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Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) helped Lawrence School District attain a $2.6 million FEMA grant to pay for Hurricane Sandy repairs made to the high school. Above, the school's damaged electrical wiring.

Lawrence School District gets $2.6m grant

Lawrence School District will get a $2.6 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that will cover 90 percent of the cost of building repairs to the high school, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/16/15

More than $4,000 was alleged to have been stolen from Woodmere group residents’ bank accounts by Leslie Vega, above.

Brooklyn woman stole $4,000 from Woodmere group home residents

A Brooklyn woman employed at AHRC in Woodmere for six days in November 2012, allegedly withdrew money from several TD Banks, including the one in Cedarhurst, through accounts belonging to the group home residents, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/16/15

Temple Hillel in North Woodmere hosted a political forum that included several local elected officials. From left were Cedarhurst Trustee Myrna Zisman, Assemblyman David McDonough (R-Merrick), State Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre), Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), event organizers Cindy Grosz and Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, Republican Michael Conigliaro, Cedarhurst Mayor Benjamin Weinstock and Lawrence Trustee Michael Fragin.

Citizens air concerns at political summit [Photo gallery]

Several local elected officials took park in a political form at Temple Hillel in North Woodmere last Sunday. more

3/12/15

Five Towns NY Rising Community Reconstruction projects are moving forward, officials said. Above on the right is a completed bioswale, on the left is one under construction.

Storm recovery projects moving forward

Agreements with three subrecipients, the municipalities that will help administer the NY Rising Community Reconstruction projects for a trio of Five Towns-related infrastructure projects, were signed on March 3, along with 23 other such projects on Long Island. There are currently a dozen subrecipients connected with all 26 Long Island projects. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/11/15

Chabad of Hewlett celebrated Purim with a party at SKA on March 4. Children dressed in costumes depicting the holiday’s heroes such as Queen Esther and Mordechai.

Celebrating Purim in Hewlett [Photo gallery]

More than 500 people took part in the Chabad of Hewlett’s Purim celebration at Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls in Hewlett Bay Park on March 4. more

3/11/15

East Coast Endodontics staff took part in its annual volunteer day. Dr. Rebecca Gottlieb, left, and Susett Assuncao performed a root canal.

Dental problems rooted out in Hewlett [Photo gallery]

Hewlett-based East Coast Endodontics hosted its ninth annual volunteer day in partnership with the Concerned Coalition of Medical Professionals (CCMP) last Sunday. more

3/4/15

Trinity-St. John’s Church in Hewlett welcomed its new rector on Feb. 15. Father John Christopher Ballard with senior church warden Diane Carman at the Sunday reception.

Hewlett church welcomes new rector [Photo gallery]

Rev. John Christopher Ballard will most likely remember Feb. 15 for two milestones in his life. It was the Sunday he turned 50 and when he conducted his first service as the new rector of Trinity-St. John’s Church on Broadway in Hewlett. more

2/25/15

Israeli musician Oneg Shemesh entertained at Kulanu to celebrate Jewish Disabilities Month.

Oneg Shemesh performs at Kulanu in Cedarhurst [Photo gallery]

Kulanu Center for Special Services hosted popular Israeli musician Oneg Shemesh who played songs by the late Shlomo Carlebach and his own compositions at a performance in Cedarhurst last Sunday in celebration of Jewish Disabilities Month. more

2/25/15

Employment Law

Q: I work for a mid-sized company in Nassau County and was sent home early twice in the past few weeks due to the terrible weather. While my office officially closed and we were told to … more

By Max Sicherman | 2/17/15

Comedy live in Woodmere for EMUNAH [Photo gallery]

EMUNAH, the largest women’s religious Zionist organization, hosted its fifth annual comedy event at the Backstage Nite Club in Woodmere last Saturday. Comics Aaron Friedman and headliner Joel Chasnoff performed and a buffet dinner was served. more

2/11/15

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