Known for her role in the 1970s television show “Mod Squad” and as the mother of actresses Rashida and Kidada Jones, Lawrence native Peggy Lipton died on May 11 of colon cancer, according to her daughters. Lipton was 72.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/12/19
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Zakiyyah Steward, one of the two people charged in the fatal April 4 car crash in Lawrence last year, was expected to be sentenced on May 9. The hearing was postponed to July 11.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/2/19
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Six alleged MS-13 members have been indicted for their alleged role in two murders that took place in Far Rockaway and Lawrence last December.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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4/17/19
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The impact of major league baseball’s worst team, the New York Mets, rising to capture a World Series title and the imagination of the New York metropolitan area and country nearly 50 years ago, is historical, according to Art Shamsky, who played on that championship squad.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/11/19
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Six people who were allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of Lawrence High School student Harold B. Sermeno in the back of the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on Dec. 18, were indicted on April 4.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/11/19
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A Garden City attorney has sent a notice of claim on behalf of Cedarhurst resident Cheryl Friedman to several government entities and two utilities that a $35 million wrongful death lawsuit will be filed by the end of the year, after Friedman’s husband, Dr. Richie Friedman, was struck by a car and died in the Village of Lawrence on Dec. 1.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/21/19
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen covered a lot of ground in her community town hall presentation at Lawrence High School on March 10, then the roughly 40 Five Towns residents got their chance to ask questions.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/14/19
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South Nassau Communities Hospital has named board member and Manhattan-based real estate management and investment executive Anthony Ponte and long-time facility and planning leader Bill Ulrich as co-honorees of its 35th annual golf outing on May 20.
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3/13/19
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The Five Towns are well-represented on the Nassau County boys’ team that will compete for the high school bowling state championships in Syracuse from March 8 to 10.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/7/19
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Waking up at 12:45 a.m. on a Friday to shower, shave and put on a suit is not my usual routine, so to say I was out of sorts would not be a lie.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/7/19
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