Leaving the Five Towns Shopping Center from the west exit on a recent Friday morning required waiting through two traffic signal cycles and cutting off a pickup truck to avoid being hit by vehicles headed to Queens, as traffic on the south side of Rockaway Boulevard, on its way to the Five Towns, obstructed the intersection.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/1/21
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The Florida state Board of Education recently banned the teaching of critical race theory because all topics taught in Florida schools must be “factual and objective” . . .
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By Alan Singer
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6/24/21
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The installation of a stop sign at an intersection in Woodmere has left resident Michael Mann perplexed as to why it was requested by a non-Five Towns resident.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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6/2/21
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Time-travel with me. The year was 1957. We had just moved to Cedarhurst from Queens, and it was the first day of class at Number Three School on Broadway.
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5/6/21
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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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A half dozen young girls stood on mats in a downstairs room of the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence and awaited instruction from Alexandria Thomas, who at 24, is not that far removed from standing with her students.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/10/21
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Three firefighters were injured and taken to a local hospital while extinguishing a fire at a house that was used as a synagogue known as the Beach Shul near Beach 2nd Street in Lawrence on the Queens border on Feb. 4, officials at the scene said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/4/21
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Whether it’s regularly calling congregants, delivering goody bags on holidays or holding virtual programs ranging from educational to social, Five Towns synagogues continue to find creative ways to remain connected with their membership.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/27/21
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As the rise in Covid-19 cases delivers another blow to the national economy, the UJA-Federation of New York in conjunction with the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC in the Five Towns and the Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills will bring job training and social services to Long Island as part of a multi-million dollar anti-poverty initiative being launched across New York.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/24/20
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Three levels of government, New York state, New York City and Nassau County, joined forces to accomplish a goal that many officials have pushed for in the past several years. The trio of traffic signals along Rockaway Turnpike and Rockaway Boulevard have been synchronized.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/2/20
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