A communitywide effort is expected to feed 100 homebound seniors, mostly in Inwood and Lawrence, on Thanksgiving, and as the spirit of giving spreads, donations will help many others in the Five Towns as well.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/25/15
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Helping people who need a hand and ensuring that they can celebrate Thanksgiving similar to their neighbors is the goal of the Rina Shklonik Kosher Food Pantry on Central Avenue in Woodmere that is run by the Marion and Aaron Gural JCC.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/18/15
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After working as a substance-abuse counselor in New York City for more 20 years, Connie Pacheco opened her own school, Recoveries R Us, at 420 Doughty Blvd., in Inwood, on Sept. 25.
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By Vanessa Parker
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10/7/15
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Closed since 2011, a former Nassau County Department of Public Works facility on Alemeda Street, off Bayview Avenue in Inwood, could be the site of a temporary video lottery terminal casino.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/30/15
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Bigotry slant is disgraceful
To the Editor:
Wow! I read the Summit Avenue article “Residents seek increased security” in the July 30-Aug. 5 Herald, and although I have not lived in Inwood for 20 years, I still have family and friends there.
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8/19/15
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Based on a New York State Labor Department Public Employee and Health Bureau report, the Inwood Fire Department violated federal safety and training standards when it permitted one of its volunteer firefighters to enter a Woodmere house that was on fire on Dec. 19 without an assigned partner, according to Newsday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/8/15
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Hockey teams representing the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association and the county’s volunteer firefighters will face off in a charity game at Nassau Coliseum on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. to raise money for the family of Joseph Sanford Jr., a volunteer Inwood fireman who died on Dec. 23 due to injuries suffered when responding to a Woodmere house that had been on fire four days earlier.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/27/15
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Hundreds of local dignitaries, residents, friends and relatives attended the funeral mass at St. Joachim’s R.C. Church in Cedarhurst on Friday to pay their respects to lifelong Five Towns resident Andrew J. Parise who died on Feb. 8 at 90.
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/13/15
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Woodmere resident Avi Fertig has created an online petition calling for the Lawrence School District to rename Lawrence Middle School in memory of Inwood resident and volunteer firefighter Joseph Sanford Jr., who died on Dec. 23 of injuries he suffered four days earlier, when he responded to a house fire on Central Avenue in Woodmere and fell from the first floor to the basement.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/7/15
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As seen on Avi Fertig's Twitter feed a petition has been started to rename Lawrence Middle School for Inwood volunteer firefighter Joseph Sanford Jr.,who died on Dec. 23 due to injuries suffered in a fall when responding to a Woodmere house fire on Dec. 19.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/3/15
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