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Homeless man allegedly threatened Nassau police in Woodmere

Nassau police arrested a homeless man for allegedly causing a disturbance, damaging property and threatening the officers near Five Towns Shopping Center in Woodmere on April 11. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/12/24

HAFTR Middle School students with some of the boots collected for the Israel soldiers in partnership with Boots for Israel.

How Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway students helped get boots to the Israel Defense Forces

It began with a phone call. A few days after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, when many of the Israel Defense Forces reservists returned to active duty, IDF officers, including General Daniel Jacobs, saw that the returnees’ boots were very worn. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/28/24

Etan Haimoff, top left, Assistant Principal Yali Werzberger, Judah Nussbaum, Hattie Feit, Oriane Avigdor, Fanilyn Shaw, Lian Elgrissy, Sydney Spodek; Alma Scharman, middle Row; Mason Schein, bottom row, Ava Zalta, Sophia Weiss, Natalie Touaf, Rebekah Fichman and Sophia Fauziev wrote the names of hostages held in Gaza on yellow ribbons and hung them on trees outside of HAFTR Middle School as part of ‘Forests 4 Hope.’

HAFTR Middle School keeps hostages top of mind with Forests 4 Hope

The Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway Middle School in Lawrence marked Rosh Chodesh, the start of a new month on the Jewish calendar. Students from all grade levels honored the hostages held in Gaza by Hamas by participating in the “Forests 4 Hope” initiative. more

By Parker Schug | 3/22/24

Elina Beyn, vice president for enrollment at Center for Allied Health Education of Brooklyn distributed water bottles, first aid kits and resource pamphlets as part of the March 6 Achiezer Safety Training and Awareness program.

Brooklyn-based Center for Allied Health Education teaches preventative crisis care in Inwood

Achiezer, in collaboration with Center for Allied Health Education, are preparing parents for emergency situations. more

By Parker Schug | 3/15/24

Kevin Levy hit a HAFTR high school basketball career milestone, scoring 1,000 points. He scored the game winning points during the first round playoff game against Waterbury Yeshiva of Durham, Connecticut.

HAFTR's Kevin Levy nets 1,000 career points, clinches Yeshiva League playoff win

Kevin Levy, from Woodmere, hit a high school career highlight during the first round of the Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Athletic League Basketball playoffs. more

By Parker Schug | 3/8/24

The .25 caliber unloaded handgun that Nassau County police found in Nilser S. Rivera-Rivas’s car on Feb. 17 in Inwood.

Far Rockaway man found with gun in Inwood

After Nassau County police stopped a white 2011 Chevrolet Camaro for allegedly violating a traffic law, they found an unloaded gun inside the car at 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 17. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/18/24

Service has resumed after a car on the train tracks between Cedarhurst and Linwood avenues in Cedarhurst resulted in a partial suspension of service on the Far Rockaway branch between Valley Stream and Far Rockaway on Feb. 15.

Long Island Rail Road service resumes on Far Rockaway branch

Long Island Rail Road service on the Far Rockaway branch has resumed after being partially suspended on Feb. 15. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/15/24

Lawrence resident Howard Kopel is sworn in as presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature by immediate past presiding officer Richard Nicolello. On the left is Kopel's wife, Esther.

Howard Kopel sworn in as Nassau County Legislature's presiding officer

Lawrence resident Howard Kopel who has served as the Nassau County Legislature's deputy presiding officer since 2018 was sworn in as the presiding officer in the Legislative building on Jan. 5. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 1/5/24

Jose Caravante, left, Jairo Reyes and Carlos Adonay Reyes were arrested for allegedly robbing a man immediately outside the El Brother Deli & Grocery in Inwood on Dec. 8.

Nassau police arrest three men for Inwood robbery

Three men allegedly brandished knives and a hammer and demanded money from a man who was leaving the El Brother Deli & Grocery on Mott Avenue in Inwood at 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, Nassau police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/9/23

NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey speaking on the fatal stabbings that took place in Far Rockaway on Dec. 3.

Five dead, one critical, NYPD police attacked in Far Rockaway

Five people were stabbed to death, another person is critical and two NYPD police officers were slashed before the alleged attacked was shot by police and died in an incident at a multi-family home on Beach 22nd St. in Far Rockaway on Dec. 3. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/3/23

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