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Chaya, Avigail and Shani Roth celebrated Hanukkah in Hewlett as 2011 came to a close.

From January to December, 2011 was an interesting year in the Five Towns from a number of students earning recognition for their scholastic work to the damage of Tropical Storm Irene and the Lawrence football team winning the Nassau County Conference III title. more

12/30/11

Five Towns educators reflect on cheating scandal

Three Five Towns education experts consider the still-unfolding SAT cheating scandal, in which stand-ins were paid by students to take the exams for them, to be an outgrowth of society’s overemphasis on testing and the setting of bad examples by people in powerful positions. more

JEFF BESSEN | 12/8/11

Zev Wolff of Woodmere was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, and with help from the community, an additional treatment was found.

Five Towners feel ‘A great sense of accomplishment’

Thanks to the donations of Five Towns residents, an additional treatment to combat neuroblastoma — a rare childhood cancer that affects nerve cells — has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 10/13/11

Along with seeing the shuttle blast off with their experiment onboard YKLI students and chaperones visited the NASA Space Center in Florida. In front from left, Yedudah Feinberg, Ari Englander, Eitan Carroll, Avi Greenberg, Daniel Molinsky and Ami Birnbaum. Standing from left, Rabbi Yosef Friedler, Stew Greenberg, Rafi Levine, Chain Feller, Dovid Werzberger, Rami Alter, Shmuel Aidelson, Dov Schlossberg, Rabbi Ari Ginian and Yonah Berwaldt.

Launching a lifetime interest in science

From Inwood to space and back, 18 fifth, sixth and seventh graders from Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island (YKLI) on Doughty Boulevard conceived and assembled an experiment that was taken aboard the final space shuttle mission. more

JEFF BESSEN | 7/21/11

From John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Students and chaperons from Yeshiva Ketana in Inwood before they left JFK on July 7 to see the last shuttle flight take off last Friday.

Inwood students’ science project lifts off

Live from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 12 students from Yeshiva Ketana in Inwood, watched as their award winning science experiment embarked into space aboard the Atlantic space shuttle on July 8. more

7/14/11

Band members from the 7 Splinters and Wasting Sailors after their show at the Backstage Club in Woodmere with Village of Cedarhurst trustee Ari Brown, is fourth from left.

It’s only rock-n-roll, but we like it

Lawrence and Cedarhurst-based bands 7 Splinters and Wasting Sailors officially formed less than a month ago and came together to play their first show as individual bands and together at the Backstage Club in Woodmere on June 28. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 7/7/11

Eitan ShapIro and Eli Szpeigel, aka Boogie and Bubbles the clowns entertained the children inside but came outdoors to see the runners off.

Running to help those who need a leg up [Photo gallery]

Rambam Mesivta Yeshiva High School in Lawrence held its inaugural 5K run last Sunday and raised more than $10,000 to assist student families in need during these difficult economic times. more

5/26/11

Six Long Island high school seniors, including five from the Five Towns, will present their research at this year’s American Psychological Association convention. Lawrence High School senior Alex Gold, left, and Jacklyn Sullivan display their project “The Impact of Parent-Child Resemblance on Kin Investment.”

Five Towns students to present at APA conclave

Only a handful of high school students have ever been selected as lead authors on presentations in the 127 years of the American Psychological Association convention. more

JEFF BESSEN | 4/28/11

The Ross home at 1031 Dartmouth Lane in Woodmere that was severely damaged by a fire on April 5.

House fire in Woodmere

Though a house fire in Woodmere destroyed the physical remembrances of the family's memories they said they will create new ones. more

JEFF BESSEN | 4/6/11

HAFTR's girls hoops squad won the Yeshiva League championship.

HAFTR’s Hawks are league champions

The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway girls’ basketball team captured its league championship. more

3/31/11

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