Right here in my corner of the universe, a feel-good, do-good project has been sending children back to school every year for the past seven years, with new books and backpacks, sneakers and clothes and even toiletries — and it’s all free.
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8/9/19
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Two East Meadow temples are teaming up to create positive change in the community this weekend — and they invite all residents to join their cause. Temple Emanu-El, at 123 Merrick Ave. will …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/15/16
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There are three walls of fame in East Meadow High School, Principal Richard Howard said. One lists valedictorians and salutatorians of each graduating class. A second denotes the school’s …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/6/16
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Nearly 50 children crowded in front of the gate leading to Diane Radtke’s backyard on Albermarle Avenue just before 11 a.m. last Thursday. The Easter Bunny stood on the other side of the fence, …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/1/16
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Witnessing a routine activity at an Israel Defense Forces base just north of Be’er Sheva left East Meadowite Neal H. Zuckerman verklempt, he said. Zuckerman and seven other East Meadow …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/1/16
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Dean Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader who was convicted on multiple corruption charges along with his son Adam earlier this year, is seeking community service rather than prison time, saying that his lifetime of good works should be weighed when he is sentenced next month.
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By Alex Costello and Scott Brinton
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3/24/16
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More than 120 families received a special Easter basket — complete with a full holiday dinner — this weekend from the East Meadow Kiwanis Club. Volunteers from the Kiwanis Club — …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/24/16
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The last time Randi Shubin Dresner, 55, stood on the stage at Woodland Middle School, she was a student, receiving an award from social studies teacher Gerald Schehr for her community service …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/24/16
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Throughout their time at W.T. Clarke High School, art has been an important part of seniors Marissa Flaherty’s and Rikki Hernandez’s lives. Their shared love of painting, drawing, design …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/3/16
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Alan B. Hodish, an East Meadowite, community activist and principal of the Law Office of Alan B. Hodish, L.L.C., was awarded the Sal Ambrosino Community Service Award by the Hempstead Boys and Girls …
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/7/16
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