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Overcast Flood watch remains in effect across Nassau County trough late tonight
What the Five Towns should expect
Five Towns residents need to take cautionary measures as Woodmere and surrounding areas are highlighted for flash flooding.
How will a federal government shutdown affect you?
There is looming discussion of a federal government shutdown, anticipated on Sunday morning, if Congress does not pass the necessary spending legislation by Oct. 1, the start of the federal fiscal …
Road racing, a concern for everyone in the Five Towns
Illegal road racing remains a source of worry for Five Towns residents.
A hockey hat trick, Hewlett, East Rockaway and Rockville Centre form team
It was the 2019-20 season of the High School Hockey League of Nassau County and the Lynbrook Hewlett-Woodmere and East Rockaway middle school hockey team was making a big push for the playoffs with a lot of momentum. But then, Covid-19 happened, everything including the season shut down right when the first round was about to start.
Hewlett High School's newest tradition for seniors
Posters, balloons, flowers and gifts on the field or the court? It must be Senior Night.
PHOTOS: The new Torah celebration at the Chabad of the Five Towns
From the writing of the letters in the Torah scroll at the home of Rabbi Zalman and Rebbetzin Chanie Wolowik in Woodmere to the dancing in the street to 74 Maple Ave. in Cedarhurst, the home of the Chabad of the Five Towns the new Torah was celebrated on Sept. 10.
After-school learning at the Five Towns Community Center is fun and safe
The Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence is ringing in the start of the school year with its after-school program that serves as a gathering spot for children in the community.
Two men sought for alleged North Lawrence robbery
Two men allegedly came into Snipes Shoe Store on Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence, took several items of clothing from the shelves and shoved a woman employee, 21, out of their way and left the store on foot at 11:05 a.m. on Sept. 21, according to Nassau police. No injuries were reported.
Lawrence is represented in the State Supreme Court
Two state supreme court candidates are Lawrence High School graduates.
Students have more anxiety than ever before, Lawrence public schools is addressing it
Leaving for school in the morning is a newly appreciated blessing for most students these days, who not long ago languished at home, learning remotely — or trying to — in front of their computers. They didn’t have to get dressed for school, but as the pandemic dragged on, they discovered all the things they missed about being there.
Editorial
A call for responsible boating
Although it’s late in the season, boating safety should remain at the forefront for everyone on the water.
Randi Kreiss
I’ll be choosing my words even more carefully
I’ll be seeing you, just not every week. In June, when I wrote “Column writing through hell and high water,” I told readers I was taking a leave from writing for a few months . . .
Op-Ed
Searching the sky 2,000 miles from home
On clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah.
Jerry Kremer
In Washington, the inmates are running the asylum
Every few months there is a respected opinion poll that asks how much credibility Congress has. Poll after poll finds that the public’s faith in Congress is at an all-time low, and sinking lower by the week.