Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today that Sean Gluck, a serial purse-snatcher with two prior theft convictions, has pleaded guilty to burglary and grand larceny charges after going on his third crime spree in as many years. Gluck will receive three to six years in prison in exchange for his plea. more

On Saturday, January 16, at approximately 1:20 p.m., the Lynbrook Fire Department, under the command of Chief Kevin Bien, responded to a report that a car had jumped the curb and travelled into a building at the intersection of Merrick Road and Crab Avenue in Lynbrook. more

As many members of the Haitian community on Long Island anxiously await to hear from loved ones from their devastated homeland, local organizations and county agencies are mobilizing relief efforts … more

The Rhame Avenue Elementary School Class of 1963 was a post World War II melting pot, and many were first-generation Americans. Most of our parents had moved to East Rockaway from Brooklyn and other city boroughs after the war. more

Lynbrook East Rockaway editor Mary Malloy, left, took girl scouts Kavita Gera, of East Meadow, and Sydney Darling, of Hempstead, along with GS Marketing Director Donna Rivera-Downey, back right, on a tour of the Herald offices in Garden City last Thursday. The girls viewed the printing press and the newspaper’s different departments — and shared some Girl Scout cookies with the staff. more

Alpha Dogs has arrived! The newest store, located on Atlantic Avenue, offers burgers, hot dogs, milk shakes, french fries, and more! They held their Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting on last Saturday, with free samples for all. more

After we named longtime Lynbrook resident and Chamber member Joe LaRocco as the Herald’s Person of the Year in the Dec. 31, 2009-January 6. 2010 issue, his grand-nephew, P.J. Cirino, shared some old photos of his great-uncle with us. more

Students from East Rockaway’s Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society attended Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ, recently. The focus of their visit was to provide students with the opportunity to view live neurosurgery from a distant learning center. more

Editor's Note: It was announced late Tuesday that Mary Magilligan has been named a semi-finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 2010 A total of 15 seniors have submitted research project reports to the Intel Science Talent Search (STS). This is a new school record. Andrew Akcelik, Ethan Feilich, Chelsea Goldinger, John Grega, Sunil Kunnakkat, Josh Lewin-Jacus, Mary Magilligan, Jarrett Mancuso, Brian McComb, Lauren O’Donnell, Melanie Reed, David Soto, Molly Spilka, Gregori Tayco and Melissa Tischler all submitted research papers to this premier high school science fair, often referred to as the “Junior Nobel Prize,” hoping to be among the 300 semifinalists who will be announced in January. The LHS science research program has produced more

I think he would approve,” entertainer Don Anthony said of his portrayal of Elvis Presley. “He’s probably looking down and smiling now.” Anthony, who lives in Westbury, has been doing Elvis impersonations for a decade now, and admits that he still gets the chills when he dons the costume. His calendar fills up around this time of the year. Elvis would have been 75 on Jan. 8 — and in August, the month that Elvis died in 1977. more