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Partly Cloudy Five Towners to battle overdevelopment at Aug. 16 meeting
Residents seek moratorium on major development
Five Towners will meet at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club on Aug. 16 to make local elected officials aware of their opposition to major developments — such as proposed projects at the …
Five Towns Civic Association still opposed to Woodmere club development
Municipalities to review applications after litigation
With the possibility that there could be an agreement among the Town of Hempstead, the villages of Lawrence and Woodsburgh and the owners of the Woodmere Club to build 80 homes on the property, the …
Body recovered in Broad Channel identified as Far Rockaway resident Berman Gutierrez
The body of a person found floating in Broad Channel near Lawrence at 5:40 p.m. on Aug. 9, was identified as Far Rockaway resident Berman Gutierrez, Nassau County police said.
Atlantic Beach, Chabad federal case continues
The legal wrangling between Atlantic Beach village and the Chabad of the Beaches will continue, as both parties will send briefings to the judge after the Aug. 3 federal court hearing. Justice Joanna …
Former U.S. envoy David Friedman visits Cedarhurst for book signing
Lifelong Five Towns resident David Friedman, the former United States ambassador to Israel under President Trump, attracted a crowd at Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst during a book-signing event …
Celebrating garlic and shallots in Atlantic Beach
Under a perfect early evening summer sky, the Village Garden, a group of Atlantic Beach volunteers who tend the community garden in the village hosted their second annual garlic and shallot festival …
NICE aims to ease rider travel anxiety
Nassau Inter-County Express bus service unveiled what it’s described as a more individualized service for riders with questions, concerns or even anxieties regarding the public bus …
Cedarhurst's Mark Getman hits the ice in summer showcase
More than 30 years after Mark Getman was on the ice in front of a crowd to figure skate, the nearly 50-year-old Cedarhurst resident took part in the Summer Celebration Exhibition hosted by the Skating Club of New York at The Rinx in Hauppauge last month.
Woodmere's Elliot Steinmetz honored with Coach of the Year Award
Woodmere resident Elliot Steinmetz, the men’s varsity basketball coach at Yeshiva University, will be the inaugural recipient of the Jewish Sports Heritage Association’s
Summer fun at the Five Towns Community Center camp
Walking briskly through the Five Towns Community building, camp director Sasha Young led a Herald reporter to and fro the individual rooms and then outside where more than 100 campers were taking part in activities from rehearsing for the Aug. 4 camp talent show to playing the children’s game redlight-greenlight.
Five Towners to battle overdevelopment at Aug. 16 meeting
Five Towners will meet at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club on Aug. 16 to make local elected officials aware of their opposition to major developments — such as proposed projects at the …
Five Towns Civic Association still opposed to Woodmere club development
With the possibility that there could be an agreement among the Town of Hempstead, the villages of Lawrence and Woodsburgh and the owners of the Woodmere Club to build 80 homes on the property, the …
Body recovered in Broad Channel identified as Far Rockaway resident Berman Gutierrez
The body of a person found floating in Broad Channel near Lawrence at 5:40 p.m. on Aug. 9, was identified as Far Rockaway resident Berman Gutierrez, Nassau County police said.
Atlantic Beach, Chabad federal case continues
The legal wrangling between Atlantic Beach village and the Chabad of the Beaches will continue, as both parties will send briefings to the judge after the Aug. 3 federal court hearing. Justice Joanna …
Editorial
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