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As we batted around ideas for this week’s editorial, we agreed that a new take on an old idea — New Year’s resolutions — was in order. Rather than offer our own ideas, we decided, we’d ask the experts. more
Third graders at Lynbrook’s Waverly Park School have been working to make the holidays a little brighter for servicemen and women in Iraq by collecting international phone cards for them to use to call home to family and friends. more
Members of the West End Student Council joined forces with the Lynbrook High School Students Taking Active Roles Together (START) Club to brighten the holidays for soldiers serving overseas. They collected items such as batteries, toiletries, socks and hard candies, and stuffed them into holiday stockings to be delivered to soldiers serving in Iraq. more
The Principal’s Office is taking a break from its usual lineup of heavy-hitting topics for one of the most popular features since the column’s inception –– the Writing Quiz (this time in the form of a spelling test). more
In last week's column, I made the case for more time in the classroom. Based on the research, eight powerful arguments were presented for adding more instructional time. The case for maintaining the status quo, however, is just as compelling. more
The East Rockaway High School Girls Volleyball Varsity Team were honored at Monday’s village board meeting for their win as the Nassau County and Long Island “Class C” Champions and New York State Final Four. more
Students, spiritual leaders and congregants from the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre and Religious School assembled on the grounds of Village Hall in East Rockaway on Tuesday night to celebrate Hanukkah. more
As the years pass, memories of September 11 fade, especially the memories of those who were too young to fully comprehend what happened. more
The Girl Scouts of ELLM Association, representing the girls and adult volunteers of East Rockaway, Lakeview, Lynbrook and Malverne were recently informed that the first Girl Scout troop organized in Nassau County in 1918 or 1919 was a troop from Lynbrook. more
With the state’s deficit nearing a $4 billion, and amid what officials call a “cash-flow crunch,” Gov. David Paterson has ordered $750 million in reductions in scheduled December payments to help keep the current-year budget balanced. more
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