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• Cops probe East Rockaway bank heist

  Nassau County police are investigating the gunpoint robbery of an East Rockaway branch in which two men -- one of them dressed in a FedEx uniform -- stole an undisclosed amount of cash, Nassau County police said.The armed robbery occurred at a Chase bank   Read more »

• Sewage plan still met with skepticism

  Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano pitched his plan to privatize the county's wastewater system to a skeptical audience last night at the Bay Park sewage treatment plant in East Rockaway .Flanked by executives from United Water, the firm selected to   Read more »

• Motorcyclist dies after Baldwin crash

  An East Rockaway motorcyclist died Wednesday after a crash in Baldwin, Nassau police said.Kelvin Rodriguez , 18, was going east on Sunrise Highway when his Honda motorcycle hit a vehicle at Charing Crass Road, police said. The accident happened shortly a   Read more »

• Cops: Woman ran prostitution business from hot dog truck

  An East Rockaway woman ran a prostitution business out of a hot dog vending truck she often parked on Sunrise Highway in Baldwin , Nassau police said Friday.Catherina Scalia, 45, was arrested Thursday after she offered to engage in sexual activities at h   Read more »

• East Rockaway man arrested on drug charges

  An East Rockaway man was arrested on Saturday for selling cocaine, Nassau police said.Police said Thomas Guilz, 30, was seen selling cocaine at about 8:45 p.m. near Ocean Avenue in East Rockaway during an investigation of drug sales by the department's N   Read more »

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• East Rockaway Gets $200,000 for Oxbow Park

  Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced last weeek that the Village of East Rockaway will receive $200,000 from Nassau County’s Environmental 2006 Environmental Bond Act (EBA) to improve Oxbow Park, a small park located in the Village. Mangano also   from Lynbrook Patch Read more »

• State Budget Grants More Aid to Lynbrook and East Rockaway Schools

  Lynbrook will receive $248,063 in state aid and East Rockaway will receive $177,071 in 2012-13. New York State Capitol in Albany Courtesy of the New York State Assembly The State Senate and Assembly recently passed the remaining portions of the 2012-13 s   from Lynbrook Patch Read more »

• Senior Councilman Santino to Hold Town Hall Meeting in East Rockaway

  Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. The meeting takes place on Wednesday, April 25 at Village Hall. Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony J. Santino will host a town hall meeting for East Rockaway and Bay Park residents. Hempstead Town   from Lynbrook Patch Read more »

• Raymond Asserts Himself in Tuckahoe Win

  Tuckahoe's Mark Raymond scored 12 of his 13 points in the second half of a 72-58 win over East Rockaway in a New York State Public High School Athletic Association Boy's Basketball Class C regional final, Saturday. NEW PALTZ, N.Y. -- Mark Raymond had an   from The Daily Eastchester  Read more »

• Tuckahoe Win Puts Tigers in State Final Four

  NEW PALTZ, N.Y. -- Through three quarters, Tuckahoe had learned that East Rockaway was determined to try and steal the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Boy’s Basketball Class C regional final on Saturday. The undefeated Tigers could   from The Daily Eastchester  Read more »