Residents from Lynbrook and East Rockaway came out in big numbers on May 18 for the annual Relay for Life event at Lynbrook South Middle School. The big number of participants yielded a big amount of … more

Jonah Rothafel, from the Lynbrook School District, earned the Nassau BOCES George Farber Outstanding Student Award for his outstanding commitment to achieving his goals. He was among 17 honorees … more

Lynbrook residents approved their school district's $76.19 million budget on Tuesday by a comfortable margin – 901 to 431 – and elected Heather Hanson to the Board of Education as she defeated incumbent William Kayen, 719 to 521. William Belmont, who ran unopposed, was re-elected to his third term on the board and garnered 706 votes. more

Lynbrook outscored Long Beach at even strength in their Nassau Class B boys’ lacrosse playoff quarterfinal matchup at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium on May 16, but the Marines were a perfect 4-for-4 in man-up situations and also scored shorthanded on the way to an 8-4 victory. more

It was far from a typical year for the East Rockaway School District. Students and staff were displaced from their schools for six months, and staff and administrators had to deal with $10 million … more

Those Lynbrook residents who are fond of gallery hopping were able to make a night of it when Lynbrook North and South middle schools both hosted art shows on April 23. The normally utilitarian … more

Valley Stream’s four school districts are among the 96 percent of districts statewide proposing budgets with tax levy increases at or below the tax-cap limit. Each budget will require only a simple majority to pass when voters head to the polls on Tuesday. more

A breakdown of the budget proposals for Valley Stream's three elementary school districts. more

A breakdown of the Valley Stream Central High School District's budget proposal. more

After Lynbrook’s seven-goal lead through three quarters of Monday’s Nassau Class B boys’ lacrosse playoff game was cut to four by visiting Kennedy with just over nine minutes remaining in regulation, the Owls found another gear. more