A Woodmere woman was taken for $50,000 after being contacted by telephone at her home on Dec. 19 at 8:05 p.m., by an unidentified person claiming to work for Amazon and that the woman owed $6,000 on her account, according to Nassau police.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/21/23
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EZ-Pass, the cashless toll system, in operation at the Atlantic Beach Bridge toll plaza since mid-December was officially celebrated with a ribbon cutting that included County Executive Bruce Blakeman, an Atlantic Beach resident.
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By Parker Schug
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12/20/23
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There was singing from the Hewlett High Schools Chorale Girls Quartet, Hanukkah gelt, hot chocolate and holiday giveaways from the Chabad of Hewlett such as dreidels as the Hewlett-Woodmere communities joined together to celebrate the first night of the Jewish holiday at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Hewlett on Dec. 7.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/18/23
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Despite the heavy rain and hammering wind, the Five Towns appeared to have escaped flooding and other damage, according to reports.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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12/18/23
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Cedarhurst resident Micah Lader, a member of the Rockaway Nassau Safety Patrol, was observing the Jewish holiday of Sukkot on Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked Israel.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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12/15/23
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Worshippers at Temple Beth El rededicated the Cedarhurst synagogue as a community beacon on the first night of Hanukkah last week.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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12/15/23
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As you came across the Peninsula Shopping Center in Hewlett on Dec. 9 people might have thought that either there was a law enforcement convention or a severe incident had just happened.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/15/23
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The story of Hanukkah has taken on a renewed meaning this for Jews in the Five Towns and across the world after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/15/23
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Despite losing its top scorer off last year’s regular season conference championship that pulled off an upset win in the National Invitational Tournament, Hofstra men’s basketball has …
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By Andrew Coen
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12/14/23
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Two holidays. celebrated by two religions. Hanukkah, according to the Talmud, celebrates the restoration of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, where a day’s worth of oil burned for eight. Christmas, according to the Bible . . .
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12/14/23
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