Sailing to remember the 9/11 fallen
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The Woodmere Bay Yacht Club, which includes members from the Five Towns and surrounding communities, took part in the Spirit Rider Regatta off of Long Beach on Sept. 7.
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9/11/13
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Dough rising over the sands of Atlantic Beach
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More than 1,000 Jewish women — Orthodox to unaffiliated — from the Five Towns and other communities gathered to bake challah bread at the Sands Atlantic Beach on Oct. 23.
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10/30/14
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Boxes of letters covered a conference room table in the White House as 40 children from Young Israel of Woodmere and Rabbis Shalom Axelrod and Shay Schacter brought missives of thanks to the Biden Administration for its support of Israel.
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By Parker Schug
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10/23/23
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What to do with the gate at the end of South Lord Avenue in Lawrence brought a standing room only crowd to Lawrence Village Hall for the Nov. 9 board of trustees meeting to discuss safety and convenience surrounding the closed gate, an entrance and exit to the Inwood Long Island Rail Road station.
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By Parker Schug
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12/1/23
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Inwood salutes the military
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From the train station to the VFW post, Doughty Boulevard rumbled with the sounds of marching bands playing military beats, as Inwood held its annual Memorial Day Parade on May 25 under a cloudless sky.
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By Yitzchak Carroll
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5/28/14
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Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap It Up!, an anti-poverty think tank, hosted its 34th year on Thanksgiving Day, providing a feast for at-risk communities and senior veterans in the Five Towns communities and the Rockaways.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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12/1/23
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Residents, like Teri Schure of North Woodmere, have been cut off from a valuable thoroughfare into the Five Towns as a tidal surge from Hurricane Sandy washed away part of Branch Boulevard that spans from Hungry Harbor Road to Peninsula Boulevard in Cedarhurst.
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By Ann E. Friedman
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11/21/12
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Lag B’Omer celebrated in Cedarhurst Park
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The X POGO stunt team, Azamra DJ, the traditional bonfire and activities such as archery and tug-of-war were all part of the Chabad of the Five Towns 20th annual Lag B’Omer/Family Fun Day at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park on May 7.
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5/13/15
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Ever since Hamas terrorists attacked a southern portion of Israel on Oct. 7, and initiated another conflict between armed groups and the Jewish state, people, organizations and other entities are come together to support Israel.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/1/23
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The upcoming Lawrence village election presents new leadership choices with candidates focusing on community priorities such as fiscal responsibility, infrastructure improvements, and fostering better relations between residents and the village government.
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By Parker Schug
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5/31/24
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