Merrick, NY News & Events
Check out Merrick restaurants, events, weather, high school sports and more Nassau County news.
What's hot for Hanukkah: Gifts that will shine bright
Bring these to your dinner to honor your host and celebrate the season.
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2026 health insurance increases: How LI will be affected
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Delta Airlines pilot from LI dies at 36
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LI students' English test scores went up 7% in 2024-25: What to know
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Cops: Woman fatally hit crossing Sunrise Highway in Lynbrook
Upcoming Events
American Legion Auxiliary Post 1282 Meeting
Dec15
New members welcome
Where
American Legion Post 1282 Merrick
160 W. Merrick Rd.
Merrick, NY
11566-4532
Phone
516-521-6989
Price
free
Patient Navigator Program
Dec16
New York State Patient Navigators will help residents find affordable health care through New York State of Health Marketplace, answer insurance-related questions, provide guidance and make referrals
Where
Freeport Memorial Library
144 W. Merrick Rd.
Freeport, NY
Phone
516-379-3274
Price
free
Website
freeportlibrary.infoMarine Corps League #561 Meeting
Dec16
The Western Long Island Detachment meets
Where
Lynbrook VFW Howard-Lathrop Post #2307
235 Merrick Rd.
Lynbrook, NY
11563-2621
Phone
516-599-1837
Police: 2 killed in separate Nassau County crashes
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Photos: First Nassau girls wrestling dual meet — Uniondale at MacArthur
First for girls wrestling! Dual meet in Nassau, pin by Syosset's Palumbo
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Off-duty Nassau police officer charged with DWI following wrong-way crash
21 best things we ate on LI this year
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Baja-style steakhouse opens on LI
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LI restaurants with standout holiday decorations
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Fatally stabbed Plainedge deli owners remembered for hard work, building community hub
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Immigrants held longer than allowed
How LI's indie theaters are fighting to survive the streaming era
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Chipotle Mexican Grill to open 1 in Suffolk, 2 in Nassau next year
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VSN's dynamic duo on and off the court
Top 100 boys basketball players for 2025-26
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Heisman history lesson: 90 years, but only one winner from LI
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Lawsuit: NCC officials retaliated against students who criticized college policies
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Nassau violates ICE agreement, detaining hundreds longer than legal limit, data shows
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Belone's free throws in OT help Oceanside girls basketball cap comeback
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'A secret room with gambling machines'
10 amazing LI holiday light displays to check out
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Wantagh's Martini wins Newsday's Thorp Award
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Tensions boil over in LI district after longtime HS teacher reassigned
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LI school community seeking donations for family displaced by fire
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'For safety reasons and religious privacy reasons'
More than 200 attend hearing on mosque's request to move fence, store equipment
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Light and latkes: Celebrate Hanukkah at these LI events
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Former Newsday editorial cartoonist Kenneth E. Crook dies at 96
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'It's extremely important writing those tickets'
Firefighters injured, family displaced
Where to go seal watching on LI
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House fire displaces North Bellmore family, firefighters injured
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Chicago, Styx bringing 'Windy Cities Tour' to Jones Beach
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LI Class III football championship: Wantagh vs. Sayville
Vitale, Coan power Sayville football team in thrilling LI Class III final
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High school football preview: Long Island Championships
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Where to take photos with Santa on LI
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Family of West Babylon grandfather, victim of hit-and-run, donates victim's liver
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Town holiday celebrations: Christmas tree, menorah lightings
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Long Islanders' Favorites
Why the idea of a bridge across Long Island Sound won't die
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Smaller bites, 'pregaming': LIers on weight-loss drugs navigate the holiday season
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President Donald Trump's impact on Long Island
