Kathleen Rice, a Democrat who represents the 4th Congressional District that includes the Five Towns, announced a $1.2 million security grant for eight Jewish nonprofits on Aug. 27.The Hebrew Academy …
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By Tyler Marko
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9/6/18
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The Lawrence School District is one of five district that were awarded the Exemplary School Models and Practices grant from the New York State Education Department, and the only district to receive the grant’s maximum amount of $250,000 and be a non-city recipient.
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8/23/18
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran threw local sports organizations a doozy of a curve ball just weeks before Little League baseball and softball seasons begin, announcing on March 14 that the county would not waive park fees for community sports organizations. Collection of those fees is expected to generate more than $1 million in county revenue.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/21/18
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We are living in a binary world now. We must be, because the word “binary” has become the “it” word. And it does seem to be the defining concept of the new normal: black or white, right or wrong, up or down.
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10/20/17
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People have gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk in recent weeks to watch crews operating towering cranes hauling stones along the beach to rebuild the city’s jetties, part of an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan . . .
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4/13/17
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As Major League baseball gets underway so too does the Hewlett-Woodmere Little League. Opening day is Sunday, April 2 at 12:30 p.m.
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3/31/17
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Sharpen you skates, dress warm and get onto the ice at Nassau County’s Grant Park at the intersection of Sheridan Avenue and Broadway in Hewlett.
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1/18/17
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Hanukkah is the holiday of light. We light the menorah every night for eight nights — one candle on the first night (this year starting on Dec. 24 after sunset), then again each night, adding one more candle every night.
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By Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim
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12/27/16
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Students plant trees in Grant Park
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Hewlett High School students helped by master gardeners from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County planted seven trees at the county’s Grant Park in Hewlett on Nov. 20.
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11/30/16
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Nassau County’s outdoor ice rink at Grant Park, 1625 Broadway in Hewlett, will open for the 2016-2017 season on Nov. 25.
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By Diana Colapietro
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11/21/16
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