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A paper plate, bottles and other trash littered the shoreline of Hook Creek in North Woodmere Park.

After noticing a significant amount of debris along the shoreline of Hook Creek, which flows through North Woodmere Park, Teri Schure said the waste was a problem prior to Hurricane Sandy and has only gotten worse. more

By Ann Friedman | 10/16/13

Poverty — the story of us all

The year was 1994. Nassau County was supposed to have built a park with a soccer field, a basketball court and picnic tables at the Five Towns Community Center in the mid-1970s, but for two decades, plans for the project languished. more

10/3/13

Central American Independence Day celebrated [Photo gallery]

Central American Independence Day was celebrated by more than 1,100 people at the Five Towns Community Center on Lawrence Avenue in Lawrence, on Sept. 14. more

9/25/13

Ann E. Friedman/Herald Five Towns Community Center Youth Outreach Counselor Nerthi Sanchez said that the middle school program, which operates during the school year and for six weeks in the summer, provides important social interaction for students. From left were, Sanchez, Pedro Ramirez and Darwin Reyes.

Restored funding revives Five Towns Community Center

Nearly a year after having to severely cut youth services due to a loss of $400,000 in Nassau County funding, the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence reinstated some of those programs this summer, with more to come in the fall. more

By Ann Friedman | 8/14/13

The Trade School Reunion Committee awarded 11 scholarships to Lawrence High School graduates.

Former ‘trade schoolers’ reunite in Lawrence

This year’s Trade School reunion at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence was successful, according to Inwood resident Annette “Pat” Jones, but attendance dipped. more

By Ann Friedman | 8/7/13

Lawrence High School graduate Jonathan Claure credits the district’s SHARP program for helping him do better in school. Above, Claure and his mother, Monica Contreras. She left Bolivia in 1992 for more opportunities in the U.S.

Setting a brotherly example

As Lawrence High School graduate Jonathan Claure looks forward to beginning his higher education this fall at Nassau Community College, the liberal arts major said the road to graduation wasn’t always a smooth one. more

By Ann Friedman | 7/17/13

The Five Towns Community Center’s 105th anniversary celebration included entertainment. Freddy Reyes serenaded the audience including at right Consuelo Lopez and Orellana Sandra.

Five Towns Community Center celebrates 105 years [Photo gallery]

The Five Towns Community Center marked its 105th anniversary with a party at the Lawrence building on April 6. more

4/10/13

National Council of Negro Women members from left, Evelyn Jackson and Annie Reyes, spearheaded the Black History Month celebration at the Five Towns Community Center and led the Pledge of Allegiance with Maya.

Celebrating Black History in the Five Towns [Photo gallery]

The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. members Evelyn Jackson and Annie Reyes spearheaded a night of commemorating Black History at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on Feb. 21. more

2/27/13

Nassau County Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. members Annie Reyes and Evelyn Jackson are organizing the Black History Month program at the Five Towns Community Center on Feb. 21.

Working to inspire the younger generation

After Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath threatened to cancel their Black History Month celebration, Nassau County Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. members Annie Reyes and Evelyn Jackson decided they would take charge and bring the vital program to the community. more

By Ann Friedman | 2/6/13

The Five Towns Community Center will host State Commissioner Courtney Burke tonight speaking on the state of the state and the governor's proposed budget.

State commissioner to discuss state and budget issues

Courtney Burke, commissioner of New York State’s Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, will speak at the Five Towns Community Center at 6:30 p.m. tonight on the state of the state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/24/13

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