They line up every day inside an off-white office resembling a trailer across the street from the Long Beach Medical Center: two neat rows of average-looking people, waiting patiently, as if they are there to buy a cup of coffee from the local deli.
But they are there to save their lives.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/14/10
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I never imagined that there would come a time in our nation’s history when Americans would be prohibited from free speech.
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Al D'Amato
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4/8/10
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The Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre on 295 Main Street, East Rockaway, will hold its annual Holocaust Commemoration on April 8 at 7:30 p.m.
The keynote speaker for this year's commemoration …
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4/2/10
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Village homeowners may see their tax rate rise by over 10 percent next year, mainly due to employee benefits and road repairs, according to RVC officials. If adopted by the board, this would mean a 16 percent increase in two years, bringing the average homeowner’s tax bill to $3,005 on a house assessed at $7,800.
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Alex Costello
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3/31/10
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As if to atone for the horrible weather the week before, Mother Nature graced Rockville Centre with the most beautiful day of the year so far on the occasion of the 14th annual St. Patrick's Parade last Saturday.
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Alex Costello
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3/26/10
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"The parade was very orderly, and even the after-parade event at night in our downtown business district was orderly," said Police Commissioner Charles Gennario, who attributed the relative peace last Saturday to a heavy police presence that included 30 officers on foot and what he described as the "good cooperation" his department received from village bar owners.
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Judy Rattner
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3/24/10
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Lynbrook’s Character Counts Committee welcomed guest speaker Joseph A. Califano, Jr., 78, to an open forum on Mar. 2 at the Marion Street Elementary School to speak about his book “How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid.” The event attracted more than 200 concerns parents, educators and residents.
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Mary Malloy
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3/24/10
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As it has for the last 13 years, the annual Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Parade will step off this Saturday, March 20 at noon from the corner of N. Long Beach Road and Maple Avenue. Over 110 different organizations will march this year, proceeding down Maple Avenue past Village Hall and ending at N. Village Avenue.
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3/17/10
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Rockville Centre resident Carol Stopol was among 13 outstanding residents, chosen from hundreds who were nominated, honored at the Town of Hempstead's 13th annual 'Make A Difference' awards ceremony on Nov. 10.
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12/2/09
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At what was otherwise a rather uneventful meeting of the Rockville Centre Board of Trustees on Monday night, Mayor Mary Bossart announced the formation of the Rockville Centre Conservancy.
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Alex Costello
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11/19/09
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