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As New York state prepares to overhaul its graduation requirements, East Rockaway and Lynbrook school administrators have reported that the districts are ahead of the curve — and cite its mid-year testing to prove it.
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By Ainsley Martinez
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11/21/25
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Under the bright lights of MetLife Stadium, a group of 8-year-olds from Lynbrook and East Rockaway stepped onto the turf normally reserved for NFL players — and, for a moment, the magnitude of the stadium swallowed them whole.
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By Ainsley Martinez
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11/21/25
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Anthony J. “Tony” Santino, 64, a longtime public servant who was supervisor of the Town of Hempstead from 2016 to 2018 and most recently served as an East Rockaway village trustee, died on Nov. 6 from an undisclosed illness.
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By Ainsley Martinez
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11/21/25
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It was a tale of two halves for Seaford’s vaunted ground attack in Saturday afternoon’s Nassau Conference IV football semifinal.
Senior Brian Falk dominated the first half with more …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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11/21/25
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The East Rockaway School District is beginning an exploratory review of whether to realign its elementary schools into a K–3 primary building and a 4–6 intermediate building, a configuration commonly referred to as the “Princeton Plan.”
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By Ainsley Martinez
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11/14/25
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Anthony J. “Tony” Santino, 64, a longtime public servant who served as supervisor of the Town of Hempstead and most recently as a trustee for the Village of East Rockaway, has died following an undisclosed illness.
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By Ainsley Martinez
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11/14/25
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Local attorney and community leader Travis Stockman, founder of Stockman Poropat, has been named Business Person of the Year by the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, recognizing his professional accomplishments and dedication to community service.
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By Ainsley Martinez
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11/14/25
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Maria Dente-Higgins of Lynbrook and Cheryl Poland of East Rockaway were recognized at Assemblywoman Judy Griffin’s annual Women of Distinction ceremony on Nov. 6 at Baldwin Middle School.
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By Ainsley Martinez
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11/14/25
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Lynbrook football’s first home playoff game since 2014 swung from clutch plays by both sides of the ball. Clinging to a two-point lead midway through the fourth quarter Friday night, …
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By Andrew Coen
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11/9/25
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This year marks the third annual No-Shave November for the department, a month-long tradition that lets officers grow their facial hair in exchange for donations to a charitable cause.
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By Ainsley Martinez
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11/7/25
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