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Congregation Aish Kodesh, on Woodmere Place in Woodmere, is creating a program to train some of its congregants as security people.

Awareness of security is up in the Five Towns

Five Towns synagogues are using training and technology to help better protect their property and their members. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/24/16

Obama’s speech ended as it began, with a dream

President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on Jan. 12, and the race to replace him has tightened on both sides. Who would have believed that at this point in the race . . . more

1/21/16

It’s too easy for terrorists to get into our country

One would think, in this post-Sept. 11 world, that it would be very difficult for people from other countries to enter our country. I was shocked to learn that this isn’t the case. more

12/18/15

Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter announced the purchase of 150 M400 squat rifles at a press conference last week.

Stepped-up training for active-shooter situations

In May, President Obama signed an executive order to demilitarize the police, banning the Pentagon from issuing surplus military hardware — including rifles, grenade launchers and armored vehicles — to police departments nationwide. His decision was a response to the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., by a police officer the previous August. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 12/9/15

We need the Port Ambrose natural gas terminal

There is an old adage that you can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. That line of reasoning . . . more

11/12/15

Remember Beirut? We should.

Either Republicans on the House of Representatives’ Select Committee on Benghazi are awful investigators, or Hillary Clinton is innocent of the claims against her, or both. more

10/29/15

For town’s 3rd Council District: Blakeman

Incumbent Republican Bruce Blakeman is being challenged by Milagros Vicente, a Democrat, for the seat in the Town of Hempstead’s 3rd Councilmatic District. Blakeman was appointed to the town board in January. more

10/29/15

Congregation Aish Kodesh on Woodmere Place in Woodmere is getting $75,000 in federal funding for security equipment.

Woodmere shul gets security money

Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere is one of two Long Island synagogues to receive $75,000 in federal money for security upgrades through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/2/15

The Five Towns villages of Woodsburgh, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Bay Park and Hewlett Neck have taken security measures in an effort to keep their residents safe. Above, a camera that reads license plates.

Mayors act on safety

Calling security and safety a top priority, the mayors of the villages of Woodsburgh, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Bay Park and Hewlett Neck have taken measures that they hope will keep their residents safe and secure. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/28/15

Newly appointed Town of Hempstead board member Bruce Blakeman said he would focus on retaining the town’s young people and repairing the Nassau Expressway.

Blakeman back on the town board

Bruce Blakeman, a former Woodmere resident now living in Atlantic Beach, was named at a town meeting on Jan. 13 to fill the vacancy on the Hempstead town board, replacing James Darcy, who was appointed a Nassau County District Court judge. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/21/15

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