East Rockaway High School students, families and fans celebrated during its annual Homecoming Weekend on Sept. 19 and 20, in coordination with the Village’s Stars and Stripes Festival.
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By Mary Malloy
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9/24/14
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While 91 percent of Lynbrook teachers were rated highly effective or effective in the New York State Education Department’s latest compilation of teachers’ performance, that was 4 percentage …
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By Mary Malloy
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9/10/14
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Thanks to a federally funded project to be conducted by Hempstead Town’s Department of Planning and Economic Development, a new handicapped-accessible ramp will be installed at East Rockaway …
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By Mary Malloy
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8/27/14
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The Nassau County Legislature’s seven-member, bipartisan rules committee unanimously passed a plan on July 18 to implement a long-term contract for the control of the county’s wastewater system. Promising to save taxpayers roughly $240 million over the next 20 years ...
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By Mary Malloy and Laura Schofer
mmalloy@liherald.com, lschofer@liherald.com
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7/23/14
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Three months after a stubborn ceiling blaze forced the Lynbrook Diner to close for extensive repairs, the Sunrise Highway restaurant opened its doors last week with a new look and some new items on …
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By Mary Malloy
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4/23/14
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Carolyn Ferretti knew all about the history of East Rockaway. On the tours she led at the Grist Mill Museum in Memorial Park, she would tell visitors about …
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By Mary Malloy
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4/23/14
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Despite the inclement weather, nearly 200 people attended the Island Park Civic Association’s annual Love Your Troops dinner dance on Feb. 15 at the Bridgeview Yacht Club.
This event raises …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/19/14
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Screaming. Shouting. Crying. Sobbing. Hair pulling. Ah, what ecstasy!
This Feb. 9 marks 50 years since The Beatles stormed America and appeared on The Ed Sullivan show. The mop-top foursome …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/5/14
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John Bishop, who just last June announced his retirement after teaching art at East Rockaway High School for 35 years, died on Jan. 16 at the age of 63.
Born on September 4, 1950, Bishop had …
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By Mary Malloy
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1/22/14
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Those words, uttered by Abraham Lincoln, are featured prominently on Dan Caracciolo’s Facebook page — words that he obviously identifies with, and which, we’ve come to believe, he could have …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/26/13
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