The Chabad of Hewlett’s annual Hanukkah on Ice at Grant Park in Hewlett on Dec. 1, the fourth night of the eight-day Jewish holiday, included the sculpted ice menorah that was five-feet tall, a fire show, dancing, a wax candle factory, decorate your own donut, coloring and raffles and prizes.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/9/21
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The new Hewlett-Woodmere Little League three-team softball program got under way earlier in the month, with the Rockies playing their first game against the Cardinals a 20-13 loss on Sept. 13 at Grant Park in Hewlett, after a decade without the sport being part of the 64-year-old league. The Cards played the Brewers the day before to a 15-15 tie.
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By Lisa Margaria
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9/23/21
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In the fall, families and their students plan college tours. Given the time it takes to schedule and navigate such visits, careful planning is imperative.
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By Robert A. Scott
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8/12/21
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Hewlett-Woodmere School District students in grades three to eight got to skate the night away or at least two hours on Feb. 23.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/5/21
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A golden retriever by the name of Lucky fell into the partially frozen pond at Nassau County’s Grant Park in Hewlett and was rescued by the Hewlett Fire Department at 9:05 a.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/7/21
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If time is really relative and there are time travelers out there from the future thinking about where to visit, do not, I repeat, do not go back to 2020.
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2/4/21
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Nearly 32 years after her death, friends of Kelly Tinyes have begun the Forever Young Kelly Brick Campaign, and are encouraging people to buy personalized bricks and benches in Grant Park in Hewlett, her favorite park.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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10/14/20
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People started to stream into the demonstration in front of the Nassau County Legislature and Executive Building in Mineola nearly an hour before the scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time. They had come to …
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By Nakeem Grant, Ronny Reyes, Darwin Yanes and Scott Brinton
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6/1/20
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The model of higher education today rests on a system created in the Middle Ages, when knowledge was highly concentrated in a few places and in a few hands. It has evolved only slowly over the centuries.
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4/3/20
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To reduce the spread of the coronavirus, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut banned gatherings of more than 50 people effective 8 p.m. Monday night, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who tweeted the …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/16/20
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