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After eight years as Lawrence’s superintendent and a 48-year career in education, Dr. John Fitzsimons officially retires on June 30.

For the first time in 65 years, Dr. John Fitzsimons will not be heading to school in September. He will end his 48-year career in education on June 30, when he officially retires as the Lawrence School District’s superintendent after eight years. more

JEFF BESSEN | 6/23/11

North Woodmere resident Adam Nussen will be saving lives this summer as a Jones Beach lifeguard

Learning the job skills that save lives

Passing the Jones Beach rookie lifeguard test was easy, said North Woodmere resident Adam Nussen, who was among more than 100 hopefuls who competed for a lifeguard job on June 12. Getting offered one of those jobs was the hard part. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 6/23/11

Michal Shulman, known as “Spaghetti the Clown” is one of the four volunteers to be honored at the Lev Leytzan Volunteer Appreciation night.

Lawrence residents to receive credit for clowning

clowning to make people of all ages feel better will receive the “Red Nose Award for Outstanding Community Service” at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Night on June 18 held by Lev Leytzan, the Compassionate Clown Alley, Inc. more

6/10/11

Lawrence native Randy Lawrence conducted a campaign to contact many more members of his graduating class, Lawrence High School’s Class of 1978.

Bringing the Class of 1978 together

When Lawrence High School Class of 1978 alumnus Randy Lawrence attended his 30th high school reunion at Mother Kelly’s in Cedarhurst three years ago, he was frustrated to see no more than 100 out of the 685 of his former classmates there, especially since his class was the largest class to graduate from the high school. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 6/10/11

HAFTR students were among four Five Towns yeshivas that marched in Sunday's "Celebrate Iasrael Parade."

Five Towns schools marched in 'Celebrate Israel Parade'

Four Five Towns yeshivas marched in the "Celebrate Israel Parade" on Sunday, including The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway in Cedarhurst, the Brandeis School and Rambam Mesivta High School, both in Lawrence, the Shalhevet High School for girls and the Shulmuth School for girls, both in Woodmere. more

6/3/11

Cedarhurst author, Jodi LaGreca, promises readers they will enjoy the twists and turns in her books.

Taking her readers on a literary ride

Cedarhurst based author and Hewlett High School alumnus, Jody LaGreca, said before she knows it, a word will come to her mind and a whole story is born. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 6/2/11

Eitan ShapIro and Eli Szpeigel, aka Boogie and Bubbles the clowns entertained the children inside but came outdoors to see the runners off.

Running to help those who need a leg up [Photo gallery]

Rambam Mesivta Yeshiva High School in Lawrence held its inaugural 5K run last Sunday and raised more than $10,000 to assist student families in need during these difficult economic times. more

5/26/11

Stanley Chertok donned his hat to sing “Mariah” at the Five Towns Senior Center open house.

Open house at the Five Towns Senior Center [Photo gallery]

The Five Towns Senior Center located at 37 East Rockaway Road in Hewlett at the Carriage House on the campus of Hewlett High School held an open house last Sunday. more

5/26/11

Lawrence High School students Ashley Gutierrez and Kyran Rogers with Chris Pendergast on the boardwalk durig the "Ride for Life" walk.

Lawrence High students learn about overcoming adversity

Teaching English and life lessons to teenagers is not easy, but Lawrence High School’s Dave Yaker has found a way to reach his students. For the past five years his BOND (Branching Out in New Directions) students participate in the annual “Ride for Life” walk that raises money and awareness about ALS (Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis) better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. more

JEFF BESSEN | 5/26/11

The proposed plan to widen William Street in Lawrence by three feet to accommodate two-way traffic was strongly opposed by residents at the May 12 village board meeting.

William Street plan hits road block

oncerns about the safety of pedestrians and motorists, along with traffic flow prompted the Lawrence village board to unanimously reserve decision on a proposed plan to widen William Street by three feet to create space for two-way traffic on a roadway that currently accommodates only one-way traffic. more

JEFF BESSEN | 5/19/11

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