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Lawrence Primary School students earn badges, gain civic awareness
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More than 100 kindergartners, first- and second-graders attending the Lawrence Primary School at the Number Two School are receiving a hands-on, interactive introduction to Cub Scouting.
New strategy for Lawrence Woodmere Academy
Five Towns private school makes changes after teacher sex scandals
After the departure of Alan Bernstein as headmaster of the private Lawrence Woodmere Academy in the wake of two sex scandals involving teachers, school officials made several changes, adding two new trustees, partnering with them on a new long-term strategy and naming a new head of school.
Atlantic Beach cultivates a community garden
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The Village of Atlantic Beach is opening a community garden this summer. The village is installing 10 raised beds, including one specifically for children and another four-foot by four-foot bed that is wheelchair accessible, just south of the Atlantic Beach Tennis Center, and across the street from Village Hall on The Plaza.
Water pressure back on in the Five Towns
Broken pipe impacted Cedarhurst, East Rockaway, Hewlett, Lawrence, Lynbrook, Malverne and Valley Stream
The water main break that occurred on Feb. 13 at the intersection of Peninsula Boulevard and Peterson Place Avenue in Lynbrook affected the Five Towns as there was sporadic water pressure in Cedarhurst and Lawrence villages. Officials said it has been repaired.
Lawrence School District receives nearly $13 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Nearly $13 million in federal money was awarded to the Lawrence School District for building repairs that occurred when Hurricane Sandy ripped through the East Coast on Oct. 29, 2012.
Inwood-based Laundrylux succeeds in a unique industry
A unique family business now its third generation of leadership and headquartered in Inwood brings a distinctive perspective to the commercial laundry equipment industry.
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Nassau County is lead agency on proposed Woodmere Club project
The Nassau County Department of Public Works Planning Commission on Jan. 31 named itself the lead agency in the State Environmental Quality Review Act study on the proposed development of the Woodmere Club.
Ringing in the Year of the Pig at Lawrence Primary School
“Gung hay fat choy,” the Cantonese phrase that literally translates to “wishing you great happiness and prosperity,” is a standard way of saying Happy New Year in China.
Temple Israel of Lawrence to host anti-Semitism talk
With anti-Semitic hate crimes on the rise, up 57 percent in 2017 from the previous year — a record jump for a one-year period according to the Anti-Defamation League — Temple Israel of Lawrence will host a talk and a question and answer session with Michael D. Cohen, eastern director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.
HAFTR Highlights
Hawks hoops it up, go clubbing and sport their skills
After Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns High School students returned on Jan. 28 from a well-deserved vacation the second semester began with a bang.
Championship dreams for LWA
Two years removed from a victory in the Private Schools Athletic Association title game, the Lawrence Woodmere Academy girls are hoping to cap off the 2018-19 …
Kids work the dough at Chabad of the Five Towns challah bake
Children from 5 to 13 kneaded, manipulated and molded the dough needed to make the traditional Jewish bread — challah — at the Mega Kids Challah and Babka Bake at The Brandeis School in Lawrence on Feb. 3.
Seasons has new owners
The son of a rabbi who was known for owning an iconic kosher deli on Manhattan’s Lower East Side now owns the nation’s largest kosher supermarket chain. Joseph Bistritzky, his family and a group of investors are the new owners of the six-store Seasons franchise, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last fall.
‘We were the best, best of friends’
They might have been the original “You had me at hello” couple. When Karen Gibbs, 18, went on a blind date in May 1965 with Columbia University Law School student Gerald “Jerry” Morganstern, 22, he was saying good night when he added, “While I’ve got you here . . .” Gibbs, who would become his wife, replied simply, “You’ve got me.”
Cleaning up spills, preserving the wildlife at The Brandeis school in Lawrence
Fourth-graders in Donna Weiss’s class at The Brandeis school in Lawrence were posed the question: How can we clean up oil spills from our waters to save wildlife?
Grooming their business for success in Hewlett
Artistic Men’s Grooming at 1217 Broadway in Hewlett hosted a traditional grand opening ribbon-cutting in the afternoon and then held a grand opening soiree with kosher cocktails and hors d’oevre and music at 7 p.m., on Feb. 7.
Doing a great mitzvah in Woodmere
There are 613 mitzvahs (commandments) documented in the Torah and more than a few revolve on helping one’s fellow person and, of course, one of the Ten Commandments, No. 8 to be exact is, “You shall not steal.”
Go on a ‘blind date’ with a book from Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
Throughout February, the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library is running its second “Blind Date with a Book” program. The goal is to help people discover new favorite books and amazing authors. Everyone is welcome to get involved.
New traffic pattern on Rockaway Turnpike as Nassau Expressway work progresses
Because of the shifting construction and renovations on the Nassau Expressway, motorists should expect a new traffic pattern on Rockaway Turnpike between Nassau Expressway (state route 878) and Bay Boulevard.