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Rabbi Mordechai Kamentsky, dean of Yeshiva South Shore, rejected the state’s latest update of oversight for nonpublic schools.

State education oversight angers Five Towns officials

The gathering of a few Republican candidates, rabbis and yeshivas officials outside the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere on Sept. 22 was part GOP rally and part bashing the State Education Department for its approval of updating oversight of private schools. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/30/22

The Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library in the Pearsall house in 1949.

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library celebrates 75 years

From a single room at was Woodmere Elementary School to a small three-story house known as the Pearsall property to the modern building on that site at 1125 Broadway in Hewlett, the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library holds a collection of nearly 200,000 books, periodicals, CDs, DVDs, CD-Roms, videotapes, and online databases to meet the needs of its more than 13,000 cardholdders. more

By LILY COHEN | 9/8/22

‘Everything After’ is the new book from Hewlett native Jill Santopolo.

Jill Santopolo’s ‘Everything After’ is available

Hewlett native Jill Santopolo’s new book “Everything After” was released on March 9. Santopolo’s third adult novel focuses on Emily, who has her life shaken by the traumatic experience of a miscarriage. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/25/21

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

2/14/20

Author Jill Santopolo at age 12 with her father, John Santopolo, whose death in 2015 was a major influence on her latest novel, ‘More Than Words.’

Hewlett native authors ‘More Than Words’ on sale Feb. 5

“Write what you know,” is an old piece of advice to authors attributed to the legendary Mark Twain. Jill Santopolo, who grew up in Hewlett, has taken these words to heart when crafting her novels, 2017’s “The Light We Lost,” and “More Than Words,” which was released on Feb. 5. more

By Tyler Marko | 2/8/19

Woodmere native Allison Shearmur was one of the “Brecker Quads” and became a film studio executive responsible for such hits as “The Hunger Games” and the “American Pie” movies.

Allison Shearmur, 54

Before Allison Ivy Brecker was Allison Shearmur and left the Five Towns for Hollywood, she was famous. As the third of the “Brecker Quads” quadruplets born to Woodmere residents Martin and Rhoda Brecker, she and her siblings, Lisa, John and Jodi, were in several television commercials and print ads for Beech-Nut baby food. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/2/18

Amateur photographer Jermaine Ewell’s “Red Sun on the Tracks” was taken at Jamaica Station, and was displayed in the 37th annual Juried Photography Show at the Freeport Library in June.

‘Mayor of the gym’ reboots his life

Life after football is often a difficult transition for athletes who have spent their entire lives focused on the game. For Inwood resident Jermaine Ewell, a former Lawrence High School linebacker and fullback, that transition came much earlier than he expected. more

By Tyler Marko | 8/17/17

Hempstead sets an example by doing more with less

On April 18, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino gave residents something to cheer about when he announced a $5 million surplus for 2016. Santino and his administration . . . more

4/27/17

But wait, I haven’t shared my 2017 predictions

Bullish? Bearish? Last week The New York Times featured an article in which “top investors” offered their predictions for the economy in the coming year. more

1/13/17

To learn more, tune out the liberal media

This week, I decided that after decades of suffering through pages and pages of liberalism and slanted, left-leaning views, I was canceling my subscription to The New York Times. more

12/15/16

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