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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A woman, now identified as Esmeralda Larios-Perez, was crossing Burnside Avenue heading north at Washington Place in North Lawrence when a vehicle struck her at 7:22 p.m. on Dec. 12, Nassau police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/13/23
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College campuses nationwide have seen new divisions created by the Israel-Hamas war that go far beyond the classroom, as students grapple with radically different perspectives on the conflict. Depending on how long the war continues, some of the student activists who are loudly voicing their opinions may create a potentially hazardous environment for Jewish high school seniors pondering where they want to apply to college.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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12/8/23
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The many phone calls from concerned Marion & Aaron Gural JCC regulars have led the Cedarhurst-based organization to create what it is calling the B’Yachad Helpline, for those seeking someone to talk to as the ongoing war in Gaza continues to create widespread anxiety.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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12/8/23
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Residents in a few Five Towns fire districts and Atlantic Beach can go to their respective headquarters and vote for commissioners on Dec. 12.
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By Parker Schug, Hernesto Galdamez,
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12/8/23
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When Ric Stark first began teaching, he realized he couldn’t do it for the money.
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Bernadette Giacomazzo
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12/8/23
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The precipitation was wet not white, however the Christmas spirit was in the air at the annual Hewlett-Woodmere holiday tree lighting at Hewlett Veterans Plaza at the intersection of Broadway and West Broadway in Hewlett on Dec. 3.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/8/23
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