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Overcast Lynbrook pharmacy owner sentenced to jail for $1.5M Medicaid scam
The owner of a Lynbrook pharmacy was sentenced to jail time in Queens Supreme Court on Friday for defrauding the state’s Medicaid program out of $1.5 million.
Town of Hempstead honors veteran from Lynbrook 50 years after Tet Offensive
Howard Kalachman has earned many honors for his service to the country, but he refused to accept one: the Purple Heart, because he was not injured in combat. He did, however, accept the Town of Hempstead's Veterans Award.
Lynbrook High School grad's robot research published
In search of scientific inspiration, Robbie Bing traveled farther from home than he had ever been last August, flying 4,350 miles to Budapest, Hungary. There he spent a month testing a theory, the results of which were published in a peer-reviewed journal last month.
Jury finds Dean Skelos, son guilty in corruption retrial
Former State Senate majority leader used influence to help secure jobs for son
A jury found former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, guilty on all counts Tuesday in their corruption retrial in Manhattan’s U.S. District Court. The four-week proceeding …
Film about East Rockaway to debut at Long Beach International Film Festival next month
Director John J. Budion still recalls the many nights he spent with his friends at the old Lynbrook movie theater. On Aug. 4, at 8 p.m., more than 100 people will fill the new Regal Cinemas 13 & RPX …
Herald Neighbors
Becoming a family at Rolling River Day Camp in East Rockaway
At the center of Rolling River Day Camp, amid the clear swimming pools, green softball fields and sprawling playgrounds, is a single, small building called the auditorium. In the otherwise ordinary room, lining the walls in all directions, are hundreds of small, colorful, hand-painted plaques, symbols of the family-like atmosphere.
After outcry, Bay Park fountain fixed before dog days of summer
Local residents had just enough bark to push for change at the Bay Park Dog Park.
Herald Schools
Lynbrook student earns $3K New York American Water scholarship
Lynbrook High School class of 2018 graduate John Krendel was one of five local area students to receive a scholarship from New York American Water.
Lynbrook wrestlers pin down many awards
Last month, six wrestlers from Lynbrook High School’s class of 2018 were honored at the annual Beckers Brothers awards, a ceremony that is a tradition dating back 60 years.
Late Lynbrook veteran inducted into Walls of Honor in Eisenhower Park
Late former U.S. Marine Corps veteran Salvatore D. Fiorentino was inducted into the Walls of Honor at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow in a special ceremony on June 23. The event paid tribute to his service and dedication to his country.
The Week Ahead
Nearby things to do this week in Lynbrook, East Rockaway
Come to the Lynbrook Public Library on July 19 to learn about drums and their healing abilities from musician and author Robert Lawrence Friedman.
In it to win it in East Rockaway
Children in fourth through sixth grade are welcome to join the East Rockaway Public Library in an afternoon of fun and games.
Learning about Broadway in Lynbrook
On July 23, theater enthusiast Brian Stoll will visit the Lynbrook Public Library to discuss everything one needs to know about Broadway
Crime watch: Lynbrook, East Rockaway
Here is the latest crime report courtesy the Lynbrook Police Department.