For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is …
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By Scott Brinton
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6/4/20
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Morning prayers amid Covid-19 in Lawrence
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On a picturesque spring Thursday, a father and two sons, who declined to give their names, led a morning prayer service on Lawrence Avenue near the Long Island Rail Road train station in Lawrence. Everyone else stood at a distance, most in front of their own homes.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/22/20
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Family, friends gather to remember Lori Lewis
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Family, friends and co-workers from Pugatch Realty, and some are both, gathered at the Woodmere Club in Woodmere on March 18 to remember Lori Lewis, who lost her battle with breast cancer.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/23/18
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Celebrating their time at the Trade School
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Former Trade School students reveled in their friendships and good times at the annual reunion at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on July 29.
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8/17/17
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Enjoying the food and drink at Fleishfest
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After the period of Nine Days mourning the destruction of the first and second temples, the fifth annual Fleishfest was held at the Cedarhurst home of Penina & David Klein on Aug. 3.
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8/17/17
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Juniors and Explorers from 11 communities, including Baldwin, East Meadow, East Norwich, East Rockaway, Franklin Square, Glen Cove, Hewlett, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Point Lookout and Wantagh attended Fire Camp ‘Fahrenheit 516’ at the Fire Service Academy in Bethpage last month.
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8/3/17
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Walking and donating to support the IDF’s ‘lone soldiers’
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Roughly 200 people walked along the Atlantic Beach boardwalk to show their support for “lone soldiers” and the A Package From Home organization that sends various sundries to military men and women who serve in the Israel Defense Forces — soldiers who do not have immediate family in Israel.
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8/3/17
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Maccabi karate team visits Woodsburgh
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Dr. Alex Sternberg and his wife, Ilyse, opened their Woodsburgh home to the U.S. Karate team on May 28 that will be competing in the world Maccabiah Games in July. Sternberg was behind making karate a part of the games in 1977. In contrast, karate will make its Olympic debut in three years.
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6/12/17
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Old Glory installed along Broadway in Hewlett and Woodmere
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The Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association partnered with Ted Eid and Tee Pee Sign Services in Hempstead to install American flags along Broadway in Hewlett and Woodmere on May 17.
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5/25/17
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Is that Bruce Wayne or Josh Aryeh or Batman unmasked?
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Lawrence resident Josh Aryeh who dresses up as Batman and takes ill children for rides in his Batmobile — a Nissan GT-R — hosted 20 members from Brooklyn-based Harmony Services, an adult mental health services programs.
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5/25/17
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