A lengthy, threatening note slipped into a package of Five Towns Jewish Times newspapers that were left on the doorstep of Rabbi Kenneth Hain’s Lawrence home last Friday attacked him after Hain, a prominent spiritual leader, took a stand against a news photo that the outlet recently published on its front page.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/19/21
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With nearly 30 confirmed cases of the coronavirus among students and staff in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District since Nov. 23, district officials sent a survey to parents focusing on the possibility of on-site rapid Covid-19 testing.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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12/10/20
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The aisles are wide, the lighting is bright and freshness abounds with the grand opening of the new 67,000-square-foot Stop & Shop supermarket at 253-01 Rockaway Blvd., in the Five Towns Shopping Center on Oct. 30, and listed as the Woodmere store by Stop & Shop officials.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/30/20
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Nearly 32 years after her death, friends of Kelly Tinyes have begun the Forever Young Kelly Brick Campaign, and are encouraging people to buy personalized bricks and benches in Grant Park in Hewlett, her favorite park.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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10/14/20
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Incumbent 20th District Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller, a Republican and an Atlantic Beach resident, is running for her third two-year term. Challenger Gregory Marks, a Public …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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10/1/20
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Nearly 50 years ago, we bought our house in Woodmere because it had a back porch.
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10/1/20
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The owners of the Woodmere Club have filed a a $200 million federal lawsuit against the Town of Hempstead and the villages of Lawrence and Woodsburgh over the Coastal Conservation District that aims to inhibit the proposed development.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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9/4/20
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The owners of the Woodmere Club have filed a federal lawsuit against the Town of Hempstead and the villages of Lawrence and Woodsburgh over those municipalities creating a Coastal Conservation District that aims to inhibit the proposed development.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/2/20
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When two friends were taking a walk in North Woodmere, the last thing they expected to see were some of the words and symbols they saw written on stones being used for utility work.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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8/25/20
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Circle June 23 on the calendar, and not just for the congressional primary. Next Tuesday there will be a public hearing in Hempstead Town Hall, and online, on a proposed Coastal Conservation District that, if approved, would have a substantial impact on the planned Woodmere Club development.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/17/20
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