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Residents and officials are frustrated by New York American Water’s recent rate hikes, the highest of which have hit the Lynbrook service area.

New York American Water rate hikes are highest in Lynbrook

Residents in the Lynbrook, Merrick and North Shore water districts found a letter from New York American Water in their mailboxes during the last week of October, and it wasn’t a water bill. It was a rate increase notice, signed off on by the New York Public Service Commission. more

By Mike Conn and Mike Smollins | 11/7/19

A sad ‘Fable for Tomorrow’ becomes reality

Upon hearing the news, my thoughts immediately turned to Chapter One of Rachel Carson’s famed 1962 book “Silent Spring,” which is said to have singlehandedly launched the environmental movement in the United States. more

10/25/19

John Johnson, pictured with his wife, Tammy Johnson, was a fixture in the Lynbrook community. He died on Sept. 8.

Lynbrook resident, Marine vet John Johnson, 68

John Johnson, a longtime Lynbrook resident and former Veterans of Foreign Wars post commander, died on Sept. 8 at age 68. more

By Mike Smollins | 10/24/19

Letters to the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Editor

The latest letters to the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Editor focus on water rate hikes and the Legislative District 6 race. more

10/10/19

The lack of diversity in Long Island’s teaching ranks was the subject of extensive discussion at the Long Island Educator Diversity Convening at Hofstra University last spring. Among the panelists were, from left, Wayne White, president of the Bellport Teachers Association; Lillian Hsiao, an English as a New Language teacher in the Great Neck School District; Jemal Graham, assistant principal at H.B. Thompson Middle School in the Syosset district; and Dafny Joy Irizarry Ortiz, an ENL teacher in the Central Islip district.

Study: 92% of L.I. teachers are white

Ninety-two percent of Long Island public-school teachers are white. In nearly two-thirds of Long Island schools, there are no black teachers. In more than two-fifths of them, there are no Latino teachers. And most children grow up in segregated communities that divide along school district lines. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/10/19

Nearby things to do this week in Lynbrook, East Rockaway

Author Thomas McShane visits the East Rockaway Public Library on Sept. 28 from 2 to 3 p.m. more

9/26/19

Give to the Red Cross to aid Dorian’s victims

As of Monday, the death toll from Hurricane Dorian — once a Category 5 monster — had reached 44, thousands were missing and an estimated 13,000 homes had been destroyed . . . more

9/13/19

A call for one water system for Long Island

For the past two summers, New York American Water customers on the north and south shores have been incensed by their rapidly rising water bills. On Aug. 14, a report by the Farmingdale-based advocacy group Citizens Campaign for the Environment confirmed what they already knew . . . more

8/30/19

In the groove with Martin Sexton

The soulful singer visits Long Island. more

8/29/19

East Rockaway Mayor Bruno Romano was outspoken about the sharp increase in water bills for residents.

Lynbrook, East Rockaway residents' water bills among highest on Long Island

Many homeowners across Lynbrook, East Rockaway and the South Shore have seen a sharp rise in their water bills over the past two years. more

By Peter Belfiore and Mike Smollins | 8/29/19

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