After one very hot summer, fall has at last arrived, bringing with it cool, crisp air, football and street fairs. Fall festivals have long been a South Shore tradition, perfectly suited to our many small-town downtowns.
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9/24/10
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“So long as this memorial stands, so long as the village of East Rockaway endures, we will always remember the loss and feel the pain of the loved ones that you lost, and that we lost, on that horrific day.”
Those were the words of the Rev. Mark Lukens of the Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway as he opened the 9/11 memorial services last Saturday in Memorial Park.
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Mary Malloy and Clarissa Hamlin
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9/15/10
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Francis Becker pulled away from his two opponents in the 4th Congressional District Republican primary as results were slowly coming in early Wednesday morning for several elections in Nassau County. There were also several other statewide and local primaries for Nassau voters ...
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Mike Caputo
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9/14/10
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September 11 memorial ceremonies in East Rockaway and Lynbrook
The Village of Lynbrook will be hosting a 9/11 Memorial Service on Sat., Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. at Memorial Park, on the grounds of …
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Mary Malloy
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9/9/10
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Ready for reading, writing and SMART Boards, students from East Rockaway and Lynbrook were off to school for their first day of the fall semester on Tuesday.
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Mary Malloy
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9/9/10
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The Lynbrook Fire Department’s Tumblers Tournament Team set four new team records and went on to finish in second place in the Fourth Battalion and second place overall in a joint Second, Third, and Fourth Battalion Tournament sponsored by the Long Beach Fire Department held on August 15 at the Baldwin Fire Department’s arch on Atlantic Avenue.
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9/1/10
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In a high school auditorium, you usually find groups of bustling adolescents sitting in the rows, but on Monday, parents gathered in the Lynbrook High School auditorium to voice their frustrations about what they describe as illegal activity among local youth. Lynbrook and East Rockaway officials, along with members of the Nassau County Police Department’s 4th Precinct, were in the hot seat as many residents complained about disruptive youth who, they said, hang out, drink and cause mischief near Waverly Avenue.
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Clarissa Hamlin
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9/1/10
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Residents, police officers and local government officials are noticing a troubling trend in many South Shore communities: destruction caused by teenagers.
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8/26/10
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As the doors to learning open once again at Lynbrook and East Rockaway schools, there are a host of initiatives and programs to keep students busy and on their toes.
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Clarissa Hamlin
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8/25/10
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First Sgt. Thomas Seifert of East Rockaway was selected by Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) to be inducted into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame. Seifert, 43, was one of the youngest recipients of the award. He was honored at a ceremony on Aug. 19 at the Robert F. Garrison Post No. 3350 on Main Street, where he is a member.
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Mary Malloy
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8/25/10
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