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This advertisement for the Lynbrook Airdrome is from the New Era newspaper, published in Lynbrook in 1915.

Lynbrook historical odds & ends: An open air theater in 1915

In this week's look at Lynbrook history, we venture back to 1915. more

By Art Mattson | 3/11/21

Baldwin High School students presented “Guys and Dolls” in 2019. In the opening number, “Fugue for Tinhorns,” gamblers Benny Southstreet, Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Rusty Charlie, played by Chris Holman, Daniel Polonia and Jaylin Thomas, led off the classic story of love and gambling in 1920s Times Square.

Petition calls for after-school theater, music in Baldwin

Baldwin High School students, alumni and community members are calling for the return of after-school theater and music activities. “Recently, it has been announced that Baldwin High School … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/4/21

The Dorcas Club of Lynbrook on 1917, rolling bandages for World War II.

Lynbrook historical odds & ends: Clubs and organizations were a big deal in 1917

In November 1917, the New Era newspaper listed 39 active clubs in Lynbrook: The Shakespeare Reading Club, The Sans Souci (Without a Care) Embroidery Club, The Dorcas Circle, The Pinochle Club, The Cosmopolitan Study Club, and many others for men, women, boys and girls. more

By Art Mattson | 3/4/21

Automobile advertisement in the New Era newspaper in 1916.

Lynbrook historical odds & ends: A $550 Chevrolet in Lynbrook

In 1916, Lynbrook’s New Era newspaper advertised a nifty looking, new Chevrolet at Albert F. Janecek’s auto dealership on Merrick Road. more

By Art Mattson | 2/25/21

Lynbrook historical odds & ends: Horses and steam cars don't mix

A look back at a horse and steam car accident in 1891. more

By Art Mattson | 2/18/21

Karn’s Hotel at the Five Corners in 1908. It was the location of several horse-and-car accidents back then and is now a pet store.

Lynbrook historical odds & ends: Horses and automobiles don't mix

A flashback to an automobile and horse crash in 1906. more

By Art Mattson | 2/11/21

Kayla Marie Mingo, 11, has been excelling at dance and the piano at the prestigious Edge School of the Arts in Queens.

Young Lynbrook dancer excelling at prestigious school

Kayla Marie Mingo said when she first tried dance at the age of 3, she wasn’t a big fan of it. Now, she is excelling at the prestigious Edge School of the Arts in Queens, where she takes six types of dance courses and plays piano. more

By Mike Smollins | 2/11/21

Lynbrook historical odds & ends: Gold prospector meets an untimely end in 1898

This week, we look back at the untimely demise of Wilbur Doxley. more

By Art Mattson | 1/28/21

This is the first Old Sand Hole Church and cemetery, in the 1870s, looking much as it did in 1859, when poor Anthony Pearsall was buried there. This church building was moved away and used as a barn. Twice, the replacement church buildings burned to the ground. The now “church-less” cemetery is known as the Rockville Cemetery.

Lynbrook historial odds and ends: A sad end in 1859

In 1859, after a Fourth of July celebratory cannon accidentally blew him up, Anthony Pearsall’s epitaph was written on his tombstone in the Old Sand Hole Cemetery: more

By Art Mattson | 1/21/21

Amanda Rynd, marketing and social media manager for What’s Cooking?, left, and Nadya Sprei, the culinary school’s owner, are overcoming the challenges they have faced during the pandemic.

Culinary school and art studio think creatively

Before the pandemic, culinary school What’s Cooking?, in Oyster Bay, often hosted six to eight parties a weekend. Sounds of laughter would fill the room, as would the aroma of sweet or savory dishes. And no one would be nervous about a virus called Covid-19. more

By Jennifer Corr | 1/15/21

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