Avi Fertig said he subscribes to the philosophy of Harry S. Truman, encapsulated in this quote by the nation’s 33rd president: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/4/14
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Residents, community leaders, and elected officials flocked to Five Towns Community Chest’s annual public meeting at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library on Monday, as the Woodmere-based civic organization marked a year of accomplishments, and swore in new members.
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Yitzchak Carroll
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1/29/14
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East Rockaway resident Lisa Daniels, the Democratic challenger who lost decisively last week to incumbent County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence) in the 7th Legislative District, announced just …
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By Howard Schwach and Jeff Bessen
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11/12/13
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East Rockaway resident Lisa Daniels, the Democrat who is challenging incumbent County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence) in the 7th Legislative District, said she filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court against Kopel and several others on Monday over a political flier that was mailed out last week.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/5/13
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Incumbent County Legislator Howard Kopel is focused on seeking solutions to Nassau County’s broken tax assessment system and repairing and upgrading the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway.
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10/30/13
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In the reconstituted Legislative District 7, two-term incumbent Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence) is being challenged by Democrat Lisa Daniels, an East Rockaway resident.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/9/13
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Lots of traffic can mean lots of shoppers, lots of activity and a healthy, prosperous community. But the 20,000 or so vehicles per day that move through the area known as the Hewlett Triangle — the intersections of Broadway, West Broadway, Harris Avenue and Mill Road — also mean congestion and frustrating delays.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/25/13
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For nearly nine hours on Monday, county legislators discussed their plan to redraw the county’s 19 legislative districts, and ultimately decided to call a recess at 1 a.m. without voting on it.
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By Aaron Axelson and Ann Friedman
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2/27/13
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A Republican-led plan to redraw Nassau County’s 19 legislative districts will now head to the full Legislature, after the Means Committee approved the proposal Monday afternoon in a 4-3 vote along party lines.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/13/13
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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.
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12/27/12
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