Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Residents continued to voice their frustration over the Village of Atlantic Beach’s looming 87 percent property tax hike.
Atlantic Beach Village has approved a 2025-26 budget with an unprecedented 87% property tax increase, which Mayor George Pappas attributes to Nassau County tax shifts and procedural errors by previous administrations.
The Chabad of the Five Towns will host its milestone 30th annual Lag B'Omer celebration on May 15 at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park, featuring a bonfire, activities, and community gathering.
New York public schools will prohibit smartphone use during all school hours beginning in the 2025-26 school year as part of the state's new budget, with $13.5 million allocated for storage solutions.
Five Towns resident Nina Kentsis has self-published her debut novel "Acts of Lovingkindness," a coming-of-age story set in the mid-1990s that follows a high school freshman navigating first love and family challenges.
A mix of incumbents and newcomers are vying for three seats on the Lawrence Board of Education, with Michael Hatten facing challenges from Tova Rosenfeld and Aryeh Dicker, Dr. David Sussman competing against Ezra Glass, and Tova Plaut running unopposed.
After 18 years with the district, Assistant Superintendent Dina Anzalone will succeed Ralph Marino Jr. as superintendent of Hewlett-Woodmere schools starting July 1.
Holocaust survivor Paul Gross recounted his experiences during a Yom Hashoah commemoration at Congregation Beth Sholom, emphasizing the importance of preserving survivor testimony for future generations.
Three community members - Rochelle Genack, Annette Pat Jones and Michele Justic - are running to replace retiring trustee Audrian Gray on the Peninsula Public Library Board in the upcoming May 20 election.
The Town of Hempstead marked Yom Hashoah by launching a multi-faith Antisemitism Task Force and unveiling a commemorative plaque at Rock Hall Museum in Lawrence.
The Chabad of Hewlett hosted a women's celebration of Tu B'shvat, the Jewish New Year of Trees, featuring traditional foods and a resin-poured challah board crafting activity.
Columnist
For over three years, my colleagues — former Congressman Anthony D’Esposito, State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, County Legislator Patrick …
Columnist
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Columnist
I just returned from Pope Francis’s funeral. It was a great honor to be a member of the small official U.S. delegation. As his simple wooden coffin, marked by a plain cross, emerged into the Rome sunlight, a ripple of applause rose from the crowd — a spontaneous act of gratitude for a man who lived a life of service, humility and love.
Editorial
Mothers aren’t simply caregivers or beloved relatives. They are the architects of family life, the silent engineers who bind generations together with sacrifice, patience and unwavering love.