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Nassau Chapter Red Cross CEO Frank Cassano joined Rabbi Kenneth Hain. Sen. Dean Skelos, Red Cross volunteer Bruce Gold, County Executive Ed Mangano and others on a tour of West Hempstead High School, the county’s first and only kosher disaster evacuation shelter.

County's first kosher shelter? It's West Hempstead High School

The American Red Cross recently designated a local school as an evacuation shelter that caters to the cultural needs of the Jewish community. West Hempstead High School is now a kosher disaster … more

By Lee Landor | 1/12/11

Yaakov Hawk, 15, of West Hempstead, created the charity group Philanthropy for the Future.

Teens — the future of philanthropy?

It has been one year since 15-year-old Yaakov Hawk started his own charity organization. In that time, both the charity and the teen, a sophomore at the Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for … more

By Lee Landor | 12/15/10

An open letter to Sen. Dean Skelos

Back in early August, I began to consider writing a series of columns on reforming New York’s dysfunctional state government. Friends and neighbors were not aware of my interest in this subject; others suggested that no amount of disclosure and transparency could possibly make a difference. more

11/17/10

An open letter to Sen. Dean Skelos

Back in early August, I began to consider writing a series of columns on reforming New York’s dysfunctional state government. Friends and neighbors were not aware of my interest in this subject; others suggested that no amount of disclosure and transparency could possibly make a difference. more

Hal Peterson | 11/10/10

Re-elect Skelos in the 9th Senate District

We endorse State Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos for another term in the Senate. more

10/27/10