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From left, East Rockaway Board of Education trustee Dineen Cilluffo, trustee Joseph Kilgus, Hometown Hero Award honoree Theresa Gaffney, president Dominick Vulpis, and Vice President Peter McNally at the East Rockaway Board of Education meeting on Jan. 16.
Theresa Gaffney is this month’s Hometown Hero
At the Jan. 16 East Rockaway Board of Education meeting, the board recognized Theresa Gaffney as the January 2024 Hometown Hero Award honoree. more
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Pershemia Milliard with her daughter Kasey, 5, and her son Elijah, 12, who wrote cards to veterans at the Hewlett East Rockaway Jewish Center’s MLK event.
Faith centers collaborate on MLK day
The message of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that  “volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy” reverberated through older and younger neighbors on Monday, at an interfaith and intergenerational MLK Day event. more
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Twins Nick and Joe Pierro, born in 1933, were raised in a New York that looks a little different from today.
Life is twice as sweet for these 90-year-old twins
There were no sonograms in 1933. So one could imagine Nunziata Pierro’s surprise when, 15 minutes after giving birth to her son, there were suddenly two bundles of joy to hold. Those twins — Giuseppe “Joe” and Nicola “Nick” Pierro — celebrated their 90th birthday, on Dec. 27, in East Rockaway. more
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East Rockaway High School seniors — including, from left, Louis Perri, Everett Gamache, Zain Tariq, Sarah O’Moore, Braeden Abamonga and Chloe Becker — receiving their AP Scholar awards at the Dec. 12 Board of Education meeting.
East Rockaway recognizes six Advance Placement students
The East Rockaway school district congratulated the high school seniors who have earned the distinction of Advanced Placement Scholars. more
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From left, former Elks Lodge District Deputy John Nuzzi, Our Lady of Peace volunteers Mae Anne Barrella, Clara Larkin and Florence O’Connor, donation recipient George O. Dowd and former Elks Lodge District Deputy Mark Stuparich worked together to support the Our Lady of Peace food pantry.
Our Lady of Peace teamed up with Elks Lodge this winter
New York Elks Lodge No. 1 provided hunger relief for 20 families in the Lynbrook, East Rockaway and surrounding areas area for the holiday season. more
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The local Elks Lodge gave 127 holiday gift bags to each and every veteran of the St. Albans Veterans’ Affairs center. Together, the gift bags were worth more than $4,000.
Elks Lodge gives gift bags to veterans last month
The New York State Elks Lodge No. 1, in Lynbrook, delivered a gift bag for each and every veteran at St. Albans Veterans’ Affairs center. more
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Tim Schlameuss’ car was hit by a truck in December 1979. He was touched by the kindness of the staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau, and has volunteered there for more than 40 years. He is the Herald’s Person of the Year.
He’s spent 40 years saying thank you
Tim Schlameuss doesn’t remember the accident in 1979 — the truck that came barreling through a red light on Peninsula Boulevard, slamming into his car and nearly killing him; the police who used the Jaws of Life to extract him from his vehicle; the helicopter that airlifted him to the Nassau County Medical Center, even though the EMTs were sure he wouldn’t make it. more
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East Rockaway High School senior Hailey Valasquez, center, being honored with the Jim Adelis Good Samaritan Scholarship Award for her focus on community and positive impact on others with members of Jim Adelis’ family, a DHS representative, and other award recipients.
Hailey Velasquez receives the Jim Adelis Good Samaritan scholarship award
East Rockaway School District congratulates high school senior Hailey Velasquez on being recognized with the Jim Adelis Good Samaritan Scholarship Award. more
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Mrs. Claus paid a visit to Unicorn Jewelers — and with a festive plate of cookies to top it off.
Santa came to town in Lynbrook and East Rockaway
The kids of Lynbrook and East Rockaway must  have been extra good this year, because Santa came early this season! more
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The SATs will be administered online beginning this spring. The shorter test and digital interface will hopefully make students feel more comfortable, Matthew Sarosy and Richard Schaffer, principals of Lynbrook and East Rockaway High Schools respectively, said.
The SATs are now fully online — but what does that mean for your student?
It’s official: in true 21st century fashion, the SATs will be administered online starting this spring with a new format that is expected to be more accessible to the modern student — but … more
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