The eastbound side of the Sunrise Highway was shut down sometime between 9:15 and 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday when Merrick Fire Department volunteers responded to a car fire that consumed a black Audi. more

A serious car accident has left 19-year-old Jordan Zides, a Lynbrook High School 2010 graduate, now in “fair” condition at Albany Medical Center, after the jeep he was traveling in hit another vehicle on an upstate New York highway on July 25. more

Looking for something fun to do with the family this summer? For a touch of nostalgia and a taste of souped-up excitement, visit the East Rockaway and Lynbrook car shows on Wednesday and Thursday evenings through August. more

As a resident of Lynbrook for more than 40 years, David O’Neill has always been very much a part of the community. He attended Lynbrook High School, graduating in 1985. He and his wife, who was born in the Lynbrook, are now raising their six-year-old daughter. more

by Ex-Captain Steve Grogan Emergency Medical Company and the Extrication Team responded to a reported auto accident at the intersection of Peninsula Blvd and Hempstead Avenue at approximately 10 a.m. on April 1. Upon arriving at the scene, Lynbrook police officers, followed by Second Deputy Chief Anthony DeCarlo, found the driver of the vehicle involved had driven into a curb on the corner after swerving from a turning tractor trailer truck in the intersection.   The vehicle and the truck never collided, however a second vehicle received minor damage from the first vehicle, whose driver was taken to South Nassau by the Medical Company. The Extrication Team stood by. more

Lynbrook firefighters and medical personnel responded on Wednesday, March 16 at approximately 5:30 p.m. to a reported vehicle into a pole on Forest Avenue south of Sunrise Highway. more

Nervous breakdown isn’t a PC term, but can’t I use it just this once? It so perfectly describes my reaction to helping my parents lease a car this month. I was nervous and I seem to have had a fairly impressive breakdown during the onerous process. more

A man driving a 2005 Toyota Camry crashed into a tree at Ocean Avenue and Ruth Place in Lynbrook at about 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 7, injuring himself and his 3-year-old twins, a boy and a girl who were in car seats in the back seat of the vehicle. The girl died three days after the accident, according to police officials. more

Police arrested Christopher Adams, 33, of East Rockaway, after he drove over the curb and crashed into The Fishery at One Main St. in East Rockaway on Nov. 26. According to police, Adams was operating his 2000 Nissan Mini Van while DWI impaired when he drove over the curb and crashed into the building next to the main restaurant. more

Hot wheels On Oct. 23, the Lynbrook Fire Department responded to a working car fire in the parking lot along Peninsula Blvd. between Earle and Vincent avenues. Truck Company, Vulcan Company and Hose Company responded to the scene under the command of First Deputy Chief Mike Hynes. Firefighters were at the scene for about 20 minutes.  more