The message of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that “volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy” reverberated through older and younger neighbors on Monday, at an interfaith and intergenerational MLK Day event.
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By Ben Fiebert
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1/19/24
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Norman Janowitz will be remembered for his sense of humor and the close bond he had with his family.
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By Ben Fiebert
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1/19/24
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Michael Franklin has been coaching basketball for 20 years, and never had an undefeated season — until now. This fall, the 7th grade boy’s basketball team of Lynbrook Middle School had that legendary 10 to 0 run.
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By Nicole Formisano
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1/19/24
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Dozens of students showed off some stellar basketball skills at the annual Hoops Shoot, a free-throw contest hosted by New York State Elks Lodge No. 1.
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By Nicole Formisano
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1/19/24
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If you are wondering when the local area had measurable snowfall before this week, you would need to look all the way back to February of 2022.
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By Ben Fiebert
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1/19/24
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Down a pair of starters and coming off its lone defeat following an impressive 10-game winning streak, Lynbrook overcame a sluggish start Saturday to knock off Wantagh, 47-38, in a matchup …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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1/14/24
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Residents of Lynbrook know Pat Alonge and Gail Mancuso as giving people. So as the holiday season approached and neighbors saw kids in need of holiday cheer, they knew who to call.
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By Ben Fiebert
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1/12/24
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Michael Califano, a third-grade teacher at Maria Regina Catholic School in Seaford, claims he was fired from his job after the Diocese of Rockville Centre was made aware of pictures on social media of him kissing his boyfriend.
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By Daniel Offner
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1/12/24
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There were no sonograms in 1933. So one could imagine Nunziata Pierro’s surprise when, 15 minutes after giving birth to her son, there were suddenly two bundles of joy to hold. Those twins — Giuseppe “Joe” and Nicola “Nick” Pierro — celebrated their 90th birthday, on Dec. 27, in East Rockaway.
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By Nicole Formisano
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1/12/24
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Albert Lin, National Geographic’s Lost Cities Revealed host, explorer and amputee, virtually visited amputees at Lynbrook Restorative Therapy & Nursing, Excel at Woodbury for Rehabilitation and Nursing, and Momentum at South Bay for Rehabilitation and Nursing.
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By Ben Fiebert
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1/12/24
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