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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, far left, helped to hand out 500 turkeys and 500 meals the day before Thanksgiving at the Five Towns Community Center.

Year in Review, November: Recovering from Sandy in the Five Towns

The Five Towns Community Center, on Lawrence Avenue in Lawrence, served as a distribution center for organizations such as the Red Cross, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management, which dropped off food and supplies. more

12/27/12

Everyone needed in ongoing storm recovery

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

Jenny Lu | 12/12/12

The Five Towns Community will host a public forum tonight on Costco's proposal to install 22 gas pumps at its Lawrence location.

Discussing Costco proposal at community center

Costco will hold a public forum at the Five Towns Community center located at 270 Lawrence Ave., in Lawrence tonight starting at 7 p.m. regarding its plan to install 22 gasoline pumps at its Lawrence location on Rockaway Turnpike. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/29/12

Gov. Cuomo, left, shook a Five Towns resident's hand as State Sen. Dean Skelos handed a meal to a family at the Community Center.

Governor visits the Five Towns

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

By Ann Friedman | 11/28/12

Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped hand out 500 turkeys and 500 individual meals at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence.

Governor visits the Five Towns

Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence and helped to hand out 500 turkeys and 500 individual meals on the day before Thanksgiving. more

By Ann E. Friedman | 11/21/12

The Town of Hempstead will have specialists from its building department at two sites in the Five Towns to answer residents questions about rebuilding their homes after Hurricane Sandy.

Mobile building department sites in the Five Towns

From noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Number Six School at the intersection of Peninsula and Branch boulevards in Woodmere and on Wednesday at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence, the Town of Hempstead will have a walk-in center to help residents. more

11/19/12

Five Towns Community Center Director Peter Visconti and Center counselor Felipe Plaza handed out food, water and supplies to residents on Cheshire Road and the surrounding streets in Inwood on Monday afternoon.

Help for decimated Inwood residents

The devastation that Hurricane Sandy caused to residents on Cheshire Road and the surrounding streets in Inwood is still apparent more than two weeks later as many remain busy cleaning out their homes, salvaging what they can and some are still without power. more

By Ann Friedman | 11/14/12

Toiletries, flashlights, batteries, children’s clothing, toys, diapers, cleaning supplies, paper goods, utensils and kosher food are still in high demand in the Five Towns.

In Sandy’s wake, a surge of support

After seeing many people in the community with homes ruined and lives turned upside down in the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, Five Towns Community Chest Board President Steven Spiro said the organization was spurred into action. more

By Ann Friedman | 11/14/12

A quick-thinking Five Towns Community Center employee helped evacuate the building after Neil Thompson allegedly nuclear bombs. The facility was evacuated, Thompson was arrested and no bombs were found.

Bomb threat at Five Towns Community Center

Updated Oct. 11 9:40 a.m. The emergency lockdown procedures he learned as a student at Lawrence High School came in handy for Anthony Giglio on Wednesday when Neil Thompson, 33, entered the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence and said he had a bomb and was going to blow up the building. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/10/12

On the second and third Friday of each month, several volunteers help Inwood resident Greg Nunn prepare meals for local senior citizens. From left were Curtis Stephens, William David Nunn, Barbara Jordan and Nunn.

Cooking up a whole lot of care

On the second and third Friday of every month, Inwood resident Greg Nunn can be found at his St. George Place home, preparing about 100 meals for local senior citizens. more

By Ann E. Friedman | 8/16/12

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