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Astoria Federal Savings held its 5th annual essay contest for children, ages five through 12, asking the students to complete the statement: “If I save a lot today, in the future I could…” The essay contest was part of Astoria Federal Savings’ fun and educational Teach Children to Save Celebrations, held in every neighborhood branch throughout Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk and Westches more
Dozens of concerned homeowners, parents, teachers and residents from East Rockaway, Lynbrook and Hewlett crowded Monday night’s village board meeting in East Rockaway to address a troubling situation: groups of teenagers — sometimes as many as 50, by some accounts — who are drinking and vandalizing homes near Waverly Avenue and Durland Road in the southwestern corner of the village. more
The Herald asked local residents, “What did you do to keep cool during the recent heat waves that hit our area? Their photos told the story, from sprinklers to pool fun — and some are quite literally enjoying the “dog days of summ more
The Village of East Rockaway, along with the Chamber of Commerce, will be hosting a Classic Car Show every Wednesday evening from August 5 through September 2. more
Emil Stucchio and The Classics entertained the audience on the beach at Hewlett Point as part of the Town of Hempstead’s musical Summer Series on July 13. Stucchio has lived in East Rockaway since 1964. Even a 10-minute downpour shortly into the performance couldn’t damped the crowd’s enthusiasm, and soon the clouds parted as the group sang standards from the 50s and 60s. more
Sharp-shooting Annie Oakley and friends came to town on July 11 when Plaza Productions, Inc. presented “Annie Get Your Gun” in East Rockaway’s Memorial Park. more
The village of East Rockaway’s regular board meeting for July was anything but regular or ordinary as a lone, empty mayor’s chair sat in the center of the dais, a grim reminder to all those attending of the recent passing of its leader, Mayor Ed Sieban. The board members each took a turn reading their reports, yet the high-backed blue chair was the focal point of the evening. more
Family members, friends, and residents, as well as state, town, county and village officials and local spiritual leaders of all denominations filled St. Raymond's Church to capacity on July 9 to say goodbye to East Rockaway's Mayor Edward T. Sieban, who died suddenly on July 3 from acute pancreatitis. He was 49. more
Many people e-mailed or called the Herald to add their comments about the death of Mayor Ed Sieban. Most spoke of his open-mindedness, his fairness, and his devotion to his village and his family. Space limitations did not allow us to print all of these tributes, or we had to edit some of them to fit, so we have posted them in their entirety here. To add your comment, please send to MMalloy@liherald.com, or sign up to comment at the end of the story. Thank you, Mary Malloy, editor more
Residents, friends and family members are grieving over the loss of East Rockaway Mayor Edward Sieban, who died unexpectedly on July 3 after a brief stay at Winthrop University Hospital. Sieban was 49. The cause of death was acute pancreatitis. more
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