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It wasn’t easy: How I got to see my grandkids

The following is not a how-to for anyone else. It’s just my story. We all have to maneuver our way through the grinding deprivations of the coronavirus as best we can. We hadn’t seen the kids or grandkids for nine months . . . more

11/26/20

Encounter with a phantom of the future

Dateline: Feb. 15, 2020. RK: Who are you? Covid 19: I am a virus, about to launch a worldwide pandemic. more

8/28/20

Heysil Baez overcame cultural obstacles to be the Lawrence High class of 2019 salutatorian.

A grad with 'enormous grit'

Heysil Baez came to the United States at age 10 from Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, in 2012, knowing only one English word — hello. On Monday she graduated second in her Lawrence High School class, having earned the distinction of salutatorian. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/27/19

LWA Antics student columnist Alixandria Wright.

Understanding diverse cultures opens future doors

During the second half of the school year, students at Lawrence Woodmere Academy host both an International Day and Multicultural Day Assembly for the other students, parents, and faculty. more

By Alixandria Wright | 3/8/17

LWA Antics student columnist Kimberly Rose.

Visiting the world on Multicultural Day

All three school divisions congregate in Hessel Hall, flags from across the world line the stage and student performers warm up their voices or muscles in the halls. more

By Kimberly Rose | 5/6/15

Taking steps toward a selfless life

On Feb. 12, 25 Lawrence Woodmere Academy students along with four chaperones embarked on service learning trip to the Dominican Republic. more

By Kimberly Rose | 3/18/15

A half dozen Five Towns high school students spent winter break in the Dominican Republic helping to build latrines. From left in front of the B3 team mural were Amanda Greene, Julie Troyetsky, Natalie Dorfman, Julia Weinstock, Alexa Cohen and Georgina Hudja.

Five Towners build latrines in the Dominican Republic

While their peers may have hit the beaches in Florida or were skiing in Vermont, a half dozen Five Towns high school seniors spent their February break volunteering in the Dominican Republic with Builders Beyond Borders (B3), a Connecticut-based nonprofit. more

3/19/14

Whether its during Hispanic Heritage Month or throughout the year, Wendy Zepeda, left, maintains her culture with her three children, including daughter, Gabriella, 12, right, by holding family conversations in Spanish and taking them to her home country of El Salvador and Guatemala, where her husband Juan was born.

Proud of their ethnic backgrounds

Despite not living in their native countries, several Hispanic residents of Inwood, who originally hail from Spain, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and South America, and some who were born here, retain a strong cultural connection to their ethnic roots. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 9/8/11

The Long Island Amateur Boxing Championships and Charities, Inc. took seven area boxers to the Dominican Republic this week and next month Dominican and Puerto Rican boxers will box here. From left: Dr. Owen Brown, Ail Federick-Auguste, Devaun Lee, Juan Roman Jr. Tymell Williams, Mike Murphy, Cletus Lewis Seldin, Devon Hill, Michael Carryl, Carols Ortiz and Eddie Claudia.

Boxing in the Five Towns and abroad

Using the bounce gained from August’s boxing championships held at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence; West Hempstead resident Michael Carryl promoted his organization’s trip to the Dominican Republic this week and two days of boxing next month. more

JEFF BESSEN | 10/20/10

Woodmere-based oral surgeon Dr. Leonard Schiffman (left) and his son, Michael, a fourth-year dental student at Tufts University, were part of a group that took their expertise to the Dominican Republic in August.

Dental doctoring in the Dominican

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. more

Jeff Bessen | 9/22/10

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