By Mary Malloy
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5/2/13
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Inducting six into Hewlett-Woodmere Hall of Fame
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Six Hewlett High School alums were inducted into the Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association Hall of Fame during ceremony and brunch held at the high school on April 28.
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5/1/13
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HAFTR celebrates Israel’s 65th anniversary
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Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) fifth-grade students Ashley Kanarek, Ariel Alboher and Nechma Hillel all believe that if you weren’t in Israel to commemorate the Jewish state’s 65th anniversary, then you should have been at HAFTR on April 15 and 16.
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5/1/13
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Cleaning up at Hempstead Lake State Park
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Approximately 40 people, including 25 high school students earning community service credits, collected about 2,000 pounds of debris; literally a ton of trash on April 22, according to Hempstead Lake State Park manager Bill Brown.
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5/1/13
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Chabad of the Five Towns hosts Lag B'Omer celebration
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Excitement was in the air at Chabad’s 18th annual Lag B’Omer Family Fun Day, held at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park. “Lag B’Omer is a day of family fun, a day of coming together,” said Dr. Ari Weinreb of Woodmere.
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By Yitzchak Carroll
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5/1/13
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Running to help Israeli veterans
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The Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans-Beit Halochem held their fourth annual Five Towns 5K Run/Walk at North Woodmere County Park on April 21.
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4/24/13
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Promoting Indian culture at Children’s Day
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At the 11th annual Five Town Indian Association Children’s Day celebration, 42 kids, ages five to 17, performed various dances and skits for an audience of 200 at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library on April 14.
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4/24/13
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LWA doesn’t scam its audience
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Lawrence Woodmere Academy (LWA) students performed the play “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” on April 12 and 13. The musical is based on the movie of the same name. The story revolves around two con men that both get scammed.
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4/24/13
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“Homecoming” usually conjures images of colorful parade floats and hard-fought football games, but for the students, faculty and staff of East Rockaway and Lawrence high schools, the term has a more basic meaning: the return to their respective school buildings after months of repair following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.
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By Mary Malloy and Jeff Bessen
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4/24/13
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Damage from Hurricane Sandy couldn’t keep golfers who belong to the Village of Lawrence owned and operated Lawrence Yacht & Country Club from holding their annual season opening breakfast.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/24/13
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