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Richard Cittadino, right, has been running the East Rockaway Car Show for nine years. Last year, he attended its annual fundraiser with his granddaughter, Mikayla Cittadino, in front of his 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

East Rockaway Car Show to benefit Mended Little Hearts

Every year, Richard Cittadino likes to raise money for a local children’s organization at his weekly East Rockaway car shows. more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/18/19

An audit filed with the state Public Service Commission faults New York American Water’s longer billing season and lack of communication for the higher water bills last summer.

Audit blames NYAW for high bills

A lack of communication coupled with a longer-than-average billing period contributed to the shock that New York American Water customers had when they opened their bills last year, according to an audit that the state Public Service Commission accepted on July 11. more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/18/19

Ally Fitzgerald recently became the first female to win the NHSCA High School Nationals in Virginia Beach.

Siblings from Lynbrook shining on the wrestling mat

Liam and Ally Fitzgerald have continued to make an impact on the wrestling mat, even after the school season ended for Lynbrook. more

By Mike Smollins | 7/17/19

The Lynbrook Mayor’s Golf Outing took place on July 8 at the Seawane Country Club in Hewlett Harbor. Event organizer Jeffrey Greenfield, left, and Mayor Alan Beach were in good spirits at the event.

Lynbrook Mayor's Golf Outing was a hole-in-one

Hundreds of residents gathered at the Seawane Country Club in Hewlett Harbor on July 8 for the annual Mayor’s Golf Outing. more

By Mike Smollins | 7/17/19

Nuzzi is named to top Elks post

John Nuzzi Sr.’s smile was seemingly the size of the Cheshire Cat’s. At the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks National Convention in St. Louis, the 61-year-old Freeporter was installed … more

By Nadya Nataly | 7/15/19

David Cornell, from Lynbrook, a Marine Corps veteran who fought in Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait, had his hair cut by Will Torres, of Queens Village, a student at the Barber and Beauty Institute of New York.

Summer stand-down serves Nassau’s veterans

The Nassau County Veterans Service Agency’s annual summer Veteran Stand Down welcomed hundreds of Long Island vets on Tuesday in Freeport. The biannual event last took place in November, shortly … more

By Nadya Nataly | 7/15/19

East Rockaway resident who teaches in Merrick charged with making purchases with stolen debit card

An East Rockaway resident was arrested on June 30 and charged with making purchases with a debit card that she allegedly stole at Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick, where she works as a teacher. … more

By Mike Smollins | 7/11/19

Erik Walter stepped down as Rhame Avenue Elementary School principal to become the principal at Riverside Elementary School in his native Rockville Centre.

East Rockaway school officials begin search for new Rhame Avenue Elementary School principal

East Rockaway School District officials are reviewing candidates to take over as principal of Rhame Avenue Elementary School after Erik Walter left the position to accept a job in Rockville Centre. more

By Ben Strack and Mike Smollins | 7/11/19

Herbert and Elaine Sacks, who have spent six and a half decades together, were one of three couples who renewed their wedding vows recently at the Bristal.

Love was in the air during wedding vow renewals in Lynbrook

Three couples renewed their vows at the Bristal Assisted Living facility on June 26, as violinist Susan Mitchell played love songs. As part of the ceremony, Rabbi Susan Elkodsi, of the Malverne … more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/11/19

The East Rockaway Yacht Club, which opened in 1947, closed for good last month, and the Town of Hempstead, which owns the property, will soon solicit proposals to replace it.

East Rockaway Yacht Club closes

A formerly vibrant, bustling hot spot — the East Rockaway Yacht Club — stands closed, locked and dormant after a June decision by its operators not to continue its lease with the Town of Hempstead. more

By Mike Smollins | 7/11/19

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