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Overcast Amazon coming to Woodmere
Amazon, the ubiquitous e-commerce company that has sent items to homes and businesses across the globe, is headed to Woodmere as part of a lease agreement with the Town of Hempstead.
Seven candidates running for five Hewlett-Woodmere board of education seats
Hewlett-Woodmere School District residents can choose from seven candidates running to fill five seats on the Board of Education in next Tuesday’s election. Current Board President Debra …
In Lawrence it is Blachorsky vs. Matathias, Feldhamer is unopposed
Residents in the Lawrence School District could party like it is 2018. Three years ago the ballot for the Board of Education was identical to this year’s with incumbent Trustee Heshy Blachorsky being challenged by Asher Matathias and Trustee Abel Feldhamer running unopposed. All terms are three years.
Voting on Lawrence schools and Peninsula library budgets is May 11
While the proposed Lawrence School District budget for the 2021-22 school year is identical to the current operating budget – $102,490,053 with 0 percent tax-cap increase – one thing has changed since Assistant superintendent for Business and Operations Jeremy Feder unveiled the preliminary fiscal plan in March: Lawrence will not lost nearly $60,000 in state aid.
Hewlett-Woodmere candidates night, May 5
The Hewlett-Woodmere Central Council PTA is hosting a Candidate’s Night on Wednesday, May 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Hewlett High School auditorium with the Board of Education candidates in-person and a total of 100 people. For attendees it will be first come, first served. The event will also be livestreamed on the school district’s website.
Voting on Hewlett-Woodmere school, library budgets and trustees is May 11
In addition to voting for five seats on the Hewlett-Woodmere School board of education and one on the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library board, district residents can vote on May 11 for two propositions …
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Teen hit by car in North Lawrence
A 13-year-old boy was struck by a gray and blue Volkswagen Passat as he was crossing the street in front of 271 Burnside Ave. in North Lawrence at 4:30 p.m. on May 2, Nassau County police said.
Queens man arrested for alleged menacing in North Lawrence
Nassau County police arrested a Queens man for allegedly menacing another man in the parking lot of the Verizon store at 369 Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence at 5:20 p.n. on May 1.
LWA Antics
Volleying back to some normalcy
Due to Covid-19 many schools have had to shut down sports for the rest of the year, but things might be changing for the better. Lawrence Woodmere Academy’s girls finished their volleyball season.
Lawrence Lately
Activities shift mood from anxiety to buoyant
Since the last column I have wrote, I have seen the light and positivity that many of us Lawrence High School students have been longing for. First and foremost, sports were able to resume this year.
Jackie 'The Joke Man' Martling performs for military veterans in Cedarhurst
In the driveway of Syd Mandelbam’s Cedarhurst, Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling made it seem like The Comedy Store as the comedian performed for nearly 20 people, mostly military veterans, who take part in the free veterans farmers market that Mandelbaum runs through his Rock and Wrap It Up! organization.
Cedarhurst water flushing through May 7
New York American Water begins flushing its water distribution system in Cedarhurst on May 3, and the work continues through May 7 as part of the spring water quality program to clear mineral deposits and sediment that might built up inside the pipes.