The sky will be aglow for the annual spectacle that marks our Independence Day, always a rousing celebration. While the main event is Tuesday, of course, the county-wide festivities begin Saturday, with plenty of local fireworks to enjoy.
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By Karen Bloom
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6/28/23
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Lawrence mayor Alex Edelman touched on several items when he delivered his annual “State of the Village” address at the June 14 Lawrence Association meeting at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club.
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By Kepherd Daniel
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6/25/23
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Atlantic Beach, Lawrence, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett, Hewlett Neck and Woodsburgh villages will hold elections for board trustees on June 20. For results, go to liherald.com/fivetowns.
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By Hernesto Galdamez, By Kepherd Daniel
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6/18/23
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On the Lawrence village board since 2008, as a trustee appointed by then mayor C. Simon Felder, to serving as a deputy mayor for a few years under current municipal leader Alex Edelman, Michael Fragin has helped navigate Lawrence through a few challenges.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/18/23
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Lawrence village Trustee Jeff Landy, who has served as deputy mayor for nearly a year, gave a heartfelt goodbye at the May 11 meeting after announcing his departure from the board at the end of his term. Landy was appointed in 2020. Landy has lived most of his last 47 years in Lawrence.
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By Kepherd Daniel
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5/21/23
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The Village of Cedarhurst is planning to borrow $1.8 million and spend $200,000 more to purchase an 18,730-square-foot lot at 68 Washington Ave., where a 17-apartment development was proposed, and build a municipal parking lot instead.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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5/14/23
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The rain did not stop the Village of Cedarhurst from paying tribute to the veterans on Veterans Day.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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11/17/22
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The volume of traffic across the Five Towns is much like the weather: Everybody talks about it, but nobody seems to be able to do much about it. Washington Avenue, which divides the villages of Cedarhurst and Lawrence, is a microcosm of the problem.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/17/22
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We need a National Village Elder, someone whose sole mission it is to advocate for Americans older than 65.
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8/18/22
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Under a perfect early evening summer sky, the Village Garden, a group of Atlantic Beach volunteers who tend the community garden in the village hosted their second annual garlic and shallot festival …
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8/12/22
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