The Hewlett-Woodmere Giants win the pennant!
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With a 14-hit barrage led by Mitch Shemtov, 3-for-3 4 RBI, and Nick Tumminello who went 2-for-2 with 2 RBI, the Giants of the Hewlett-Woodmere Little League won the Intermediate Division championship 12-7 over the Diamondbacks at Grant Park in Hewlett on Father’s Day.
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6/19/13
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A woman who rolled over her car at the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Flamingo Street in Atlantic Beach at 3 p.m. on June 15 had to be extricated from the vehicle when the doors didn’t open, officials at the scene said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/17/13
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When Kevin Stanya surveyed Inwood Country Club’s 18-hole golf course after Hurricane Sandy, the course superintendent saw damage he hadn’t witnessed in his 30 years of working at the club on Peppe Drive in Inwood.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/12/13
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LWA’s class of 2013 graduates
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Lawrence Woodmere Academy’s 89th graduating class took their final Upper School bows and received their high school diplomas as 37 students that make up the class of 2013 took part in the ceremony on June 10.
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6/12/13
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Cedarhurst-based Kulanu springs into art
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Kulanu Center for Special Services in Cedarhurst held its spring Arts and Science Festival on May 30. Students exhibited a wide range of work that applied what they learned in the classroom.
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6/5/13
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Making friends with the firefighters
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Firefighters from two Five Towns fire departments — Woodmere and Meadowmere Park — and approximately 150 pre-school to fourth grade Hebrew Academy for Special Children (HASC) became better acquainted at the Woodmere school’s annual Firemen are our Friends Day on May 29.
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6/5/13
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Five Towns schools at Israel Day Parade
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Students, teachers and administrators from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, The Brandeis School and Kulanu Center for Special Services marched in the Israel Day Parade on Sunday.
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6/4/13
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Boosting the IDF’s morale
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Supporters of the Friends of the Israel Defense Force Long Island chapter from the Five Towns and Greater South Shore held their second annual gala at the Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst on May 22.
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5/29/13
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Following months of deliberation regarding the future of the Long Island Power Authority, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed legislation that would privatize Long Island’s utility operations.
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By David Weingrad
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5/24/13
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Bowling for a good cause in Woodmere
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On Sunday, 65 people came out to Woodmere Lanes in Woodmere to participate in a bowling fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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5/23/13
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