More than 200 volunteers helped 700 elementary-aged children from across Nassau County “shopped” for new school supplies and clothing at the first National Council of Jewish Women Peninsula and South Shore sections Back 2 School Store, the 10th annual, and first in-person one since 2019.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/21/23
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My parents were worried the moment I laid eyes on the apartment for the very first time. It was the entire top floor of a car dealership just off what would eventually become Interstate 86, at the edge of the Finger Lakes region upstate. This would be my first apartment — my first home outside the family home where I grew up in Pennsylvania.
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By Michael Hinman
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10/26/23
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We’ve come to donate our blood at HAFTR
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The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway Middle School on Frost Lane in Lawrence held its 10th annual blood drive on Feb. 15.
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2/23/12
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Three men allegedly brandished knives and a hammer and demanded money from a man who was leaving the El Brother Deli & Grocery on Mott Avenue in Inwood at 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, Nassau police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/9/23
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Should we welcome artificial intelligence or be scared by it? Probably both
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By Ed Fare
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5/3/24
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The Meshuga Daddies, a singing group
of six men from the Five Towns and Oceanside, made their Valentine’s Day performance at the Five Towns Senior Center in Hewlett a real treat for audience members.
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2/23/12
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Hooping it up at North Woodmere Park
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Competitive hoops and charity were both on display at the 28th annual Sid Tanenbaum Basketball Tournament held at North Woodmere Park on June 1.
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6/4/14
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Seniors are victorious at Sports Night
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The crescendo of Spirit Week at Hewlett High School hit its high note as freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors took part in the annual Sports Night competition on March 3, which is coordinated by the Student Council.
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3/8/17
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Fourth Precinct police receive thanks from Five Towns Kiwanis
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The Five Towns Kiwanis hosted Police Appreciation Night on Feb. 15 at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club in Lawrence to recognize police officers from the Fourth Precinct in Hewlett.
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2/23/12
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After speaking to her family, who is dispersed between Cedarhurst, Long Beach, New York City and Port Washington, and then reading comments on Facebook and viewing random online videos of the destruction Hurricane Sandy wrought in her native area, Boca Raton, Fla. resident Mara Cavallo Benkirane became determined to help.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/16/12
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