Exhibits and more...
Africa: Sub-Saharan DiversityDrawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across …
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4/6/16
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fter John Faulhaber’s son, Theo, died at age 35 of a heroin overdose at his desk in his Manhattan office, Faulhaber, an Atlantic Beach resident, realized he had to do something to help prevent this from happening to others.
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By Vanessa Parker
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3/16/16
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The Nassau County Police Department Missing Persons Squad reported at 3:51 Friday, March 4, that Gady Pozuelos has been found.
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By Vanessa Parker
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3/4/16
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At the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) High School, several focus-study programs are available to students.
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By Maia Schlussel
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12/23/15
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Released for sale to the public online on Dec. 1, Woodmere resident Cindy Grosz has published her debut book, “Rubber Room Romance,” which discusses the current education system in the U.S.
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By Vanessa Parker
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12/16/15
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Arrests
LAWRENCE-On Nov. 1 at 4:01 a.m. at Peninsula Boulevard and Rockaway Turnpike, Guillermo Hernandez, 29, of Valley Stream, was arrested for drinking while intoxicated, police said.
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11/11/15
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Gov. Cuomo signed a bill on Nov. 11 that will expedite access to medical marijuana for critically ill patients. The law compels the state to issue patient cards to qualified, critically ill patients as soon as possible, making it clear that they are medical marijuana patients and affording them some protection from law enforcement and child protective services.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/11/15
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When the Nassau County Police Department sent out a Silver Alert on Oct. 7 that reported Lawrence resident Yosef Gerson missing, it sounded like so many of the other alerts that are issued about people who suffer from cognitive disorders, as Gerson does, and must be found because they need their medication.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/21/15
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The one-story garage that Chevra Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County is building on West Broadway in Woodmere, between Forest and Edward avenues, has begun to take shape. Four walls are up, as well as two steel beams.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/9/15
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Identical twins Annamarie and Ginamarie Russo, natives of south Lynbrook and Hewlett, are battling it out for a win on VH-1’s reality competition show, “Twinning.” It premiered on July 21 in its debut season and airs on Wednesdays at 10 p.m.
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By Vanessa Parker
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9/2/15
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