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As Gammy’s Pantry closes at the Five Towns Community Center, neighbors collect food and other items on Monday
Gammy’s Pantry is gone, food distribution continues
Explore the transition of Gammy's Pantry within the Five Towns Community Center, highlighting the legacy of its founder Sasha Young, assurance of pantry's continuity by Gwynn Campbell amidst organizational changes, and ongoing community support from organizations like Rock and Wrap It Up!, all amid discussions about the center's future under the guidance of Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. more
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Richie Grossman coaches in the Hewlett-Woodmere Little League, which plays and practices on the baseball fields at North Woodmere Park, just one of the amenities at the county facility.
They don’t take county parks for granted
Discover Nassau County's expansive park amenities and future plans, showcasing a substantial return on investment for residents. more
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Herald file photo The Lawrence school district is one of 16 districts of the 50 across Nassau County that do not offer late buses for its students. Above, Independent Coach is one of the bus companies Lawrence uses to transport students.
Want a late bus? Not in Lawrence school district
Some Nassau County school districts lack late buses, sparking debate over budget allocation and student accessibility. more
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Peninsula Kiwanis and Independent Coach Corp. teamed up this year, to prepare for the organizations’ annual toy drive. While it is a holiday- based event, it is a year- round project, collecting toy donations, transporting and storing them.
How does Peninsula Kiwanis, Independent Coach and Nassau County partner on toy drive?
Giving toys to Five Towns children in need is a year round project, according to Christopher McGrath, former president of Peninsula Kiwanis Club. more
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More than 3,000 newspapers have closed across the country since 2005, resulting in countless communities losing essential platforms for sharing their stories. The Empire State Local News Coalition intends to reverse that by advancing new legislation and initiatives that would protect jobs, and incentivize small business to advertise.
Coalition formed to advocate for local journalism
A statewide group of local news organizations — comprising of more than 100 newspapers across New York — has launched The Empire State Local News Coalition, a joint advocacy effort to advance a legislative package intended to deliver long-term sustainability to the sector. more
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Sasha Young, of Inwood, founder of Gammy’s Pantry in the Five Towns Community Center, is resigning amid uncertainty about the center’s future. She was the Herald’s 2020 Person of the Year.
Sasha Young resigns at Five Towns Community Center
Sasha Young, founder of Gammy’s Pantry in the Five Towns Community Center and the Herald’s 2020 Person of the Year, is resigning from her job at the center amid uncertainty about the Lawrence facility’s future. more
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A court has ruled Hofstra University president Susan Poser won’t need to appear in front the Nassau County Legislature until February, to answer questions posed by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who claims Poser is working with a competing casino bid in Queens to upend efforts for the Las Vegas Sands to take over the Nassau Coliseum site.
Poser won’t appear before Blakeman and county legislature until February
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's efforts to bring in Hofstra University president Susan Poser before the county legislature will have to wait until February. more
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The Nassau County Bridge Authority passed a resolution on Jan. 15 to move forward with legal action against Lawrence village for not resolving the issue. Above, the lights on a portion of the Nassau Expressway that were not working in 2019.
Nassau County Bridge Authority initiates legal action against Lawrence village
The Nassau County Bridge Authority is taking legal action against Lawrence village after deflected requests to fix the lighting on the Nassau Expressway, also known as state route 878, on the Lawrence side of the Atlantic Beach Bridge. They have filed a notice of claim, sending letters to Governor Kathy Hochul, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office among others. more
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Nassau County Legislature presiding officer Howard Kopel, said they were compelling Hofstra University president Susan Poser to appear before the legislature next week. But a court has since delayed any such appearance until at least February, after the school successfully petitioned the same court that ruled against the county in its negotiations with the Las Vegas Sands to redevelop the Nassau Coliseum last year.
Poser says she won’t visit county legislature Monday in casino probe
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman ordered Hofstra University president Susan Poser to appear in front of the county legislature next week. But it seems Blakeman and others will have to wait until at least February. more
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