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The three buildings to be constructed as part of the proposed Pearsall Project, which was discussed at a June 8 public hearing.

The behemoth Pearsall project has shown that even in a community with many people of like minds on many issues, a proposed development that could bring three 45-foot-tall buildings with more than 100 residential units can create a continuing controversy that calls for a common-sense decision. more

Herald Staff | 6/16/22

HAFTR Highlights student columnist Kyra Seidel.

Thinking back and looking ahead

What a year it’s been! After months of learning, hard work, and dedication, the end of the school year has arrived. So many remarkable things have happened over this past year, so let’s take a stroll down memory lane and recap those unforgettable moments. more

By Kyra Seidel | 6/16/22

Satoya L. Mccoy and Rashawn R. Williams, both of Far Rockaway, are charged with several counts for alleged criminal possession of a firearm.

Police arrest two in Inwood for gun possession

Multiple gunshots in the area of Bayview and Walcott avenues in Inwood at 12:30 a.m., on May 16 drew the attention of two officers from the Nassau County Police Department’s Bureau of Special Operation conducting crime prevention enforcement in the Five Towns. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/16/22

Long Island Marathon winner Schlomo Schreiber, from Far Rockaway, celebrated his first place finish. At the far right is Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.

Far Rockaway's Schlomo Schreiber wins Long Island Marathon

Far Rockaway resident Schlomo Schreiber was the first person to cross the finish line of the 48 more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/6/22

HAFTR High School students held yahrzeit candles to light the way in the darkened hallways before the Holocaust Remembrance Day assembly.

HAFTR High School creates historical Holocaust memories through ‘Lasting Legacies’

The hallways at Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School were darkened on the morning of April 28. The only light emanated from yahrzeit candles held by students as they stood outside classrooms. At 9:20 a.m., a siren sounded — as sirens had sounded earlier that day in Israel. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/5/22

The Gural JCC food pantry has had many successful food drives thanks to the work of its many volunteers. Above, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Community Food Drive on MLK Day this year.

Gural JCC helped Five Towns community through the Covid-19 pandemic

Despite the obstacles that came with the coronavirus pandemic, the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC has continued to serve Five Towns and Far Rockaway residents thanks to its dedicated volunteers. more

By Lisa Margaria | 5/5/22

Hello, county Human Rights Commission?

Lucy Pozo fought hard not to let the people sitting in front of her see her cry. The senior at East Rockaway High School stood before the district’s Board of Education . . . more

4/28/22

The new Margaret O. Carpenter Women’s Health Center opened March 31. The goal is to make women’s health care in the Rockaways more accessible.

St. John's health center in Rockaway honors Lawrence resident

What’s being called the first comprehensive women’s health center on the Rockaway Peninsula has opened to much fanfare. more

By Lisa Margaria | 4/7/22

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital received accreditation for its Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program for the fourth straight year.

St. John's Hospital in Far Rockaway re-accredited on diabetes management

For the fourth consecutive year, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway received accreditation by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists for its Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program. more

3/25/22

HAFTR Middle School’s robotics teams dominated the competition at the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education Robotics Tournament in December. From left were students Jack Ymar, Akiva Cunningham, Zachary Straus, Aiden Dworetsjy and Joe Walls.

HAFTR robotics builds life skills and self-esteem

rom a Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School senior who wants to major in engineering in college to a HAFTR Middle School seventh-grader who built his own computer, the robotics program at both levels attracts students who are curious and motivated. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/10/22

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