The Herald asked former East Rockaway and Lynbrook residents what they miss most about their hometown. Here is what they had to say:I miss the small community life. I live in a city now, but back in … more

Lynbrook Chief of Police Joseph Neve, 57, has been suspended without pay for two weeks from the Lynbrook Police Department by Mayor Brian Curran, who cited “behavior unbecoming to a police officer” as the reason for the suspension. more

Students at the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center shared a taste of the many cultures that make up the rich heritage of their community at their school’s annual Multicultural Festival. more

By ANTHONY BOTTAN Lynbrook's 2010-11 tentative budget contains a 2.1 percent increase from this year's spending plan and nearly a 5.9 percent tax rate increase. Though Lynbrook officials say that … more

Luis Lopez, 61, has been leading the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for the past year, which has its main office in Lynbrook. Lopez, who owns Alante Security Group Inc. in Westbury, sat down with the Herald to tell us about what the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce — which has more than 1,000 members — can do for local business owners of Latin descent. more

A Long Beach man was killed in a fatal motorcycle accident on Lawson Boulevard in Oceanside Wednesday, March 17. Police said Mark Dejak, 21, formerly of Lynbrook, was driving his motorcycle north on Lawson when he hit a bus turning left across the northbound lanes into a school bus parking lot just before 5 p.m. more

The Haiti Relief Fund Inc., headquartered in Lynbrook, has distributed another 40 ft. container of relief goods collected from New York to approximately 3,000 earthquake victims in Haiti. more

Residents in East Rockaway and Lynbrook emerged from their homes on Sunday morning to assess the damage after a massive nor’easter ripped through the area with high winds and driving rain. more

Michael McHale, a 16-year-old student at Lynbrook High School, was hit by a westbound, non-passenger train at the Lynbrook Long Island Rail Road station at about 5:40 p.m. on March 9, Metropolitan Transit Authority officials said. McHale was later pronounced dead at South Nassau Communities Hospital. The Lynbrook Fire Department was called to the station platform, answering a report of a person being hit by a train, said Steve Grogan, spokesman for the department. Grogan said McHale did not respond to resusitation efforts, and was rushed to the hospital. Sam Zambuto, spokesman for the Long Island Rail Road, said that the MTA police are investigating the incident as a possible suicide. As a result of the incident, service was affected on the Babylon branch, and riders were redirected to the Long Beach branch, according to Zambuto. more

High winds and driving rain caused widespread damage on Saturday afternoon. Trees were uprooted in many south shore communities, and there was extensive damage to vehicles and property. more