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Partly Cloudy Cedarhurst requires face coverings in public places
Cedarhurst village officials are asking business owners, residents and visitors to remain vigilant against Covid-19 by the continued wearing of face masks and social distancing in public places.
Woodmere teen is reported missing
A Woodmere teenager was reported missing at 8:20 p.m. on Sept. 15, as Kuvish Ramroop, 15, was last seen leaving his home on West Broadway at 2 a.m. on the same day. He is described as 6-feet …
Hewlett High School student tests positive for Covid-19
Hewlett-Woodmere School District Superintendent Dr. Ralph Marino said in a district-wide email to parents that a Hewlett High School student has tested positive for Covid-19. Marino said in an …
Covid-19 remains a threat, doctors say to maintain vigilance
With schools and business reopening roughly six months after the coronavirus pandemic shut down the area economy, and residents now regularly venturing out — albeit with face masks and frequently sanitized hands — local physicians are warning that Covid-19 remains a genuine threat.
Village numbers updated; Atlantic Beach, Hewlett Harbor and Lawrence mayors re-elected
Updated Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. After all the sniping, the political gamesmanship and a lawsuit, incumbent Lawrence Mayor Alex Edelman was overwhelmingly returned to office for another two-year term, 1,127 to 178, in Tuesday’s election over challenger Trustee Daniel Goldstein, who will remain on the board.
Appreciating and taking stock of our lives during the High Holidays
In the Talmud, Masechet Berachot, Rabbi Levi presents to us this problem: It reads in Psalm 24, “The earth and its fullness belong to the Lord,” but it also reads in Psalm 115, …
A sweet New Year, a joyous Yom Kippur
According to the Sages, Yom Kippur was one of two great days of joy in ancient Israel. The Talmud (B. Ta’anit 26b) states: Rabban Simon the son of Gamaliel said: “Never were there for the …
A word to the wise
Shanah Tovah! Have a good year! But the word shanah means more than year in Hebrew. It means both to change and repeat. Without a doubt, this Rosh Hashana, this New Year and the six months …
Why is this Rosh Hashana different from all others?
Rabbis typically have to dig deep this time of year to come up with an inspirational message for the high holidays. We comb through the relevant texts, search for incredible stories and formulate a …
A different Rosh Hashana
When I was asked to write a piece about what the High Holidays mean to me, I immediately thought about what I do during this time. It’s around the first month of school, I spend a lot of time with my family, and one thing that juts out the most to me, is that I learn all about it in school.
Second phase of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital’s emergency department completed
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital officials plan not to perpetuate the medical nightmare of having gurneys full of patients lining the hallways of its emergency department as the second phase of the overall is completed which has expanded the area from roughly 10,000 square feet to 21,000 square feet.
Welcome back to the Brandeis School in Lawrence
The Brandeis School's welcome back celebration might not have had the all together crowd it usually attracts, but there was no shortage of magic as Woodmere native Eric Wilzig, a magician, wowed the audience who arrived and departed in shifts to comply with social distancing guidelines during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
New York state legislators seek change in school election date
The Jewish holiday of Shavout, which celebrates when the Jews were given the Torah on Mount Sinai, begins on Sunday, May and ends Tuesday, May 18 next year. That Tuesday is also the scheduled day of …
Five Towners lost in 9/11 are remembered
Updated Sept. 12 at 9:30 a.m. Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Village of Cedarhurst held its annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park exactly 19 years after the attacks.
Five Towns Chabad rabbi at historic White House signing
Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, director of the Chabad of the Five Towns, was one of many who attended the historic Abraham Accords signing ceremony at the White House in the Rose Garden on Sept. 15 normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Hempstead town to increase security patrols of Jewish institutions
In wake of recent anti-Semitic incidents that have taken place across the United States in the past two years, the Town of Hempstead announced a town-wide safety initiative as the Jewish High Holidays approach.
Hewlett liquor store robbed
Three men allegedly stole merchandise from KSN Discount Wine and Liquor on Franklin Avenue in Hewlett at 5:51 p.m. on Sept. 15, according to police.
Roslyn Savings Bank in Lawrence robbed
A man who allegedly passed a note to a teller at the Roslyn Savings Bank on Central Avenue in Lawrence made off with an unspecified amount of money at 11:09 a.m. on Sept. 15, police said.
Editorial
Fill out the census — the deadline is Sept. 30
Elected leaders from across Nassau County are urging — even pleading with — residents to fill out the U.S. census if they have not already done so, and time is running out.
Scott Brinton
A maddening tale of two presidencies
Donald Trump revealed his true self to The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward over the course of 18 interviews beginning last December, appearing coherent and well-informed . . .
Jerry Kremer
McConnell fiddles while counties like Nassau burn
There has been much publicity about the failure of the U.S. Senate to agree on a new aid package for the states. The costs of dealing with the impact of the coronavirus have hit every government hard, but especially the northeastern states.
Randi Kreiss
You’d better believe it: We are in this together
Five years ago, I returned from a visit to my kids and grandkids, who live in a mountain town in northern California, and in this space I wrote, “I have come back from the future, and if you plan on going, better wear your fire-retardant underwear.”