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The Lawrence School District laid off and furloughed a total of 107 employees as of April 15. Above, the Number four School, one of two locations where meals are distributed.
Employees furloughed and laid off from Lawrence School District
Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has shut down schools since mid-March, the Lawrence School District, has laid off 22 full-time employees and 80 school aides and furloughed five staffers, according to Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations Jeremy Feder. more
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The New York Times, a historical treasure trove
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesse Jackson were chatting, King on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., and Jackson in the parking lot below, when the shot rang out. more
Macmillan Publishers limit e-book access at public libraries.
Macmillan responds to embargo criticism
Following months of criticism, Macmillan Publishers has officially decided to limit e-book availability to public libraries nationwide. The UK-based company, which publishes books around the … more
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Read a banned book. Share with the kids.
We can almost hear the crisp curling of burning pages in President Trump’s dangerous rhetoric. His people aren’t burning books yet, but it could happen. When authoritarian leaders consolidate power, they always kill ideas first. more
The East Meadow Stew Leonard’s is hoping to make history for hosting the creation of the world’s largest cheese sculpture, if the “Guinness Book of World Records” confirms it. Artist Sarah Kaufmann, far right, carved the 3,462-pound aromatic work. With her was Deli Manager Joe Czel.
East Meadow's Stew Leonard's hosts world-record cheese carving
A 4,000-pound block of cheese drew members of the East Meadow community to Stew Leonard’s on Front Street last weekend as a woman carved into it a smiling boy, a cow and the supermarket’s … more
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The thought provoking apocalyptic adventure mystery is based off of Michael J. Arbouet’s screenplay.
A writer's journey
It’s just another day in Hollywood when you hear about the latest novel being adapted for a film. However, it’s not every day that you hear about a screenplay becoming a novel. more
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“The Woman from Prague” author Rob Hart signed copies of the mystery/crime novel for the East Meadow Public Library’s Mystery Book Discussion reading group on Nov. 16.
Uncovering a mystery in Prague
When Staten Island-based author Rob Hart roamed the streets of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, several years ago, he decided to use the historic city as the backdrop of a crime novel that he titled “The Woman from Prague.” more
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A man of contradictions and extremes
Famed music critic and author Anthony DeCurtis has written the essential biography of one of music’s most influential icons in the music world, “Lou Reed: A Life.” more
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Author Fiona Davis signed books for the audience during a special meet-the-author event on July 18.
Novelist reimagines life in famed N.Y. women's hotel
When New York City-based author Fiona Davis visited a renovated condominium in the famed Barbizon 63 building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in 2005 during an apartment search, she uncovered a history not explored since Sylvia Plath did so in her 1963 semi-autobiographical novel “The Bell Jar,” which details the life of a young woman who lives at the Barbizon in the 1950s while interning for “Mademoiselle” magazine. more
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"60 Minute"s correspondent Lesley Stahl, who has covered the White House and interviewed heads of state, shares her very personal journey in her new book.
On becoming a grandparent
Living and working longer, today’s baby boomer-aged women are embracing and transforming the experience of grandmothering. more
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