The East Rockaway and Lynbrook school districts welcomed students back during the first day of school of the 2021-22 school year last week.
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9/17/21
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released a draft report for the Nassau County Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, which outlines a tentatively selected plan that includes East Rockaway and Lynbrook. It would include elevating more than 14,000 homes and flood-proofing more than 2,500 industrial and commercial properties across the South Shore to mitigate the risk of flood damage during storms.
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By Mike Smollins
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9/17/21
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Though it’s been 20 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many first responders and their families are still battling with potentially life-threatening health effects because of their exposure to toxic dust in the air at ground zero, including a number in the Lynbrook-East Rockaway area.
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By Madeline Armstrong
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9/9/21
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Lynbrook and East Rockaway will host their annual 9/11 memorial services to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks fo Sept. 11, 2001, on Sept. 11.
Lynbrook's event is set for 8 …
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9/2/21
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James DeTommaso was appointed assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the East Rockaway School District by the Board of Education and began his role on July 8.
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9/2/21
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It was a summer of fun and learning at the 34th annual South Shore Camps in East Rockaway, where hundreds of children and teenagers participated in a month’s worth of sports and activities under the summer sun.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/25/21
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Harry Friesleben spent decades coaching, teaching and helping students develop at East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School, eventually becoming an icon in the community and on the basketball court sidelines — even when it wasn’t the one the Rocks competed on.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/25/21
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A woman was struck by a car in a hit and run while crossing Main Street in East Rockaway on Aug. 11 at 8:15 a.m.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/14/21
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After a motorcycle accident in 2006 damaged his spinal cord and put Scott Fessler in a wheelchair as a paraplegic, instead of feeling down, he decided to start a foundation to help others dealing with spinal injuries.
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By Madeline Armstrong
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8/12/21
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After the coronavirus pandemic wiped out a summer tradition in East Rockaway last year, the Kiwanis Club car shows have roared and rumbled back, helping the village return to a sense of normalcy.
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By Mike Smollins
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8/5/21
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