in the middle of rush hour on Wednesday night as police investigated the presence of an object that appeared to be a hand grenade. According to …
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Mike Caputo
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6/3/10
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It was a day of friendly, vocabulary-building, competition in the Merricks last Wednesday at the annual fifth- and sixth-grade Scrabble tournament sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Merrick and the Merrick Herald.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/2/10
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As is the annual tradition, the Merricks marked Memorial Day on Monday with a community parade that stretched from Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown Merrick (formerly Broadcast Plaza) to the War Monument in North Merrick, and residents by the hundreds turned out for the event.
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Scott Brinton
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5/31/10
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