Keyword: underage drinking
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Purim is a time of celebration and festivities but in recent years has also become an opportunity for dangerous behaviors with devastating outcomes. more
Michelle Lankri, 20, of Cedar Avenue in Hewlett Bay Park, was charged with violating the Social Host Law, as up to 100 minors were seen drinking a variety of alcoholic beverages at a party at the same address on Saturday at 10:45 p.m., according to police. more
Simchat Torah, the Jewish holiday that marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle — this year on the evening of Oct. 5 and 6 — is a time for rejoicing. In the past two years in the Five Towns, however, underage drinking has marred the celebration. more
During Simchat Torah, observers celebrate the conclusion and restart of the annual reading schedule of the Torah. It follows the seven-day holiday of Sukkot, also a time of celebration. more
The murder of Lauren Daverin-Gresham in Rockville Centre late last month once again pointed up a recurring problem: We often overlook our teenagers. more
It’s impossible to know what cure will go undiscovered, what useful invention never devised, what art uncreated, what science unimagined, what wisdom unuttered because a boy’s or girl’s potential was submerged in vodka bottles or drowned in cans of beer. more
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