Lynbrook News

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the allied nations and Germany in World War I, then known as "The Great War." Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11 became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938.

A roaming barbershop quartet, Dixieland musicians a oeCrazy Henry and Banjo Boba , and outdoor inflatable rides, and a ribbon cutting for the new outdoor Reading Garden were part of the Lynbrook Librarya s week-long 80th Anniversary celebration held October 19 -25. On the final day of the celebration, the library was transformed into an 18-hole ...

From Bixley Heath to Atlantic Avenue, both north and south of Sunrise Highway, residents of all ages donned their scariest, funniest and most original costumes to celebrate a rare Saturday Halloween.

On Monday, Lynbrook Mayor Brian Curran said the village plans to enforce a code which mandates that campaign signs be removed no later than a week after Election Day.

Almost two years ago, the Lynbrook village board hired a planning team to design a blueprint detailing how the village could revitalize its downtown commercial district.

The Oceanside Sanitation Department, where Charles Scarlata is a supervisor. In three years, Oceanside garbage supervisor Charles Scarlata earned a whopping $667,163 in public pay and benefits, making him one of the most highly compensated public officials on Long Island , according to an audit by the Nassau County Comptroller's office.

Francis X. Becker Jr., who is seeking a seventh term as the representative of Nassau Countya s 6th Legislative District, says that his ability to help his constituents on a personal level, along with his desire to make bipartisan decisions in the coming years, makes him the ideal candidate for re-election. We believe that he has served his district ...

A fire chief in Oceanside, N.Y., says his firefighters saved the life of a frightened kitten by rescuing the animal from a frigid storm drain.

Valley Stream District 24 Superintendent Dr. Edward Fale listens as Det. Fred Fusswinkel announces his Service Above Self award from the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Rotary Club.

Any Nassau County High School football team seeded fifth, seventh or eighth in its respective conference began the season with back-to-back road games and will play at home for the first time in 2009 in Week 3. That includes eight locals: Baldwin, Calhoun, Clarke, East Meadow, East Rockaway, Kennedy, Long Beach and Lynbrook.

Attracting businesses to Lynbrook has long been a challenge for the village, and some say the parking fund law that requires commercial building owners to pay $10,000 for each parking space they fall short of the minimum number of spaces the zoning code requires is being applied arbitrarily to businesses in the village.

A Beltsville man was arrested Wednesday in Lynbrook, N.Y., after he attempted to use a counterfeit $100 bill, Lynbrook police said.

LIRR Long Beach Branch Service is temporarily suspended due to a car on the tracks at Centre Avenue in East Rockaway.

Name in English: David Waymond Lim Name in Chinese: - * [ - * ] Name in Pinyin: Lin Weimin Gender: Male Birth Year: 1956 Birth Place: Chinatown, New York City Current location: Lynbrook, New York NY & NJ Port Authority Police Officer Profession : Police Officer Education: No degree, Queensborough Community College; Farmingdale University Awards: ...

I was cleaning out a hard drive and happened across some scans from one of those late-'70s anthology issues of ADVENTURE COMICS.

Written by Patrick Kelton on Sep 2nd, 2009 and filed under Long Island News , News .

We couldn't slap this blower on possibly the ugliest motor on the face of the planet, so we did a little bit of dress up prior to heading to the dyno.

Two teenagers on Long Island, who are aspiring musicians and about to enter the 11th grade, are being hailed as heroes after saving a couple from a burning home.

Share + Aug 25, 2009 5:49 pm US/Eastern Reporting Jennifer McLogan LYNBROOK, N.Y. Two teenagers were hailed as heroes for helping an elderly couple escape their burning home.

By Erica Marcus Is there a better demonstration of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts than a clambake? Clams, lobsters, mussels, shrimp, corn, potatoes, sausage they are all stars on their own.