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PSEG Long Island is working on a reliability project along West Broadway in Hewlett. The company will be conducting overnight and daytime work to improve and update infrastructure.

This PSEG project aims to enhance reliability in the Five Towns

PSEG Long Island is installing 3,000 feet of new underground transmission will remove 500 feet of overhead wire and replace and install transmission and distribution poles around Hewlett as part of a system-wide $302 million project that is expected to be completed in February. more

By Parker Schug | 11/3/23

United Hatzalah called on volunteers in Israel — including Charles Gros, of Atlantic Beach — to serve as paramedics during and after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Gros was equipped with a bulletproof vest and helmet as he responded to calls from those who were injured and others about those who had been killed.

Local paramedic's heroic journey: From an Israeli vacation to life-saving mission amid war

Charles Gros’s vacation in Israel took a dramatic turn when he was asked to use his skills as a paramedic after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks by Eli Beer, founder of United Hatzalah, an Israeli emergency medical services organization. more

By Parker Schug | 10/27/23

Remembering Lawrence native Carol Berman: A Legacy of Leadership, Service, and Family

The yearbook committee at Erasmus Hall High School, in Brooklyn, predicted that Carol Berman would become the first female manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 10/27/23

Executive Director of NCJW-Peninsula Section Bonnie Sperry top left, President Fran Denny, bottom left, and board member Pnina Knopf, second from bottom left, are among the board members who attended the Oct. 17 antisemitism conversation.

Community gathers in Lawrence to address growing concerns on antisemitism

With the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and hate against specific groups flaring, the Lawrence-based National Council of Jewish Women -Peninsula Section, thought it was a good time to discuss antisemitism. more

By Parker Schug | 10/27/23

Alla Shema, left, owner of Jerusalem Florist, who provided the flowers for the event, made challah with daughters Maxine and Bella Shema.

Five Towns women unite in faith and baking to support Israel and IDF Soldiers

Blending their love for Israel with the making of the traditional Jewish challah, over 200 Five Towns women gathered in the Chabad of the Five Towns grand tent on Oct. 16. more

By Parker Schug | 10/27/23

Handmade scarecrows with Karen Holmes, left, Ryan Hahn, Keegan Holmes, Jordan Holland and Keegan Holmes at the Rock Hall Country Fair last weekend.

PHOTOS: Rocking at the Rock Hall Country Fair in Lawrence

Stephen Christopher’s Time Traveling Medicine Show was the featured entertainment at the 37th annual Rock Hall Country Fair on the grounds of Rock Hall Museum in Lawrence on Oct. 21-22. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/27/23

Guy Tsadik went door to door on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst and Lawrence asking businesses to affix photos of hostages, held by Hamas, in their storefronts. From left, son Eitan, wife Tami, Tsadik, and Judaica Plus manager TJ Polansky.

See what Lawrence resident Guy Tsadik is doing to increase hostage awareness

Businesses in the Five Towns are spreading awareness of the hostages being held in Gaza with the help of Guy Tsadik, a Lawrence resident. more

By Parker Schug | 10/24/23

Geri Barish, left, and Marnie Weidenfeld, of Hewlett House, hosting a breast cancer awareness event at South Shore Brewery in Oceanside.

Continuing the fight against breast cancer at the Hewlett House

Hewlett House is honoring Breast Cancer awareness, this month and every month. The community resource center has served Hewlett and beyond since 2000. more

By Parker Schug | 10/20/23

Edna Ritzenberg with President Ronald Reagan when he visited her Ogden Elementary School classroom in 1984.

Edith Ritzenberg dies at 94

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, she started out life as Edith Heneck, then Edith H. “Edna” Ritzenberg got married in Italy and lived in Virginia, Cleveland, Far Rockaway, Woodmere, Hewlett Neck and Massachusetts. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/20/23

Longtime Lawrence resident Carol Berman died on Oct. 17 at 100. Above, marking her 99th birthday last year.

Longtime Lawrence resident Carol Berman dies at 100

Carol Berman was a trailblazer. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/18/23

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