News From Neighboring Areas

Here are the top stories from neighboring Patches last week:

Five Towns

• A man sitting in his car near the Woodmere train station was allegedly . The perpetrator, who stole cash and car keys, is still at large.
• A member of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence told residents that they should put pressure on their local elected officials, especially Sen. Dean Skelos, and urge them to pass .
• Nassau County is its Department of Public Works garage in Inwood, a move that residents say will slow down road and snow removal services for the entire area.

Lynbrook

• Editor Michael Russo looks at last year's in Lynbrook, which, like most of the county, are well below prices from the early 2000s.
• Patch profiled a 21-year-old college student from Lynbrook who to provide medical care and host educational presentations for local people.
• Lynbrook High School students held its annual to raise money for two local food pantries.

Long Beach

• A memorial was held for a retired firefighter from East Atlantic Beach who died from lung disease. was a first-responder on 9/11, spending about 60 days at Ground Zero.
• A Long Beach waitress who used her tip money to play Lotto struck gold when she . 
• In a tragic story, Shakur Moore, a junior at Long Beach High School, while playing basketball. The cause of death is unkown at this time. A can be seen here.

Malverne-West Hempstead

• Malverne is planning for its first event. Relay for Life events have raised an estimated $385 million worldwide in 2010 to help fight cancer.
• Two teens were arrested and charged with electronics from unlocked cars parked in Malverne. It's unclear whether the pair were connected to a string of grand larcenies that occurred in December.
• As residents struggled to dig out their cars and shovel their sidewalks, West Hempstead firefighters were . Luckily, no one was inside, and no injuries were reported.

Rockville Centre

• In a follow-up, after Rockville Centre officials decided to consolidate the village's voting district, they have chosen .
• A Rockville Centre man and a Lakeview man were arrested after they a 22-year-old who was walking home from the Lakeview train station. He had no money, so they left the scene empty-handed.