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Lawrence Woodmere Academy graduate Andrew Barth Feldman will star with Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence in the movie 'No Hard Feelings.'

Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman star in ‘No Hard Feelings'

With scenes filmed in the Five Towns last year, the movie “No Hard Feelings” stars Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence and Lawrence Woodmere Academy graduate Andrew Barth Feldman, the R-rated flick will be released on June 23. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/5/23

Sasha Young was the Herald’s 2020 Person of the Year.

Inwood's Sasha Young continues Gammy Pantry's mission after Covid-19

Sasha Young, of Inwood, the founder of Gammy’s Pantry in the Five Towns Community Center, worked as an aide at the Lawrence school district for over a decade until she was furloughed in April 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 6/4/23

Zoom sessions became the new normal for Temple Hillel during the height of the Covid pandemic, but now more of a pre-virus situation prevails.

Temple Hillel, Steven Graber bounces back from the Covid-19 pandemic

When the Covid outbreak halted public gatherings it led to some odd scenes but since the pandemic has waned places of worship like Temple Hillel have adjusted. more

By Kepherd Daniel | 6/4/23

North Woodmere resident Ella Schwartz has been writing books for the past eight years.

North Woodmere resident Ella Schwartz newest book

Blending one of the 20th century’s most horrific events with a project that aims to honor the memories of victims, North Woodmere resident Ella Schwartz wrote her upcoming book “Violin of Hope,” recounting the story of a violin that travels through time from the Holocaust to the present. more

By Kepherd Daniel | 6/4/23

Parked outside Cedarhurst Village Hall, one of the two Auxiliary Unit 101 cars that began patrolling the village after Passover.

The Village of Cedarhurst's newest volunteer unit

Known as an extra set of eyes and ears, Auxiliary Unit 109, a group of more than 30 volunteers for the Nassau County Police Department’s 4th Precinct in Hewlett, is dedicated to ensuring extra protection for neighbors in the Five Towns and Atlantic Beach. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 5/28/23

The volunteer Hewlett Fire Department has covered parts of Hewlett, North Woodmere, and its surrounding areas since 1891. Posed in front of its ambulance truck from left are Martin Kohn, secretary Daniela Barskaya, Capt. Karen Fiorello, Samantha Beauchamp and Lt. Gary Kotlyar.

Volunteer with the Hewlett Fire Department!

As an eighth-grader, Hewlett resident Daniella Barskaya asked herself how she could help people while making an impact in her community. To accomplish such task, she looked towards volunteering at the Hewlett Fire Department. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 5/28/23

Miriam Bradman Abrahams wrote the foreword in AJ Sidransky’s new book ’Incident at San Miguel’ which describes Abrahams dramatic family story of emigrating from Cuba during the reign of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

Five Towns resident recalls escaping San Miguel

Longtime Five Towns resident Miriam Bradman Abrahams has her harrowing story of immigration from Cuba told in the new book “Incident at San Miguel.” more

By Kepherd Daniel | 5/28/23

California declared May 22, 2023 Harvey Milk Day in honor of the slain LGBTQ+ community rights advocate. Above, Milk’s face on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

See what California did to honor Woodmere native Harvey Milk

Woodmere native Harvey Milk, who went on to become one of the first openly gay people elected to public official in the United States in 1977, was once again remembered as California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared May 22 of this year Harvey Milk Day in the Golden State. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/25/23

The Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library’s new director, Michelle Young, took over on May 1. In black and white to her left is the library’s first director, Elizabeth Thomson.

The newest library director for Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library

The first chapter for the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library’s new director, Michelle Young, will be a familiar experience. Young, who started work on May 1, joins the community after working in public libraries for over 20 years. more

By Hernesto Galdamez | 5/21/23

Lawrence resident and fine art expert, Bina Levy presented the history of Nazi looted art at the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC.

Preserving the legacy of Holocaust survivors in Cedarhurst

The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC continued its program for second-generation Holocaust survivors to preserve their families’ legacies with a discussion about the dispossession of Europe’s Jews and their assets, focusing on fine art. more

By Kepherd Daniel | 5/17/23

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