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Mostly Cloudy Lynbrook resident recalls preparing New York's first Covid-19 vaccine
Dec. 14, pharmacist Anthony Longo said, was the most important day of his career, as he prepared the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in New York state, and perhaps the country.
Lynbrook, East Rockaway residents decry rioting at the Capitol
The riot perpetrated by a mob of insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol on the afternoon of Jan. 6 spurred plenty of local reaction.
Lynbrook, East Rockaway officials eye major projects in new year
After a challenging 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, Lynbrook and East Rockaway officials and civic leaders are looking toward a 2021 full of projects and goals.
Lynbrook restaurateur primed for opening after Covid, gas delays
After waiting nearly two years and facing several obstacles, the restaurant Prime 39, in Lynbrook, hosted a “soft” grand opening on Monday, and planned a full grand opening for Christmas Eve, after the Herald went to press.
Lynbrook board OKs condo project
The Lynbrook village board voted unanimously Monday to approve an 18-unit condominium complex at 161 Union Ave., where a sushi restaurant now operates.
Lynbrook Historial Odds and Ends: Streets of shells
Decades before Lynbrook’s dirt roads were paved with macadam and asphalt, they were covered with oyster shells.
Obituary
Former Lynbrook resident Melanie R. Keveles dies
Melanie R. Keveles died on Nov. 25 in Duluth, Minn., and was laid to rest next to her parents, Abraham and Natalie Shenkman, on Long Island.
Atria Lynbrook resident turns 104
Echoes of people singing “Happy Birthday” could be heard from the Atria Lynbrook retirement living center on Dec. 23 at about 1:30 p.m., as family members sang to resident Signe Ralph in …
Nassau County resident drug death leads to four arrests in Woodmere
Nassau County detectives said that an investigation of a county resident’s death from a fatal overdose led to the arrest of four people in Woodmere on Dec. 29.
East Rockaway Cub Scout raises $10K with popcorn sales
A young East Rockaway resident raised more than $10,000 selling popcorn for the annual Boy Scouts popcorn sale.
Randi Kreiss
2020: What did you do while you waited?
For me, the theme of 2020 has been waiting: learning to wait, summoning the B (balance), C (courage) and D (determination) that Type A’s struggle to find. If someone had told me in February . . .
Op-Ed
Our promise to never forget means we must wear our masks
I want you to remember waking up on the morning of Sept. 12, 2001 — that is, if you had slept at all the night before. Recall how you felt about your country, your neighbors, and especially our lion-hearted first responders . . .
Scott Brinton
‘Long Way Up,’ a deeply satisfying travelogue
Landing in Bulgaria nearly 30 years ago, I felt as though I had stepped through a portal into another dimension. After a 24-hour trip, I at last arrived at Sofia International Airport . . .