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SallyAnn Esposito, who has lived in Valley Stream for more than four decades, is the new manager of the Community Center at Hendrickson Park, formerly the administration building.

Community Center manager feels right at home

A rainy day in Valley Stream turned out to be a ray of sunshine for long-time resident SallyAnn Esposito. The chain of events after a 2011 flood damaged the Hendrickson Park administration building eventually led to her getting her dream job. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/20/13

grand reopening brought hundreds to the Oceanside JCC last Sunday morning.

Joyful reopening for Oceanside’s Freidberg JCC

The welcoming chocolate chip cookies were everywhere, and so were the people who had come to rekindle old relationships or start new ones at the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center … more

Howard Schwach | 1/25/13

Anthony Sarcone, 4, and his father, Michael, teamed up to create and paint a toolbox.

Weather takes toll on Valley Stream's Winterfest

Valley Stream’s first Winterfest wasn’t all that it was cracked up to be — but that was Mother Nature’s fault. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/2/13

Everyone needed in ongoing storm recovery

The effects of Hurricane Sandy continue to dominate the headlines, yet it’s an encouraging sign to see the shifting focus from the long road ahead to the current progress being made, particularly on the local level. more

Jenny Lu | 12/12/12

Gov. Cuomo, left, shook a Five Towns resident's hand as State Sen. Dean Skelos handed a meal to a family at the Community Center.

Governor visits the Five Towns

Lawrence High School senior Stephanie Kendal said it was important for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to see how Hurricane Sandy affected those in the Five Towns as he visited the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on Nov. 21 to help hand out 500 turkeys and 500 individual meals. more

By Ann Friedman | 11/28/12

Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped hand out 500 turkeys and 500 individual meals at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence.

Governor visits the Five Towns

Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence and helped to hand out 500 turkeys and 500 individual meals on the day before Thanksgiving. more

By Ann E. Friedman | 11/21/12

The Town of Hempstead will have specialists from its building department at two sites in the Five Towns to answer residents questions about rebuilding their homes after Hurricane Sandy.

Mobile building department sites in the Five Towns

From noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Number Six School at the intersection of Peninsula and Branch boulevards in Woodmere and on Wednesday at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence, the Town of Hempstead will have a walk-in center to help residents. more

11/19/12

People checked their email at the Duracell station.

Tide, Duracell bring services to South Shore

Responding to the need of those on the South Shore, Tide laundry detergent and Duracell batteries have both parked vehicles at the Island Park railroad station to give residents a place to do … more

By Alex Costello | 11/16/12

Five Towns Community Center Director Peter Visconti and Center counselor Felipe Plaza handed out food, water and supplies to residents on Cheshire Road and the surrounding streets in Inwood on Monday afternoon.

Help for decimated Inwood residents

The devastation that Hurricane Sandy caused to residents on Cheshire Road and the surrounding streets in Inwood is still apparent more than two weeks later as many remain busy cleaning out their homes, salvaging what they can and some are still without power. more

By Ann Friedman | 11/14/12

Toiletries, flashlights, batteries, children’s clothing, toys, diapers, cleaning supplies, paper goods, utensils and kosher food are still in high demand in the Five Towns.

In Sandy’s wake, a surge of support

After seeing many people in the community with homes ruined and lives turned upside down in the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, Five Towns Community Chest Board President Steven Spiro said the organization was spurred into action. more

By Ann Friedman | 11/14/12

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