Lynbrook firefighters and police officers responded to a car accident and overturned vehicle at the intersection of Merrick Road and Ocean Avenue on Oct. 17.
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By Steve Grogan
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10/22/20
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Lynbrook Police Department Chief Brian Paladino recently caused a stir for his email in response to a complaint about a lack of enforcement of officers wearing face coverings, in which he wrote that he would not be a "mask Kaiser."
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By Mike Smollins
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10/10/20
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A four-car accident on Merrick Road near Taft Avenue in Lynbrook caused one of the vehicles to jump the curb and crash into the window of a storefront, trapping the driver inside the car. Although the store was still open for business, no employees were hurt inside.
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By Steve Grogan
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10/7/20
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Black women were front and center at the latest Black Lives Matter protest outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Sept. 24.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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9/28/20
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Policing is a community service provided by a paramilitary organization. There are about 800,000 police officers across the U.S., and regardless of color or creed, we are all blue.
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By Brian Wells
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8/21/20
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The actions of the four Minneapolis police officers who caused the tragic death of George Floyd on Memorial Day were barbaric and shameful, and go against everything we as a society stand for.
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By Bil Gaylor
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8/21/20
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While commenting on the chants and signs proclaiming “Black Lives Matter,” a white colleague said, “All lives matter.”
Yes, I replied, but . . .
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By Robert A. Scott
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7/3/20
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There’s an old saying (with many variations): “Beware what you wish for, because you might just get it.” That fits the current rush to judgment against police forces across America.
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7/3/20
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” The heinous murder of George Floyd by a police officer sworn to uphold the law . . .
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6/19/20
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Justice for George Floyd came swiftly in New York. During two weeks of intense protests at hundreds of locales across the state . . .
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6/19/20
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