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Five Towns Crime Watch

Arrests LAWRENCE - Sonia Rodriguez, 37, and Melissa Rodriguez, 17, both of Far Rockaway, were arrested for shoplifting at a department store on Rockaway Turnpike at 5:10 p.m. on July 19, police said. more

8/2/12

Five Towns Crime Watch

Arrests INWOOD – Parmjit Singh, 63, of Richmond Hill in Queens, was arrested for driving while intoxicated on the Nassau Expressway at 9:34 p.m. on June 7, police said. more

6/20/12

Dari, Trevor and Alan Ellman hosted the Hewlett High School pre-prom at their home in Hewlett Harbor.

Macy Estate hosts Hewlett’s pre-prom party [Photo gallery]

The Ellman’s, Dari and Allan, the parents of Trevor Ellman, hosted Hewlett High School’s class of 2012 pre-prom party at the family’s home on Veeder Drive in Hewlett Bay Park. more

6/7/12

Five Towns Crime Watch

Arrests LAWRENCE – Surendranath K. Reddy, 73, of Woodmere, was arrested for driving while intoxicated at the intersection of the Nassau Expressway and Rock Hall Road at 12:02 a.m. on April 19. more

5/3/12

Parking spaces by the LIRR station are harder for Woodmere residents to find due to the new town restriction.

Parking balance in Woodmere disturbed

For 20 years Bill Kaufman observed a symbiotic relationship between Woodmere residents and commuters that use the hamlet’s Long Island Rail Road station. more

JEFFREY BESSEN | 3/22/12

Donate blood, save a life

Two seconds. That’s about how often a person in the United States needs a blood transfusion. But what if there wasn’t any blood left? This is the problem faced by the American … more

By Sean Harmon | 3/7/12

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and … more

By Scott Brinton, Alex Costello and Jackie Nash | 12/14/11

Saul Lerner, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s director of health, athletics and driver’s education, served as a keynote speaker at a Long Island Youth Safety Coalition conference, “Drunk, Drugged, Drowsy and Distracted: Using School and Community to Create Comprehensive Solutions to Dangerous Driving.” He was joined here recently by Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center.

Hofstra conference takes on dangerous driving

For decades, public health officials have hammered home a message –– smoking kills. They have done so in splashy advertising campaigns and in the halls of government. Any number of laws and ordinances prohibiting smoking in public venues have been passed as a result. These efforts, officials say, have paid dividends. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 12/6/11

Abbey Newberg, 12, learned how to use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire at the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department Fire Prevention Day last Sunday.

Fire Prevention Day at the Lawrence-Cedarhurst F.D. [Photo gallery]

The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department marked Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 9-15) with a six-hour event that provided children and adults with demonstrations on how to stay safe during a fire. more

10/13/11

Cedarhurst resident and author Jody LaGreca donated blood at the library’s blood drive.

Blood drive at Hewlett-Woodmere library [Photo gallery]

The Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library in Hewlett hosted a blood drive on Aug. 30. more

9/8/11