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Is the real Romney contestant No. 1, 2 or 3?

When I was a boy, our family would gather around the television set and watch a fixed routine of shows such as Milton Berle, “The Twilight Zone” and “The Ed Sullivan Show.” One of our other favorites was “To Tell the Truth.” more

10/4/12

Construction is under way on a stretch of Corona Avenue near the James A. Dever School in Valley Stream.

County begins repairs on Corona Avenue

While Rockaway Avenue has been getting a lot of attention this week stemming from the Valley Stream Community Fest, another road has garnered a different type of attention as well. Corona Avenue is getting a facelift. more

By Brian Croce | 10/3/12

Herald reporter David Weingrad ran with the Grand Avenue Middle School cross-country team recently to explore the question of how to keep young people interested in athletics throughout their lives.

Running for a lifetime: Herald staffer looks at how to stay fit beyond middle school

I ran track as an eighth-grader at Grand Avenue Middle School in Bellmore in 2001. I wasn’t a star, but I stuck it out through the spring season and learned how to stay fit for life. I was 14 years old. more

By David Weingrad | 9/26/12

Bobby DeVivo, who has owned Dale Drug for 17 years, has found a new location for the business while fire damage is repaired.

Popular drug store rebounds after fire

It will take more than a fire to put the Dale Drug store out of business. The longtime Valley Stream pharmacy, which has already survived competition from the mail-order pharmaceutical business, was heavily damaged when flames tore through a strip mall on West Merrick Road two weeks ago. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/23/12

Merrick Herald reporter David Weingrad of North Merrick, at back in blue shirt, recently took a diving class with Hempstead Town instructor Anthony Carbone, in yellow, at Newbridge Road Park pool in Bellmore. Weingrad joined a class of children from Park Avenue Elementary School and wrote a column about his experience learning how to dive. Above were Weingrad’s diving buddies, from left, Danny Shami, 8, Grace Glynn, 6, Miranda Price, 9, Carbone, Khristo Shami, 10, and Violla Shami, 6.

Diving right in at Newbridge Road Park pool

I am 25 years old, and until recently, I had never dived into the water. Call me crazy, but the prospect of plunging headfirst into a deep pool of blue had always spurred a sense of anxiety in me. So I was more of a slowly-ease-yourself-into-the-water-stair-by-stair-while-wincing-and-complaining-about-how-cold-the-water-is kind of guy. more

By David Weingrad | 8/21/12

After the crash, emergency medical technicians moved the children from one bus to another in order to transport them to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. Because the children could not speak, officials said, they had to go to the hospital.

Seven transported to hospital in N. Merrick bus crash

Six children, all of whom suffer from cerebral palsy and cannot speak, were taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on Friday after the bus they were traveling in collided with a car on Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick, just outside the Brookside School, according to fire officials. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/10/12

Fire officials say the blaze that destroyed several Valley Stream businesses on Wednesday night started in the dry cleaner.

Fire destroys Valley Stream businesses

About a dozen Valley Stream businesses were affected by a three-alarm fire that tore through a strip mall on West Merrick Road late Wednesday night. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/9/12

Crews install new curbs on William Street in preparation for a new road surface.

Streams, roads get attention in Valley Stream

There is construction aplenty in Valley Stream this summer. Work has begun to revitalize the village’s streams, and several roads are also being repaired. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/8/12

Senator Jack Martins, right, called for longer validity periods on LIRR tickets. He was joined by Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, center, and LIRR President Helena Williams at the Mineola train station.

LIRR tickets to be valid longer

Long Island Rail Road riders that did not use their one-trip ticket on the day of purchase were frequently out of luck. If riders happened to find a ride home from a coworker that had driven into … more

By Deirdre Krasula | 8/1/12

Shanell Burke reads with Daniel Banach, center, and Ajay Orjuela at Willow Road School as part of the new book buddies program.

A lot of fun and a little learning, too

Children are having fun but they’re also keeping their minds sharp at District 13’s summer recreation program, held each weekday morning at the Wheeler Avenue and Willow Road schools. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/25/12

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