The Rockville Centre Museum at Phillips House honored Hispanic Heritage month with a Sunday afternoon reception, as many Rockville Centre dignitaries and residents stopped by the museum and recognized the historical influence of local and global Latino communities. more

The Nassau County Robbery Squad is investigating a bank robbery that took place last Friday at 8:55 a.m. at Astoria Federal Savings Bank in East Rockaway. According to detectives, two men, one armed with a black automatic pistol, entered the bank, at 464 Atlantic Ave. One man held bank personnel at gunpoint while another vaulted the counter and removed currency from three teller stations. After demanding access to the bank vault, which he was told employees could not open, the second man forced a teller to open the ATM safe, where he removed more money. The suspeects then fled in an unknown direction. more

Astoria Federal Savings held its 5th annual essay contest for children, ages five through 12, asking the students to complete the statement: “If I save a lot today, in the future I could…” The essay contest was part of Astoria Federal Savings’ fun and educational Teach Children to Save Celebrations, held in every neighborhood branch throughout Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk and Westches more

Baldwin High School student Nicole Gardianos was one of 12 winners in the Astoria Federal Savings’ annual Teen Photo Contest. Participating teens submitted photos to creatively reflect the theme “From the Neighborhood.” more

The East Meadow Soccer Club is gearing up for the 32nd annual East Meadow Soccer Tournament, sponsored by the Westbury-based Covanta Energy. It one of the largest and oldest soccer competitions in the Northeast. This year, the club is expecting more than 400 teams to attend, with a number of squads from as far as Canada already signed up. more

Four members of the Rockville Centre community will be honored at the Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre’s annual scholarship dinner at Temple B’nai Sholom on May 6. more

Robert Frost said that nothing gold can stay. This week, for the first time in 40 years of preparing the Thanksgiving meal, my husband and I will sit down at my son and daughter-in-law’s table, and not all of us will be there. more