Even in the worst of situations, Cleveland Woods was known to be cool, calm and collected and ready with a humorous witticism that more often than not disarmed the crisis and allowed the 6-foot-5 former basketball player who was a special education teacher with the Lawrence School District for more than 20 years to establish or reestablish a relationship.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/4/21
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A husband-and-wife team who live in Woodsburgh and own a business in Lynbrook spearheaded the production of a new documentary series that will have its New York premiere, and an accompanying panel discussion, on Sunday at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/21/21
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A scholarship named for a Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department volunteer firefighter who went to work for the New York City Fire Department and died on Sept. 11, 2001, has added a lasting legacy to a lifetime of selfless work.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/9/21
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Stopping the car Dwayne Gordon was driving was easy, arresting Gordon became problematic as the Brooklyn man allegedly resisted arrest twice after a traffic stop near the Nassau Expressway and Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence on July 30.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/30/21
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Usually drummers are a band’s soul, but Michael Shapira, 2017 Hewlett High School graduate and student at the Manhattan School of Music, found a place in the spotlight with his new single and music video.
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By Olivia Ramseur
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7/8/21
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Elections for trustee and village justice in Atlantic Beach, and Lawrence trustee are uncontested this year, but no less important as the trustees are to receive two-year terms and the village justice is a four-year term. Voting takes place on June 15.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/9/21
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Amazon, the ubiquitous e-commerce company that has sent items to homes and businesses across the globe, is headed to Woodmere as part of a lease agreement with the Town of Hempstead.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/5/21
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My husband’s father was 14 and living in New York during the pandemic of 1918, sometimes known as the Spanish flu. He must have had memories of the time; surely he knew people who died in Brooklyn, where he lived.
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4/15/21
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A Brooklyn man was arrested in Inwood for allegedly resisting arrest on April 6.
According to detectives, Fourth Precinct police observed Christopher Landburg-Parker, 34, of Brooklyn, was driving …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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4/6/21
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Responding to the Carvana at 40 Sheridan Blvd. in Inwood at 12:40 a.m. on Jan. 8, Nassau police found the garage door open and several lights on inside. As they checked the building a silver Infiniti inside the closed lot crashed through the locked fence and turned right onto Sheridan Boulevard, police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/10/21
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