The second fire in less than three weeks in Baldwin's downtown — in a building on Grand Avenue, across from Baldwin Bowl, last Friday — appears "suspicious," according to Baldwin Fire … more

John Misak’s family has owned the Guys and Dolls Pool Hall in Valley Stream for the past 40 years, but after his father died in 2007, the family business began to flounder. It seemed as if the Merrick Road staple might have to close its doors for good, until Misak received a call that would change his life forever. more

The second annual Lynbrook Mayor's Family Run was a happy event on Saturday, April 17. Sponsored by McQuade's Neighborhood Grill in Lynbrook, runners came out to run the race hoping to win the top … more

Traffic was thankfully light on Wednesday morning when a water main broke near Ocean Avenue and Merrick Road in Lynbrook. At about 8:30 a.m., Long Island American Water saw a pressure drop in area. They sent a crew to the intersection of Merrick Road and Ocean Avenue and found a leak in a 20-inch main, located under the street. "We investigated the leak and we were able to isolate the main," said William Varley, president of Long Island American Water. "Right now it's isolated and we can operate it like that." Only three people lost service, and they were given temporary service . It took about an hour to repair, "The inclement weather hindered us a bit, but our crews have experience doing this," Varley said. America Water had one large crew there. Varley said that they will come back at a later date and replace that section of the main. He could only speculate why it leaked, "Until a further investigation is done, it would only be speculation." The crews were out there from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. rerouting traffic away from the area. It's a temporary restoration, Varley said, and they will come back to replace the entire section within upcoming weeks. more

A Lynbrook woman was killed at 6:02 p.m. on Christmas Eve while attempting to cross a four-lane road. She was struck by a car driving westbound, according to Fifth squad detectives. more

A car accident near Beach Drive and Merrick Road in Merrick closed about a quarter-mile of the westbound traffic lane on Merrick Road for more than three hours last Wednesday morning, sources said. Tim Rogers, owner of A Merrick A Vac, on the north side of Merrick Road, just east of Beach Drive and west of McDonald's, said a car flipped over in front of his store in the early morning, taking out a Long Island Power Authority pole and causing unknown injuries to the driver. more