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There’s something about the beach, the place where the land ends and the eternity of the sea begins, that lends itself to quiet reminiscence. Given this, it is not surprising that the Long Beach boardwalk is studded with monuments, tributes and commemorations.
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By Chris Connolly
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8/15/12
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If you have walked, driven, pedaled a bike or rowed your boat on Long Island in the last decade, you’ve likely noticed that there are a lot of geese around. They inhabit golf courses, sports fields, playgrounds, lakes, ponds and every place in between. But where did all these geese come from? What’s being done to control their population? Why don’t they fly south for the winter? Or just fly south
for good? In short, what’s the deal with the geese?
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By Chris Connolly
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8/1/12
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By Brian Croce
bcroce@liherald.com
For those who are curious about how certain areas of the villages of Lynbrook and East Rockaway looked before paved roads, stoplights and sidewalks came …
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By Brian Croce
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7/12/12
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The history of agriculture can be traced back to at least 10,000 years, when primitive people found the need to supplement their meat-eating diet with plants. They found that this food could be …
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Frank Salerno
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3/14/12
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The Lakeview Public Library is an ideal place to go to celebrate and honor the month of Februay, Black History Month. We have some special and notable events and displays, and encourage everyone to …
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2/9/12
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Imagine a Western Civilization textbook without chapters on ancient Egypt or the Roman Empire. Imagine a World History reading list that included no books on China.
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2/2/12
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The Floral Park Historical Society will present “The Wrecks of the Bristol and the Mexico,” on Monday evening, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Floral Park Centennial Hall, Carnation Avenue and Tulip …
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11/2/11
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“Lynbrook? Ha! Where’s the brook?” was the opening remark of Wright Pearsall, who rose from his grave after 103 years, to the absolute delight of the spectators at the …
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By Louise Campbell
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11/2/11
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Distant shore you dreamed from a far-off land
Before you waved away all you knew
Lifted anchor, set sail –
Bright star above to guide
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Dr. Linda Opyr
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7/13/11
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Several lucky fourth-graders at Lynbrook’s Our Lady of Peace School and Rhame Avenue Elementary School in East Rockaway found out what it would have been like if they lived centuries ago — specifically, if they worked at such historic places like East Rockaway’s Grist Mill (now a museum), or witnessed the famous Bristol, and Mexico shipwrecks in the early 1800’s.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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6/22/11
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