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Pete Sobol was a staunch supporter of Inwood and activities, events and programs involving the Five Towns.

Remembering Pete Sobol, Inwood's unofficial mayor

There were solemnly bowed heads and tears, and handmade signs and spoken words of appreciation for Peter Vincent Sobol, the unofficial mayor of Inwood, who died on Feb. 3. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/10/21

Ntina Paleos-Stemas spent roughly 22 years in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District as an English as a New Language teacher.

Hewlett High School teacher Ntina Paleos-Stemas, 55, dies of Covid-19

For those who knew Hewlett High School teacher Ntina Paleos-Stemas, she was a person who touched the lives of thousands of students, families and co-workers throughout her years in the … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 2/9/21

The Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence will be named the Pete Sobol building. Above, Sobol spoke at a Black History event at the Community Center in 2019.

Inwood's Pete Sobol is remembered by Five Towners

He was always doing something for Inwood and the Five Towns Community Center. He was always in the middle of helping to get needed items from clothes to food, organizing the Inwood 5K or advocating for the community through the Inwood Civic Association. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/3/21

Hewlett firefighters saluted the casket of former department Chief William Lahey at his funeral service on Jan. 11.

Former Hewlett Fire Department Chief William Lahey, 87, dies

Longtime Five Towns resident William Edward Lahey, the patriarch of the Lahey family, several of whom have served as firefighters in the Hewlett Fire Department over three generations, died on Jan. 9 at his home in Woodmere after what was described as a prolonged illness. He was 87. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 1/20/21

Anthony Cardinale was a technology teacher at Woodmere Middle School for roughly 16 years.

Remembering Woodmere Middle School teacher Anthony Cardinale

Hewlett-Woodmere School District faculty members and students from past and present shared their memories of beloved Woodmere Middle School faculty member Anthony Cardinale. The district announced … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 1/13/21

Lawrence native Leslie Weinstein, who rose to fame as rock guitarist Leslie West, died on Dec. 23. He was 75.

Lawrence native, rock guitarist Leslie West, 75

When the first guitar notes of Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen” came soaring out of your stereo speakers that was the hard rock strumming of Lawrence native Leslie Weinstein, known to the musical world as Leslie West. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/27/20

Harold Capone Jr. was a lifelong Inwood resident who served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.

Lifelong Inwood resident Harold Capone Jr., 72

In the eyes of family and friends of Inwood resident and military veteran Harold Capone Jr., he was a man of many interests who would also do anything to help those he cared about. The … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 12/23/20

Clarence A. Ike volunteered in the Woodmere Fire Department for roughly 66 years.

Former Woodmere F. D. Chief Clarence A. Ike, 84

For those that knew Clarence A. Ike, he was a strong and caring individual that you could always find at the Woodmere firehouse. The longtime Woodmere resident and former Woodmere Fire Department Chief died on Nov. 15 in Mineola from pancreatic cancer. He was 84. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 12/10/20

In Germany for the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht in 2018, Amy and Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum. On the far left was Stephan Steinlein, chief of staff to the president of Germany, and on the far right Ambassador Michaela Küchler, a special representative for world Jewry.

Temple Israel Rebbitzen Amy Rosenbaum, 66

Amy Pincus’s father, the owner of Pincus Decorators on Kings Highway in Brooklyn, and Jay Rosenbaum’s mother, one of the business’s designers, thought their daughter and son, respectively would be a great match. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/10/20

Kempton Hicks Jr., a lifelong Five Towns resident, and his wife, Barbara.

Kempton Hicks Jr., 90; Barbara Hicks, 89

Barbara Magrath’s sister Ruth introduced her to Kempton Hicks Jr. shortly after he returned from the Korean War. The couple dated and in less than a year they married on Nov. 2, 1952. Together … more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/25/20

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