On Thursday, the Five Towns Community Reconstruction program committee will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway at 44 Frost Lane in Lawrence.
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Christmas dreaming in the Five Towns
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Peninsula Kiwanis held its annual Christmas Dream Pancake Breakfast fundraiser at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Inwood on Oct. 6.
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10/9/13
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Steel beam from WTC arrives in Hewlett
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Members of the Hewlett Bat Fire District picked up a pick up a steel beam from the World Trade Center at JFK Airport on Oct. 2.
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By Ann Friedman
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10/9/13
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Mike Farrell visits the NCJW
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Actor and activist Mike Farrell, best known for his eight-year run as B.J. Hunnicutt on the TV show “M*A*S*H,” was the guest speaker at the National Council Jewish Women (NCJW) luncheon at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre in East Rockaway on Sept. 24.
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10/9/13
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Retiring St. Mary’s Manor director honored
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Members of the Inwood Civic Association along with the Nassau County Executive’s office honored St. Mary’s Manor Director Juanita Warren, who is retiring after 20 years of service at the Inwood-based assisted living facility.
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10/2/13
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Hurricane Sandy heroes recognized
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The Inwood, Hewlett, Lawrence-Cedarhurst, Woodmere and Meadowmere Park fire departments were honored for their service during Hurricane Sandy at the Peninsula Kiwanis Humanitarian Night on Sept. 24.
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10/2/13
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Getting ready to respond in an emergency
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North Woodmere Park played host to the annual CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training exercise on Sept. 22, that included Nassau, Suffolk and New York City Office of Emergency Management, along with local fire, police and medical emergency response teams.
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9/25/13
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Central American Independence Day celebrated
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Central American Independence Day was celebrated by more than 1,100 people at the Five Towns Community Center on Lawrence Avenue in Lawrence, on Sept. 14.
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9/25/13
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A happy Homecoming for Hewlett High
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They marched from Hewlett Elementary School on Broadway to East Rockaway Avenue and turned onto the Hewlett High campus during the annual Homecoming parade last Saturday.
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9/25/13
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The parking lot of the closed Number Six School at 523 Church Ave. in Woodmere will house a fully equipped Nassau County Office of Emergency (OEM) Management disaster response and relief trailer, according to county officials.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/25/13
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