North Merrick, NY

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• N. Merrick mom, son face heroin-possession charges

  in possession of eight envelopes of heroin.Jamie Burke, who was driving the 1999 Toyota Camry when it was stopped in North Merrick at 9:06 p.m., also was charged with operating a motor vehicle as an unlicensed driver and was issued a summons for tailgating.Both   Read more »

• Copiague man died in Southern State crash Monday

  35, of Copiague. Investigators have said excessive speed and slick road conditions may have been factors in the North Merrick crash.Santos was at the wheel of a 1996 Toyota 4Runner when it hit a guardrail and went down an embankment, police said. He was heading   Read more »

• LIRR representatives will answer questions from riders at Wantagh forum

  raised by commuters in his district. Denenberg represents Bellmore, North Bellmore, Merrick and parts of Freeport, North Merrick and Wantagh.Some of the past issues raised have been problems with escalators, needed stations repairs and railroad parking permits,   Read more »

• Cops: Merrick man charged in gas station robbery

  charge of third-degree robbery, police said.Detectives said Basir robbed a Valero gas station at 1470 Jerusalem Ave., North Merrick , on the morning of July 19.He "approached a cashier and demanded cash," then ran away eastbound on Jerusalem Avenue, a police   Read more »

• DA: Freeport man admits carjacking, ramming police car

  over, Rice said. Menjivar then pulled into the parking lot of Fayette Elementary School on Merrick Avenue in North Merrick in an attempt to evade police.Cornered, Menjivar accelerated at an approaching police car and crashed head-on into it, leaving one officer   Read more »

Around the web

• School budgets and incumbents up for vote

  Piskin and Sigal Negrin are running unopposed. Voting will take place between 7 a.m.-9 p.m. at Levy-Lakeside School. North Merrick School District In North Merrick, the proposed 2013-2014 school budget is for $28,897,000, which is a $1,356,000 increase from   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• UPDATE: Person of interest sought in police probe

  photos of anyone possibly wanting to abduct them. Incidents Other “stranger’ incidents took place on: • April 19, in the North Merrick School District near Fraser and William Streets, when three sixth-grade students were approached by an Hispanic man and asked   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• Tom Riordan, Post 1282 commander, dies at 82

  town. I am surrounded by my loving family. What else could any man ask for?” Viewing took place at the Bellmore Funeral Home in North Bellmore; a Mass of Christian Burial was held at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Merrick. Interment is at Long Island   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• SENATOR FUSCHILLO & ASSEMBLYMAN MCDONOUGH HELP WANTAGH LITTLE LEAGUE KICK OFF ITS 2013 SEASON

  Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick) and Assemblyman David McDonough (R-North Merrick) recently joined with the Wantagh Little League in celebrating the opening day of the 2013 season. Senator Fuschillo and Assemblyman McDonough offered their best wishes   from New York Senate Read more »

• Sue Dillon runs re-election for library trustee

  participants. She has served as president of Chatterton and Merrick Avenue PTAs, as well as president of the Merrick-North Merrick PTA Council where she worked at uniting the PTAs of the two school districts. She served voluntarily on many School District   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »