Disposing of chometz, securing your home
The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department, Lawrence village's public works department and Sanitary District 1 will have containers available at the Lawrence Long Isiand Rail Road station by Zion Park from 7 a.m. to noon on April 5 for the religious ceremony of burning chometz for Passover.
Time to burn your chometz in Woodmere
Need to get rid of those non-kosher for Passover items? Go to the the 18th annual Woodmere Fire Department chometz burning on Wednesday, April 6 from 6 to 11 a.m., outside the firehouse at 20 Irving Place in Woodmere.
Celebrating an Eagle Scout in the Five Towns
Five Towns-based Boy Scout Troop 20, once the oldest troop in the area, tracing its beginnings to 1916, folded roughly a decade ago because of a lack of leadership and enrollment.
At Hewlett High School, robotics thrives
The Hewlett High School robotics teams continue to add awards to their trophy case, and their coach is being recognized for their success.
Proposed Hewlett-Woodmere school budget up by $4 million
Spending in the Hewlett-Woodmere school district could increase by more than $4 million, the tax levy will remain the same, however residents’ tax bills could also go up should the proposed budget be approved.
Gold Seal for St. John’s Episcopal stroke center
For providing safe and quality patient care, the primary stroke center at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway received the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission, a U.S.-based nonprofit that accredits more than 22,000 health care organizations and programs nationwide.
Hebrew Academy of Long Beach wins at basketball and speech
The Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere the girls’ basketball team captured the Metropolitan Jewish Day School Basketball League championship with 56-35 win over the Shulamith School on March 19.
Hewlett High students collect Quill awards
Five Hewlett High School students captured two Quill awards at Adelphi University Press Day last month for their work on the school’s newspaper, The Spectrum.
Rambam High protests against Lithuanian Nazi
Rambam Mesivta High School continued its history of protesting as students and teachers gathered outside the Lithuanian Consulate, in New York City on March 15 to protest what they believe is Lithuania’s honoring of a murderer.
Nassau police looking for alleged Inwood arsonist
Nassau police are looking for a man who allegedly set two fires less than a week apart in Inwood.
Long Island’s top real estate pros honored
The job of someone in real estate goes beyond just helping clients buy, sell or rent properties. For many professionals, it is about the rewarding feeling of finding a person or family’s …
Editorial
Trouble waking up? You know who to blame.
Where did our collective societal grudge against mornings come from?
Peter King
My mixed memories of leading the parade
St. Patrick’s “Day” is actually several weeks of events commemorating Irish culture and traditions and Irish-America’s contributions to the American mosaic.
Randi Kreiss
The sun shivers and shudders northward
Don’t believe me. Don’t believe the National Weather Service. But come hell or high water (and both are coming!), you better believe the Farmers’ Almanac.
Jerry Kremer
A depressing tale of two fibbers
No one has given me a riddle to consider for a long time. But I can think of one. What’s the difference between U.S. Rep. George Santos and Fox News?