A huge swath of the outside play area was covered with folding chairs, the basketball hoop poles were decorated with balloons and the dais ran half the length of one side as Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett, an Orthodox Jewish boys only school, celebrated a groundbreaking of a new building and the street dedication for its founder on Nov. 21.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/26/21
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Woodmere Club developers Efrem Gerszberg and Robert Weiss were fined $1,000 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation for two violations — having an applicator improperly apply an herbicide to the golf course and another for improper recordkeeping. Each fine was $500.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/23/21
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The Woodmere Club continues to be a source of controversy, stemming from its plan to be transformed into a 284-home residential development.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/22/21
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Two organizations totaling more than 200 years of existence have partnered to offer small businesses in the Five Towns and surrounding communities an interest-free, no-fee loan up to $50,000.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/3/21
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The volunteerism of the “Kosher Guru,” Hewlett resident Gabriel Boxer, has been on display throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and now he and 24 others will honored for their efforts at …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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8/27/20
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The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC in partnership with Community Chest South Shore and the Leon Mayer Fund along with Kosher Response are holding another free communitywide produce fest on Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Harrison-Kerr Family Center at 140 Central Ave. in Lawrence.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/9/20
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Tropical Storm Isaias struck the Five Towns Tuesday with high winds that have felled multiple trees across the South Shore communities.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/4/20
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Registration for the Wednesday, Aug, 5 Marion & Aaron Gural JCC free produce fest opens tonight, Sunday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/2/20
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Vehicles lined Central Avenue from Rockaway Turnpike to Winchester Place in Lawrence inside the first hour of the July 15 free produce distribution coordinated by the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and Gabriel Boxer, known to many as the “Kosher Guru.”
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/20/20
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The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC holds another free comunitywide produce fest on Wednesday, July 22 from 2 to 8 p.m., at the Harrison-Kerr Family Campus Center, at 140 Lawrence Ave.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/19/20
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