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Fair Five Towns Community Center still helping those in need
Lawrence civic resource revs up its programming
For 111 years, whether it was a settlement house, a trade school, the Inwood Community Center or, since the 1970s, the Five Towns Community Center, the Lawrence facility has been a resource for …
Inwood World War II veteran honored
Jeff Burns Sr. Avenue dedicated in memory of 761st Tank Battalion soldier
As pedestrians and motorists pass the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Thomas Court in Inwood a remembrance of a community native can be seen and possibly be a conversation-starter on race …
Five Towns commissioner elections on Dec. 11
Seven special districts, six for fire and one for water reclamation, are holding elections for commissioners on Dec. 11. Voting in each district gets underway at 6 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m., except for …
Calling all ‘elves’ to help collect Christmas gifts
Calling all ‘elves’ to help collect Christmas gifts
Giving during this holiday season can began at the sixth annual Five Towns Community Center toy drive. Unwrapped toys for boys and girls and gift cards that can be used at local stores can be brought to either the Five Towns Community Center, 270 Lawrence Ave, room 340 at the Lawrence Elementary School at 195 Broadway or the Five Towns Karate School, located at 298 Lawrence Ave., all in Lawrence.
South Nassau Communities Hospital, Mount Sinai Health Systems officially partner
Representatives of South Nassau Communities Hospital and the Mount Sinai Health System were set to finalize a partnership at a news conference on Dec. 4. The merger makes South Nassau the Long Island …
Nassau Expressway streetlights are on!
After a car crashed on Thanksgiving Day into the one streetlight pole that houses the controls for all the lights along the Nassau Expressway, multiple levels of government mobilized to remedy the …
Playing chess at the Gural JCC is challenging and fun
The world chess championship ended on Nov. 28, but the education of 10 young boys continues under the tutelage of Anatoly Tonkonogy, a senior master in the centuries old game that remains the …
Remembering George and Barbara Bush
It was the second night of a getaway weekend for me and my wife, Christine, as we celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary at the Breakwater Inn and Spa in Kennebunkport, Maine, in September …
Shabbaton bonds the Davis Renov Stahler community together
Sophomores, juniors and seniors from Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys in Woodmere, their families and rabbis took part in the annual Shabbaton that this year was a weekend at the …
Hewlett Happenings
Thinking of break time, Cabaret Night and hosting the Danes
The four full weeks of school between Thanksgiving and December break are often the most difficult and strenuous weeks of the year for Hewlett High School students. With multiple tests in each …
Hewlett resident to tell her story at My Father’s Place on Dec. 15
Tracey Segarra, of Hewlett, will be one of six storytellers who will recall stories about sex, drugs and rock’n’ roll — Pat Benatar, Bob Marley and Bruce Springsteen are the primary …
Celebrating Hanukkah in Hewlett
On the first night of Hanukkah, Dec. 2, the Hewlett and Woodmere communities gathered at the Veterans Memorial Plaza at the intersection of Broadway and West Broadway in Hewlett to light the menorah. …
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Hatzalah director, of Cedarhurst, dead after being hit by a car
Dr. Richie Friedman, a Cedarhurst resident and Hatzalah director, was walking north in the roadway on Washington Avenue between Donmoor Road and Broadway in Lawrence, when he was struck by a 2016 BMW also headed north at 5:39 p.m. on Dec. 1, according to Nassau County police.
Lawrence native promotes ‘Dirty Dancing’ composer’s new box set
Ken Franklin grew up in Lawrence, where his mother, 94, and two older brothers still live. Inspired by the Broadway musicals his parents took him to and being part of then C.W. Post’s (now LIU …
Rush Capelli Fit Empire opens
Get a head start on your New Year’s resolution. Rush Capelli Fit Empire, at 1215 Station Plaza in Hewlett, is open. The ribbon-cutting was on Nov. 29. Owner and personal trainer Nneka Queen …
‘Pinkalicious’ entertains at Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
More than 100 children and adults watched the post-Thanksgiving children’s show “Pinkalicious” performed by Plaza Theatrical Productions at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library in …
Molloy packs plenty of offense
Molloy College played its best basketball down the stretch last season, salvaging a 7-11 record against East Coast Conference foes and reaching the tournament semifinals.