The Lynbrook train station was included in the Long Island Railroad’s five-year capital projects program, which allocated $3.7 million in yet-to-be-scheduled renovations to the platform canopy — which residents said has been leaking for years. more

March is the month we recognize the American Red Cross for all it does, as we have since President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed it so in 1943: “I request that during that month . . . more

Service is suspended on the Long Beach, Far Rockaway, West Hempstead and Babylon branches. more

A disabled train in Valley Stream has shut down train service for the entire South Shore of Nassau County. According to the Long Island Rail Road, service on the Babylon, Long Beach, Far Rockaway … more

The Long Island Rail Road is overhauling escalators at six stations on the Babylon branch, including the Baldwin station, the agency said. The $14 million project includes replacement escalators … more

A 35-year-old man was struck and killed by a westbound Long Island Railroad train in Rockville Centre late on Dec. 23. Many trains on the Babylon line were delayed afterwards, some for an hour, … more

An estimated 700 people came out for the Wantagh Preservation Society’s annual holiday open house last Sunday afternoon. The line to see Santa stretched from the train car where he was stationed back to Wantagh Avenue. more

Did you know that it takes 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter? Or that people actually suffer from arachibutyrophobia? more

In May, President Obama signed an executive order to demilitarize the police, banning the Pentagon from issuing surplus military hardware — including rifles, grenade launchers and armored vehicles — to police departments nationwide. His decision was a response to the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., by a police officer the previous August. more

A golden-lab mix zooms into the kitchen, jumps into Jamie Axelrod’s lap and leaves a streak of slobber on her cheek. Alfredo, the energetic, 21-pound puppy, is excited to see one of his owners after a long day. Dunkin, a bearded-collie mix rescue is nearby, barking in jealousy of the 10-week-old puppy getting all of the attention. Audrey Axelrod is preparing dinner and making sure her children are doing their homework. Alfredo is given treats for listening to a command and lies down in the living room to take a nap. It’s just another ordinary day for Alfredo. But his life? Well, that’s far from ordinary. more