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Planned Parenthood of Nassau County offers patient consultations about intrauterine devices and other types of LARCs.

Among women, Trump victory fuels birth-control concerns

Samantha Spoto, a 24-year-old from Oceanside, said that she is considering using a form of birth control that “will last longer than a Trump presidency” — long-acting reversible … more

By Julie Mansmann and Nick Ciccone | 11/15/16

Listening to what the candidates have to say

Twenty-two days before Election Day, Nov. 8, a half dozen candidates from three political races spoke on several issues at the forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Nassau that took place at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library in Hewlett on Oct. 19. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/26/16

Assembly district candidates speak in Hewlett

The two Democratic Party candidates vying for the Assembly District 20 seat, Anthony Eramo and Jeffrey Toback, exchanged views on several issues during a forum sponsored by the Southwest Nassau League of Women Voters (LWV) held at the Hewlett Woodmere Public Library on Aug. 30. more

By Diana Colapietro | 9/7/16

Meet the Assembly District 20 candidates

The Southwest Nassau chapter of the League of Women Voters holds a Meet the Candidates night on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library at 1125 Broadway in Hewlett. more

8/24/16

Kealys Vargas and her personal shopper, June Cadel, looked at winter hat at the NCJW Back 2 School store.

NCJW store gets kids ready for school [Photo gallery]

The annual Back 2 School store, sponsored by the Peninsula and South Shore sections of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), took place at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook last Sunday. more

8/4/16

Kindergartners to fifth-graders had their choice of clothes and school supplies at the National Council of Jewish Women’s annual Back 2 School store held last year.

Getting children ready for school

While the thought of going back to school may haunt the minds and hearts of young individuals during the summer months, there is some good that can come from this time of year. more

By Diana Colapietro | 7/27/16

Comfort blankets made by National Council of Jewish Women and Center for Adult Life enrichment members that will be donated by We Care Blankets to children’s hospitals throughout the U.S.

NCJW & CALE collaborate on weaving together a gift of comfort

A group of knitters coordinated by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Peninsula Section will be donating more than 40 blankets to children’s hospitals at the end of the month, according to Sunya Kleiner, a Lawrence resident and former NCJW community service vice president. more

By Diana Colapietro | 7/13/16

Kulanu faculty Deborha, Gulotta, Nicole Zittel, Marita Ingram and Barbara Mezrahi accepted their winning certificate from NCJW’s Joan P. Ivler, left, and Cedarhurst Mayor Benjamin Weinstock on May 22.

National Council of Jewish Women rededicates accessible playground in Cedarhurst Park

The National Council of Jewish Women, Peninsula Section celebrated the 15th anniversary of the first universally accessible playground in Nassau County at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park in the Village of Cedarhurst with a rededication ceremony last Sunday. more

5/25/16

Linda Scherzer, the director of the Write On for Israel program, will be one of the panelists discussing anti-Semitism at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre on April 13.

Battling anti-Semitic rhetoric

A rise in anti-Semitism on college campuses, fueled by a hatred of Israel and its policies toward Palestinians, has propelled groups such as the National Council of Jewish Women to offer college-bound students the facts they need to respond to what is perceived as misinformation about the Jewish state. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/6/16

End Rape on Campus co-founder Sofie Karasek will be one of three speakers at a forum on sexual assault at Hewlett High School.

Addressing sexual assault at college

A 2015 survey conducted by the Association of American Universities of 150,000 college students from 27 U.S. universities, found that 23 percent of women said they have experienced unwanted sexual contact — ranging from kissing to touching to rape — done by force or the threat of physical violence, and in some cases while they were incapacitated due to alcohol or drug use. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/23/16

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