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Lucy Lasser Salpeter graduated from college, served in World War II and helped support several civic institutions and organizations.

Lucy Lasser Salpeter graduated from college when it was still uncommon for women to attend schools of higher learning. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/25/18

The Air National Guard returns each year with their commanding display of flying expertise, a Memorial Day weekend tradition.

Thrills at the Bethpage Air Show

For many Long Islanders, Memorial Day weekend is all about watching some of those high fliers in the Bethpage Air Show. more

By Karen Bloom | 5/25/16

Claudia Borecky, second from left, president of the North Merrick Civic Association, and David Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, led a news conference last Thursday to urge the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take over cleanup of an underground chemical plume caused by Grumman and the Navy. They were joined by Dr. Dean Hart, of Brookville, and Audrey Ciuffo and David Stonehill, both of Merrick.

A widening toxic threat

A half-dozen Nassau County environmental and civic activists, most from Merrick, came to Bethpage Community Park on April 21 –– the day before Earth Day –– to call on the state to accelerate efforts to clean up a massive chemical plume that has crept for more than seven decades from Bethpage toward South Oyster Bay. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/25/16

Grumman’s toxic mess must be fixed now

Environmentally speaking, the mid-20th century was a terrible time. Government and industry experimented with all manner of chemicals . . . more

4/7/16

President Obama sits out a dance with ISIS

Instead, he dances the tango in Buenos Aires. more

3/31/16

The newly formed Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post 339 was in the middle of a wreath-laying controversy at this memorial that was dedicated in 1923, nine months after the military organization was established.

Battling the Ku Klux Klan years ago in Cedarhurst

In February of 1923, several young men, mostly in their 20s, military veterans of Word War I from Lawrence and Cedarhurst, came together and established the Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post 339. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/4/15

Partial exemption considered

Lawrence resident Bill Rhinehart, a military veteran, is not pleased that the Lawrence School District has not approved the partial tax exemption for veterans that the Hewlett-Woodmere district voted for unanimously in September of 2014. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/21/15

During Cedarhurst’s annual Sidewalk Sale, prices on monogrammed bags and blankets were slashed substantially at A Little Personalized on Central Avenue. From left were co-owner Sharona Hoffman, Daniella Hoffman and her aunt, Lisa Hoffman, another co-owner.

Revenue generated, new customers nurtured

More than 80 stores participated in Cedarhurst’s 27th annual Sidewalk Sale along Central and Cedarhurst avenues from July 29 through 31 and Aug. 2. For the third year in a row, the sale included Sunday. more

By Vanessa Parker | 8/5/15

The Five Towns will celebrate Memorial Day with three parades. Above, military servicemen, including Woodmere resident George Sava, second from right, marched in last year’s Inwood parade.

Remembering the fallen in the Five Towns

Three parades are scheduled to take place during Memorial Day weekend in the Five Towns to honor all the men and women killed during their service time in the U.S. armed forces. Memorial Day, for many people, also marks the traditional beginning of the summer season. more

By Vanessa Parker | 5/19/15

U.S. Naval Academy sophomore Justin Zemser was one of eight killed in the Amtrak derailment on May 12. His funeral is in Hewlett today.

Amtrak train accident victim funeral in Hewlett

The funeral service of one of the eight people killed in the May 12 derailment of an Amtrak train near Philadelphia is being held in Hewlett at Riverside-Boulevard Chapel on Broadway today. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/15/15

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