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Healthier options, such as a salad bar shown here in Lawrence High School, are being introduced by Whitsons, the new district food service provider.

Lawrence schools committed to healthier eating

The Lawrence School District decided to get ahead of the game and hire a new food service provider this year so students have healthier meal options in response to a proposed revision of nutrition requirements to the federally assisted National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, which will go into affect for the 2012-‘13 school year. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 9/22/11

Lawrence Superintendent Gary Schall was one of several administrators and teachers who explained the district’s new academic plan to residents at the Sept. 15 town hall meeting.

New academic plan launched

The only way public-school students in the constantly evolving Lawrence community will succeed academically is to transform the school system, Superintendent Gary Schall said at a town hall meeting at the Number Two School on Sept. 15. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 9/22/11

Helen Hunter, a pre-kindergarten teacher, retired from the Five Towns Community Center.

Helen Hunter retires after 43 years

After more than four decades of teaching at the Five Towns Community Center, Inwood resident Helen Hunter has decided to retire, leaving behind a legacy that very few can match. more

JUSTIN SACHS | 9/8/11

Cedarhurst village, along with Lawrence School District and Five Towns Community Chest will host a Sept. 11 memorial program in Cedarhurst Park on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m.

Tribute to families and their lost loved ones

To honor the local residents who died on Sept. 11 and commemorate the 10th anniversary of that tragic day, the Village of Cedarhurst, the Lawrence School District and Five Towns Community Chest under Five Towns-One Community are presenting a 90-minute memorial program to be held on Sunday, Sept. 11 in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park beginning at 4 p.m. more

JEFF BESSEN | 9/1/11

Lawrence sup’t: scores need to improve

Scores on this year’s state math and English Language Arts tests revealed more lows than highs in the Lawrence School District. more

JEFF BESSEN | 8/25/11

The Five Towns Senior Center in Hewlett and the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence received grant money from the Town of Hempstead to help maintain their programs and services.

Five Towns centers receive grant money

The Five Towns Community Center and the Five Towns Senior Center are expected to receive their annual grants from the Town of Hempstead, totaling more than $119,000, to continue the services and programs they provide to the community. The town approved the grants at its Aug. 2 meeting. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 8/11/11

After eight years as Lawrence’s superintendent and a 48-year career in education, Dr. John Fitzsimons officially retires on June 30.

No more pencils, no more books

For the first time in 65 years, Dr. John Fitzsimons will not be heading to school in September. He will end his 48-year career in education on June 30, when he officially retires as the Lawrence School District’s superintendent after eight years. more

JEFF BESSEN | 6/23/11

Approve District 15 budget, keep incumbents on the board

The proposed Lawrence School District budget of $93.1 million, which includes a $96 reduction in school property taxes should be supported by the community. more

5/12/11

Lawrence plan would spend less

The polls will be open on Tuesday in the Lawrence School District for voters to approve or reject a $93.1 million budget and vote for Board of Education candidates. more

JEFF BESSEN | 5/12/11

Danette Jemal, the first woman security guard in her union shop and Lawrence High School, was honored for being a trailblazer in her field.

Paving the way for other women

Fourteen years ago Danette Jemal got a full-time job as a security guard in the Lawrence School District after she became a single mother and was left to support her two children, but what she didn’t know was that she was leading the way for women in her field. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 5/5/11

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