Merrick News

Motorists are advised that the northbound Wantagh State Parkway will be closed each day between 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. beginning Wednesday May 15, through Friday May 17, between Ocean Parkway and Merrick Road, weather permitting.

In Jericho accident on Rt-106 south of Northern Pky. Stop and go traffic from Rt-107/Broadway in Nassau In Jericho accident on Rt-106 south of Northern Pky.

Motorists are advised that the northbound Wantagh State Parkway will be closed each day between 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. beginning Wednesday May 15, through Friday May 17, between Ocean Parkway and Merrick Road, weather permitting.

In Nassau Cnty road construction. two lanes closed on The Southern St Pkwy WB between Meadowbrook Rd/X23 and Brookside Ave/X21 In Nassau Cnty road construction.

Motorists are advised that the northbound Wantagh State Parkway will be closed each day between 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. beginning tomorrow, Wednesday May 15, through Friday May 17, between Ocean Parkway and Merrick Road in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, weather permitting.

Sometimes, two wheels are all you need. That's when you head to one of the 18 scenic bike trails in Nassau and Suffolk .

Keaton Cooke, 6, of Merrick, talks with Apollo Astronaut Buzz Aldrin at his Mission to Mars book signing at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.

Accident. Two lanes blocked on The L.I.E./I-495 WB before X51/Deer Park Ave/Rt-231. Stop and go traffic from X53/Sagtikos Pkwy in Dix Hills Accident.

Joanne Rocca, 67, of Merrick, was arrested by Nassau County district attorney investigators and charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of a forged instrument, prosecutors said.

A Merrick woman was arrested Wednesday morning after she stole more than $450,000 from the real estate firm where she worked as a bookkeeper by paying her personal bills with the company checkbook and forging her boss' signature on checks she made out to her herself, prosecutors said.

In North Merrick road construction. right lane closed on The Southern St Pkwy EB between Merrick Ave/X24 and Rt-106/X25 In North Merrick road construction.

In North Merrick road construction. right lane closed on The Southern St Pkwy EB between Merrick Ave/X24 and Rt-106/X25 In Medford closed due to road construction on The L.I.E./I-495 WB between X63/North Ocean Ave and X62/Nicolls Rd Closed due to road construction on The L.I.E./I-495 EB between X62/Nicolls Rd and X63/North Ocean Ave in Medford Over ... (more)

Patrols responded and advised the subject who left without incident. 1535 Patrol responded to Lowe's to investigate an incident where two dogs were locked inside of a vehicle with the windows rolled up.

When he's not working with clients in Merrick, William Stevenson sits down at home in Bellmore and writes "Ricky's Dream Trip" books for his grandson.

State Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. will host a job resource expo to help better prepare residents looking for employment.

After a joint investigation involving the Nassau County district attorney's office and federal and state labor departments, the owners of the Colony Diner in East Meadow have pleaded guilty to underpaying 72 workers and falsifying records, the district attorney's office said Tuesday.

Parents and students in Bellmore and Merrick, Long Island, are feeling on edge because police say there have been 10 reported incidents of attempted luring so far.

A Merrick woman faces a felony charge of driving drunk under Leandra's Law after State Police stopped her Saturday for traffic violations on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in North Merrick, police said Monday.

Residents in Merrick and Bellmore are on edge after the incidents, which involved middle school students being approached by a man in a car and on foot.

After reported incidents of a man approaching students on their way to school, Nassau County police will increase patrols and heighten security in Merrick where a weekend kids festival is being staged, County Executive Edward Mangano said Friday.