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This is Lynbrook’s Five Corners, in 1908, looking east along “the Merrick Road,” which was then an unpaved dirt road. Four years later, oyster shells were used as paving.
Lynbrook Historial Odds and Ends: Streets of shells
Decades before Lynbrook’s dirt roads were paved with macadam and asphalt, they were covered with oyster shells. more
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The paintings were on display at Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 304 Merrick Rd. in Rockville Centre.
Students create holiday art for charity in Rockville Centre
Students from the Hue Studio Fine Art Academy in Rockville Centre experienced the art of giving over the holiday season. more
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Lynbrook’s racetrack was adjacent to the Brooklyn City Aqueduct (Peninsula Boulevard today).
Lynbrook historical odds and ends: The 1876 racetrack
Lynbrook historical odds and ends is a new column that takes a look back at some interesting facts and events in the village from over the years. This week: the 1876 racetrack. more
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Daisy Girl Scout Troop 940 and Junior Girl Scout Troop 990 came together to create a kindness rock garden at Park Avenue Elementary School.
Girl Scouts spread kindness at Park Avenue Elementary School
A new installation at Park Avenue Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District is shining a light during the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, a rainbow rock garden was … more
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Community groups, residents and elected officials gathered at the Rockville Cemetery last month to remember shipwreck victims that were buried there in 1837. Above, from left, John Kelhetter of Glor Na nGael Pipes & Drums, Andy Healey, the co-chairman of the Nassau County Ancient Order of Hibernians and Art Mattson, co-chairman of the Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook and Lynbrook’s village historian.
Shipwreck victims remembered in Lynbrook
Each October for the past two decades, a ceremony has been held in Lynbrook’s Rockville Cemetery in remembrance of 139 shipwreck victims buried there in a mass grave in 1837.   more
Autum Blois, a 10th-grader at Oceanside High School, is hosting her latest “Autum’s Colors” art supply collection on Nov. 7. Donors can drive by her house to drop off donations of crayons, colored pencils, paper and other supplies to be donated to hospitals for children to use while receiving treatment.
Oceanside High School student to host drive-by art supply drive
Oceanside 10th-grader Autum Blois is hosting a drive-by art supply collection at her home, 567 Derby Drive North in Oceanside, on Nov. 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. more
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Art Mattson, a local history author and one of the directors of the Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook, said he was concerned that the Long Beach Consolidation Project might harm natural habitats in Pearsalls Hassock, a saltwater marsh near Hewlett Bay.
Historian worries about how Long Beach Consolidation Project might affect marine life in the wetlands
Art Mattson was paddling his kayak on Aug. 6 in Pearsalls Hassock, a small saltwater marsh connected to Hewlett Bay, when he suddenly stopped to watch as a white egret glided over the water. more
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Open mic nights were some of the most popular events at the Creative Arts Studio.
Sea Cliff’s Creative Arts Studio is closing
When Sea Cliff resident Tracy Warzer opened the Creative Arts Studio on Sea Cliff Avenue in 2005, she wanted to bring the community together to celebrate the opportunities that art presented to … more
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This photo, labeled “School — Lynbrook. L.I.” is of a school that was constructed sometime between 1905 and 1910.
Lynbrook historians as detectives
How do historians determine the age or location of long-gone buildings? more
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Residents can sign up to receive a 4-by-4-inch square to decorate one color. Hue Studios owner Laura Montaruli will connect them to create a rainbow mural. These are some squares she has received back so far.
Residents can help create a rainbow mural in Rockville Centre
Hue Studios in Rockville Centre is delivering blank canvas squares for families to decorate and contribute to a large rainbow mural to be installed in village hall. more
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