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Tina Neill from the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, left, and Lori King, who swam across the channel.

Rockville Centre resident Lori King, 39, completed an open-water swim from the California mainland to Catalina Island — a distance of 20.5 miles — beginning the night of Aug. 14 and finishing the following morning, eight hours and 51 minutes later. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 9/3/14

Eli Hamid and his son Eli Robert paid their respects during the village’s ceremony last Sunday.

Planting memories

A sapling from a tree that survived the collapse of the twin towers has found a new home in Rockville Centre. The tree, a Callery pear, had been reduced to an 8-foot-tall stump when it was found … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 9/23/15

Indicted for allegedly killing her mother

Suzan Grossman-Kerner, 56, was indicted for the murder of her mother, Irma Grossman, 79, in Nassau County Supreme Court. Grossman-Kerner is accused of murdering her mother this August at her on … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 11/20/15

The escalator at the Rockville Centre station will be replaced by 2016.

New escalators for six LIRR stations

The Metropolitan Transit Authority announced that it will replace six Long Island Rail Road escalators on the Babylon line, including those at Rockville Centre, Baldwin and Freeport. In 2012, all … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 10/1/14

Molloy one of best college investments

These are good times for Molloy College, which ranks high on many best colleges lists, including those for most bang for your buck. Molloy ranked No. 72 on Money Magazine’s “Best Colleges for Your Money” list, tying Tufts University for the spot. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 10/1/14

The property at 62 Rockaway Ave. is currently a two-family home. Developer James O'Reilly wants to turn it into five townhouses.

Rockaway Avenue redux

History is repeating itself, as a local developer is once again trying to tear down the two-family home at 62 Rockaway Ave. to build townhouses. This time, however, he has scaled down his plans … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 2/19/15

Samantha Cesario’s free skate performance brought her to fifth place at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Cesario places fifth at championships

Oceanside native Samantha Cesario placed fifth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 1/28/15

Rockville Centre splits elementary classes

The Rockville Centre Board of Education decided at its meeting on July 26 to split some elementary class sections in 2016-17, although one class remains uncertain. District policy states that … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 8/3/16

Senator Todd Kaminsky and Assemblyman Charles Lavine stood outside Kaminsky’s Rockville Centre office to propose legislation that would make it illegal to give a politician a gift or for a politician to accept a gift.

Proposed bill would make giving politicians gifts illegal

State Senator Todd Kaminsky and Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) introduced legislation that would make it illegal for a person to offer a politician a gift, or for a politician to accept a … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 7/27/16

This former Radio Shack has been vacant for a year. But a plan to build apartments there has been withdrawn.

No apartments for downtown Rockville Centre

Plans to build apartments in the empty building on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Sunrise Highway in downtown Rockville Centre have been shelved, but the site could still be … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 4/20/16