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The Hewlett High School Chorale performed at the Christmas tree lighting.

There was singing by the Hewlett High School chorale, candy canes, hot chocolate, a substantial crowd and, of course, Santa Claus, as the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association buoyed by local support celebrated the season with its annual Christmas tree lighting at the Veterans Memorial Triangle in Hewlett on Dec. 5. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/9/21

Project Thank A Cop held its second annual Michael Geraldi-Ray Abear Holiday Shop with a Cop at Matty’s Toy Stop in Hewlett on Dec. 4. From left in back were Maegan and Andy Fox, Candace Kearny, Barbara Kartalis, Jim McQuade, Brian Goldstein and David Friedman. From left in front were Carmen, Luca and Mia Geraldi, Patrick Collins and Christie Goldstein.

An arresting toy story at ‘Shop with a Cop’ in Hewlett

Police officers from Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City Police Department were called to the scene. There were multiple law enforcement vehicles on the scene, including a motorcycle and a 210-pound Great Dane named Grey. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/9/21

The Saint Marina Vergine statute was reinstalled in Our Lady of Counsel Church in Inwood after last year’s procession. From left were Santa Marina Society officers Marino Curra and Salvatore and Giuseppe Cimato.

Marking 100 years of celebrating Santa Marina from Italy to Inwood

A century ago, a group of immigrants who settled in Inwood from Filandari, a small town in the Calabria region of Italy — the toe of the country’s boot-shaped peninsula — aimed to share their devotion for their patron saint, Santa Marina Vergine, with their families in the United States. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/15/21

L.I. is making strides on the environmental front

April 22 is Earth Day, when we come together as a nation — and a planet — to celebrate the natural world and renew our vows to protect the environment from harm. In honor of Earth Day five years ago . . . more

4/22/21

Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts led the community in singing holiday songs at the Hewlett-Woodmere Christmas tree lighting on Dec. 8.

Christmas coming to the Five Towns

The holiday season was welcomed into the Five Towns with hot chocolate, cookies, bubbles, music, Batman and a visit from Santa Claus... more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/12/19

The two-day Santa Marina Feast offers several culinary choices from beverages to zeppoles. The hot dogs caught the taste buds of Lynbrook residents Sam Caceren, left, Jocelyn Curra, Jordan Lunati and Justin Forman.

Feasting at the Santa Marina festival in Inwood

For two days the parking lot across from Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Inwood was transformed into a fun-filled space that... more

7/25/19

The annual Santa Marina Feast sponsored by Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Inwood is two days of food, drinks and games. Above is the 2017 festival.

Celebrating a saint with games, food and fun in Inwood

For two days the parking lot across from Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Inwood is transformed to a fun-filled space that includes games, food and rides to celebrate Santa Marina, the patron saint of the mountain-town Filandari, Italy, and serve as a fundraiser for the Santa Marina Society. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 7/3/19

Trump’s border wall math doesn’t add up

At least the federal government’s Santa tracker remained after a partial government shutdown last week, forced by President Trump’s stubborn insistence that Congress allocate $5 billion in funding for his wall to separate the United States and Mexico. more

1/4/19

The zeppole ladies at the Santa Marina Feast, from left Lena Pugliese, Valerie Perrotta, Jenna DeBellis, Pasqualina Curra, Marina Zagari, Maria Vitali, Naomi Curra, Maria Velella and Annamaria Solomon.

Playing, eating at the Santa Marina Feast

For two days —July 13 and July 14 from 7 p.m. to midnight — the parking lot across the street from Our Lady of Good Council Church, 68 Wanser Ave., Inwood, was transformed into the Santa Marina Feast, a fundraiser for the Santa Marina Society complete with rides, games, food and musical entertainment celebrating Santa Marina Vergine, the patron saint of Filandari, Italy. more

7/19/18

Lawrence Lately student columnist Fiza Khader.

Students at Lawrence High School began to celebrate the joys of the season early. On Dec. 13, Lawrence High’s Advanced Placement literature classes had the privilege of watching the off-Broadway show “Pride and Prejudice,” at the Cherry Lane Theater in th

Students at Lawrence High School began to celebrate the joys of the season early. On Dec. 13, Lawrence High’s Advanced Placement literature classes had the privilege of watching the off-Broadway show “Pride and Prejudice,” at the Cherry Lane Theater in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan. more

By Fiza Khader | 1/5/18