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East Rockaway firefighters extinguished a blaze and rescued a 54-year-old man from his second-floor Ocean Avenue apartment on April 12. Nassau County Police Department arson/bomb detectives said … more
The Strife family was just sitting down to a nice Valentine’s Day meal on Sunday in their Scranton Avenue home in Lynbrook when they heard a frantic pounding on their front door. “We had no … more
A small fire broke out at East Rockaway High School early Tuesday afternoon. According to 1st Assistant Chief Ed Reicherter, construction workers were cutting pipes within the wall near the … more
Lynbrook firefighters responded to a reported car shortly after 1 a.m. on May 11 at the Anchor dealership lot on Sunrise Highway west of Bixley Heath in Lynbrook.According to Lynbrook Fire … more
One Lynbrook firefighter was injured while a second firefighter nearly fell through the burning floor of a house at 104 Bixley Heath while fighting a fire early last Saturday morning in Lynbrook that … more
From Irish fiddling and step dancing to classical masterpiece featuring an appearance by renowned clarinetist Stanley Drucker, its a musical weekend on area stages. more
On Sunday afternoon, January 8, at about 1:35 p.m., Lynbrook firefighters responded to a report of smoke in the area of Lawrence Avenue near Rolling Street.   Third Deputy Chief Mike … more
A fire ripped through the Howard Lathrop Post 2307 VFW in Lynbrook on Christmas Eve, nearly destroying the building, which is more than six decades old, and injuring one firefighter. “Patches from countless units of all branches of the service that once lined our lounge walls — gone,” said Pat Cardone, the Lynbrook VFW commander for the past five years and a member since 1995. “Plaques from past members who gave so much of themselves … all of these, irreplaceable.” more
The East Rockaway Fire Department was called to a working fire at a two story, two-family home on Ocean Avenue at around 2 p.m. last Saturday. more
The East Rockaway Fire Department was called to a fire in progress at 200 Main Street Wednesday night. The three residents, one of whom called in the fire, were waiting outside of their home, all safe, when firemen arrived. The firefighters did, however, rescue a mother cat and her three kittens from the second floor of the home. The blaze started on the first floor, according to Chief Ed Reicheter, and quickly travelled to the second floor. Video courtesy Mark Kasner more
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