Crossing East Rockaway Road in Hewlett, where the newly created parking lot for the Five Towns Senior Center was constructed, is dangerous, especially for the seniors who use the center.
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Jeff Bessen
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9/29/10
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An appeal filed by a Hewlett resident and supported by a group of community members opposing a lease agreement between the Hewlett-Woodmere school district and the Five Towns Senior Center is expected to be decided by the State Education Department after the district submits its response in the case this week.
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Jeff Bessen
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9/29/10
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From being fascinated with live magic shows at the age of 5 to having the same initials as one of the most famous illusionists of all time, Woodmere native Eric Wilzig has pulled off one of life’s neat tricks: doing what he loves.
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Jeff Bessen
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9/23/10
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Parking remains in the forefront of plans for a proposed new five-story building that will house Woodmere Rehabilitation Center & Health Center at the northwest corner of Franklin Place in Woodmere.
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Jeff Bessen
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9/22/10
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A Woodmere-based oral surgeon and his son, a fourth-year dental student, were part of a group from Tufts University’s School of Dental Medicine that traveled to the Dominican Republic to provided dental care to more than 200 orphans this summer.
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Jeff Bessen
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9/22/10
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A funny thing really did happen to Woodmere native Harrison Greenroom on his way to a mainstream profession, the Lawrence High School valedictorian and Harvard summa cum laude graduate detoured into stand-up comedy.
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Jeff Bessen
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8/18/10
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Sen. Charles Schumer's office has estimated that if school funding provided by new federal legislation were to be distributed equally in accordance with Governor Paterson's suggested aid-reduction strategy, Hewlett-Woodmere could receive as much as $307,000. However, the state has yet to release the actual funding formula — meaning that the estimate, for now, is just that. Both the Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts are unsure of how, exactly, the legislation will affect them.
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Lori Gross
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8/18/10
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"Nassau State of Mind," a viral spoof of Jay-Z's "New York State of Mind," is the first listing to pop up on a search of Youtube under the keyword "Nassau."
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Lori Gross
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8/17/10
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After a two-car collision at the intersection of Peninsula Boulevard and Longacre Avenue in Woodmere on Aug. 8 at 2 p.m., a woman needed to be rescued from the front seat of her Hyundai by the Woodmere Fire Department. She was taken to South Nassau Hospital for treatment of her injuries.
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8/11/10
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As local school districts grapple with a sour economy, ever-increasing costs and reductions in state aid, there was some good news on Tuesday, when the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing legislation that will provide more Medicaid funding to the states.
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By JEFF BESSEN
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8/11/10
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