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DRS senior Amichai Miller, right, was among a half dozen Five Towns high school students recognized by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky with Star Awards.

Five Towns students presented with Star Awards for educational achievements

A half dozen students who attend schools in the Five Towns were highlighted for their achievements in and out of the classroom at State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s Star Awards ceremony at the Rockville Centre Recreation Center on May 23. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/24/21

A bill that would rename the overpass connecting Seagirt Boulevard and the Nassau Expressway as the ‘Peter V. Sobol Memorial Bridge’ was passed by the state senate and assembly. Above, Sobol spoke at a Black History event at the Community Center in 2019.

Nassau Expressway overpass could be named for Pete Sobol

A bill in the state legislature that would name a portion of the Nassau Expressway after longtime Inwood resident, businessman and civic organizer Pete Sobol is now one step closer to passing. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 6/17/21

We must reduce the dangers of fire-retardant chemicals

Our brave firefighters risk their lives every day to keep our communities safe. The least we can do is protect them from dangerous, cancer-causing chemicals. more

By Todd Kaminsky | 6/10/21

Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman presented a Certificate of Recognition to Pete Sobol’s family. From left were Byron Alvarado Valiente, Michael Sobol, Blakeman, Patricia Austin and Kathy Thompson.

Raising a glass to Pete Sobol, Inwood’s big brother

Shots, stories and songs highlighted a day of celebration and remembrance for family and friends of longtime Inwood resident, businessman and civic organizer Pete Sobol, who died on Feb. 3. He was 64. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/3/21

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, who represents the Five Towns, advocated for yeshivas and Jewish day schools receive more money for STEM learning from the New York state.

Jewish schools to receive more STEM money from New York state

To help support the STEM (science, technology, education and math) learning occurring in yeshivas and Jewish day schools across New York state, the new budget includes $40 million – a $10 million increase from the previous fiscal plan – for that educational programming. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/20/21

Shown on the left are trucks parking along Incinerator Road in Inwood in January. Parking on the side of the road has now been banned, right.

No parking on Incinerator Road in Inwood

After numerous complaints of trucks clogging traffic by parking on the side of Incinerator Road in Inwood, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) said in a news release that the issue should be … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/23/21

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky is advocating for the public approval of the $3 billion Clean Water, Green Jobs, New York Bond Act.

Kaminsky pushes for Clean Water, Green Jobs, New York Bond Act

The Clean Water, Green Jobs, New York Bond Act is a $3 billion package that encompasses restoring the shorelines, mitigating climate change and the risk of flooding, along with preserving open space and land for recreation, improving water quality and building resilient infrastructure, while aiming to benefit underserved areas. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/21/21

Support the Mother Nature Bond Act

At the turn of the 20th century, environmental protection meant preserving wilderness so future generations might know nature as the great environmentalists Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir knew it — bountiful and largely pristine. Some 120 years later . . . more

4/15/21

Newspapers don’t belong in state recycling bill

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who chairs the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, has introduced legislation in the Senate that could cripple magazines and newspapers across the state . . . more

4/1/21

The Chabad of the Five Towns was awarded $33,000 in state grant money for Covid-related enhancement and items.

Gural JCC, Five Towns Chabad awarded CARES Act money

The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC Early Childhood Center at the Harrison-Kerr Family Campus in Lawrence and the Chabad of the Five Towns' Early Childhood Center in Cedarhurst received $36,000 and $33,000, respectively to help defray the cost of Covid-related renovation while trying to maintain safety for children and staff, while improving the opportunities to learn. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/17/21

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