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Mostly Cloudy and Windy Collecting public opinion on Five Towns projects
Santa Haanraadtz has lived in her home at 110 Bayswater Blvd., in Inwood, for 43 years, and has never seen a storm like Hurricane Sandy.
Lighting the way at Yeshiva of South Shore
Hewlett yeshiva hosts students’ grandparents
In the 1950s, Jeffrey Bienenfeld, a young man from Cedarhurst, traveled to East New York, Brooklyn, to be taught Jewish lessons by Rabbi Binyomin Kamenetzky at Yeshivas Toras Chaim, which was founded by Rabbi Isaac Schmidman in 1927.
Planning the cleanup of 175 Roger Ave. in Inwood
Public comment is now being collected until Nov. 30 on the draft plan for the investigation into the cleanup of 175 Roger Ave. in Inwood...
Commemorating Veterans Day in Inwood
Eleven members of Pfc. John J. Oliveri Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1582 gathered around the memorial monument at the intersection of Doughty Boulevard and Mott Avenue in Inwood for another year.
Living and deceased soldiers honored on Veterans Day in Cedarhurst
Remembering the sacrifices made by military personnel
“Our gathering is just one small spark in the flame of pride that runs across the nation everyday,” Village of Cedarhurst trustee Ari Brown said.
Woodmere resident Estelle Goldfarb looking for a kidney donor
Woodmere resident Jason Goldfarb is doing whatever it takes to help out his mother, Estelle Goldfarb, who is in need of a kidney transplant.
Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence schools kick off holiday food drives
With the holiday season fast approaching, both of the public-school districts in the Five Towns are revving up their food donation efforts into full gear.
Stirring the environmental straw
A Woodmere resident has started a business that is looking to make the world more eco-friendly.
Get certified in mental health first aid at Young Israel of Hewlett
Young Israel of Hewlett will host a two-day mental health first aid certification course on Monday, Nov. 18 and Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 10 p.m., both nights.
Woodmere man on the kidney transplant list
Woodmere resident Steve Deutschman is one of the 113,323 United States citizens that are on the national organ transplant waiting list...
Woodmere resident hired by LiveOnNY
Rabbi Ari Perl, of Woodmere, the former senior rabbi of the Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach, was named the vice president for Jewish Community Engagement & Multicultural Education for LiveOnNY...
HAFTR Highlights
Spirited clubbing, traveling and playing
School spirit soared on Oct. 29, as Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School launched its sports season with a lively Spirit Day and pep rally.
Young Israel of Woodmere rabbi tapped by the Orthodox Union
Rabbi Shay Schachter, a Woodmere resident, and director of Young Israel of Woodmere’s adult educational programs, was named to serve as rabbinic and Jewish law adviser for the Orthodox Union’s Yachad...
Arts Below Sunrise raffle winner collects her prize
Dan Johannessen, who runs the Nassau County Police Department Explorers Program, dropped in his raffle tickets during the eighth annual Arts Below Sunrise festival on Sept. 22...
Spirited fun at LWA’s Homecoming
School spirit was on full display at Lawrence Woodmere Academy’s 19th annual Homecoming on Oct. 19...
Brandeis shows off its STEAM backbone
Michelle Savoy’s third-grade class at The Brandeis School in Lawrence learned about the difference between vertebrate (with a backbone) and invertebrate (no backbone) as well as the significance of backbones and spinal columns in animals on Nov. 5.
Five Towns Kiwanis install new president
Anthony Campanile was installed as the Five Towns Kiwanis Club’s president for 2019-2020 as its Oct. 3 installation ceremony.
Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni association is seeking Hall of Fame nominations
The Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association is asking for nominations of possible inductees to the alumni Hall of Fame...