Following Hamas’s attack on the nation of Israel, I attended several vigils, including one at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in Greenvale. It was a very poignant event with a lot of emotion.
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By Charles Lavine
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10/26/23
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The Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence is ringing in the start of the school year with its after-school program that serves as a gathering spot for children in the community.
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By Parker Schug
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9/22/23
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Today, everyone is conscious of pollution and its detrimental effects on our environment and health. The most common forms are water, air and plastic pollution, but there is another type . . .
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By Brian Curran
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9/14/23
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A lack of outdoor lighting has meant less playing time on the Five Towns Community Center fields, especially during the summer months, when children can stay later. But that is changing.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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9/8/23
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Five Towns community youth spent their summer having fun.
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By Parker Schug
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9/1/23
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The sun was out, the runners and walkers were ready and the annual Community Chest South Shore 5K Run & Family Walk began and ended by the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club in Atlantic Beach on Aug. 13.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/27/23
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It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers.
A bipartisan bill, the Community News & Small Business Support Act, which has been introduced in Congress, would offer relief to both newspapers and local businesses.
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By Dean Ridings
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7/27/23
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Change has begun at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence, as its executive director, K. Brent Hill, has resigned after three and a half years of leading the 116-year-old institution, Hill’s last day is Friday.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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7/9/23
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Sasha Young, of Inwood, the founder of Gammy’s Pantry in the Five Towns Community Center, worked as an aide at the Lawrence school district for over a decade until she was furloughed in April 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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6/4/23
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Peter King says there's only one way you can bring him down, and it involves a bus, and a curb to step off of.
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By Michael Hinman
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4/30/23
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