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North Woodmere Park played host to a picnic lunch for Harmony Service members and faculty with Lawrence resident Josh Aryeh (aka Batman) on May 11.

Is that Bruce Wayne or Josh Aryeh or Batman unmasked? [Photo gallery]

Lawrence resident Josh Aryeh who dresses up as Batman and takes ill children for rides in his Batmobile — a Nissan GT-R — hosted 20 members from Brooklyn-based Harmony Services, an adult mental health services programs. more

5/25/17

Big music, big hearts

Pianist Jeffrey Biegel and Island Harvest have teamed up to raise money to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims. Enjoy an afternoon of Bach, Chopin, Moszkowski, Paderewski, and holiday selections at the … more

11/29/12

Five Towns Community Center Executive Director K. Brent Hill has resigned after three and a half years in the job. Above, Hill greeted a Head Start program class in 2019.

Find out what changes have begun at the Five Towns Community Center here

Change has begun at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence, as its executive director, K. Brent Hill, has resigned after three and a half years of leading the 116-year-old institution, Hill’s last day is Friday. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 7/9/23

Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim with the food donated by a Hewlett Harbor resident that was distributed to people in need in the Five Towns and Queens.

Anonymous donation helps Five Towners and Queens residents

A Hewlett Harbor resident who wants to remain anonymous donated 50,000 pounds of food to the Chabad of Hewlett that was used to help those in need across the Five Towns and in Queens. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/15/20

Hewlett Harbor resident Matilda Kaminker hosted a fitness party at her Seawane Drive home that included a variety of workout routines.

Working out in Hewlett Harbor [Photo gallery]

At the Seawane Drive home of Matilda Kaminker in Hewlett Harbor about 25 women gathered for a fitness/workout party conducted by Juan Rolon of Long Beach Fitness in the morning on July 11. more

7/23/14

Tee Pee Sign Services employees Mohan Naipaul and Julian Budhoo installed the flags along Broadway in Hewlett and Woodmere last week.

Old Glory installed along Broadway in Hewlett and Woodmere [Photo gallery]

The Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association partnered with Ted Eid and Tee Pee Sign Services in Hempstead to install American flags along Broadway in Hewlett and Woodmere on May 17. more

5/25/17

Yvonne Rodriguez, who was first found with no identification in Lawrence on June 25, was reunited with her family.

Yvonne Rodriguez found in Lawrence reunited with her family

Yvonne Rodriguez, the woman found by Nassau police in Lawrence on June 25, was reunited with her family. The above listed missing has been reunited with her family. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/26/23

A GoFundMe campaign has raised over $24,000 for treatment for 23-year-old Oliver Miller. With him from left were Brandon, Melissa and Kathy Miller.

Atlantic Beach's Oliver Miller needs your help

Atlantic Beach resident Melissa Miller endured the death of a daughter, Melanie, in 1997. Then, two years later, seven weeks after her son, Oliver, was born, she learned that he had suffered a stroke in utero. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 7/9/23

Barbara Harrison joined the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC in 1992, working at its second location, at Temple Beth El, in Cedarhurst, when the JCC acquired the temple’s early childhood center, and has helped it grow.

'She was a fierce advocate for children who needed services'

It has always been about the kids for Barbara Harrison, the longtime co-director of the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC. But when the Five Towns began seeing an expansion in its Jewish population — specifically Orthodox Jews — in the early 2000s, the JCC, in Cedarhurst, offered only one class for Orthodox children per age level, so many Orthodox families instead enrolled their children in yeshivas with early childhood programs. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 12/28/23

Just one month after donating a kidney to a Purple Heart-awarded veteran, Ari Brown is stumping for organ donation, hoping to educate people who are unsure about what is involved.

Assemblyman Ari Brown donated his kidney. Here's how it went

Before the State Legislature returned to session this month, Assemblyman Ari Brown used his relatively free time in December to help a man in need, donating one of his kidneys to a Purple Heart-awarded veteran. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 1/19/24

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