Joanne Borgella, who competed on season seven of "American Idol" in 2008, stopped by in Mineola to congratulate East Meadow's Girl Scout Troop No. 1108 on April 1.     The cadets …

The Village of East Rockaway, along with its Recreation Department, hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sat., Apr. 3. Children of all ages searched for eggs, traded them in for a bag of goodies, and met the Easter Bunny at James Street Complex in Bay Park.

Elmont leaders, along with breeders and trainers from New York State's racing industry gathered at Belmont Park on Sunday, March 21 to fight for video lottery terminals at Aqueduct and Belmont racetracks.

A live wire was knocked to the ground during Saturday's Nor'Easter, causing it to spark and shoot small flames.

Watch the cast in rehearsals for "On Broadaway - A Musical Revue" featuring local talent of all ages from all communities. Experience Broadway-style singing and dancing at a fraction of the cost -- and ten times the fun! Performances will be Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3 p.m. ($10 disount tickets for seniors.) Fri., Mar. 19 and Sat., Mar. 20, 8 p.m.; and an encore matinee on Sun., Mar. 21, 3 p.m. at the Lincoln Orens School Middle School, 150 Trafalgar Blvd., Island Park, NY 11558. For tickets and more information, call (516) 431-3320.

Hibernians from the Five Towns, Rockville Centre, East Meadow, Bellmore, Merrick, and all over Nassau County marched proudly in the St. Patrick's Parade in Garden City on March 7, 2010.

Students from all five Sewanhaka Central High School district schools came together on Feb. 25, in the spirit of competition.

The East Rockaway School District presented "The Wizard of Oz" on Feb. 5-6.

See the sights and sounds of the Feb. 10 blizzard that hammered Hempstead Turnpike and Nassau County. Produced by Matt Hampton of the Franklin Square/Elmont Herald.

Traffic was thankfully light on Wednesday morning when a water main broke near Ocean Avenue and Merrick Road in Lynbrook. At about 8:30 a.m., Long Island American Water saw a pressure drop in area. They sent a crew to the intersection of Merrick Road and Ocean Avenue and found a leak in a 20-inch main, located under the street. "We investigated the leak and we were able to isolate the main," said William Varley, president of Long Island American Water. "Right now it's isolated and we can operate it like that." Only three people lost service, and they were given temporary service . It took about an hour to repair, "The inclement weather hindered us a bit, but our crews have experience doing this," Varley said. America Water had one large crew there. Varley said that they will come back at a later date and replace that section of the main. He could only speculate why it leaked, "Until a further investigation is done, it would only be speculation." The crews were out there from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. rerouting traffic away from the area. It's a temporary restoration, Varley said, and they will come back to replace the entire section within upcoming weeks.