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“A hundred-year storm” was I phrase I heard politicians and meteorologists use to describe this mysterious Sandy. With the memory of Hurricane Irene still fresh in my mind, I figured that once again these warnings were an exaggeration, nothing more than a precaution. more
The effects of Hurricane Sandy continue to dominate the headlines, yet it’s an encouraging sign to see the shifting focus from the long road ahead to the current progress being made, particularly on the local level. more
Her job is to be organized. Daily lesson plans, exams throughout a marking period and knowing how her students are progressing were all part of Lawrence High School science teacher Alicia Dunn’s life for the past 30 years. more
Students from the Cedarhurst-based Kulanu Center for Special Services pitched in at two area food pantries following the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. more
To gain back four days of instruction from the eight lost due to schools being closed after Hurricane Sandy, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District announced at their Nov. 20 Board of Education meeting that the February winter break will be eliminated. more
Lawrence High School senior Stephanie Kendal said it was important for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to see how Hurricane Sandy affected those in the Five Towns as he visited the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on Nov. 21 to help hand out 500 turkeys and 500 individual meals. more
I didn’t know what to expect the morning we returned to Lawrence High School. Fishing out my ID card from a pocket of my backpack I hadn’t dipped into in two weeks, I opened the school door. more
Temple Israel’s pre-Thanksgiving Shabbat service on Nov. 16 held a more special place in the Lawrence congregation’s minds as children from the Five Towns community and the Reform temple’s religious school had their personal experiences read aloud by Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum, and helped conduct the service. more
Marjorie Tannenbaum, the nurse at the Franklin Early Childhood Center in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District had an idea to lift the spirits of the community after Hurricane Sandy. more
Substituting a town hall-style meeting for its regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting on Monday, the Lawrence School District invited residents to the cafeteria in the high school for an update on district news after Hurricane Sandy. more
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