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Partly Cloudy Woodmere native creates mental health haven Moms Time Out
Woodmere native Lyss Stern and Wendy Siegel, created an escape for mothers called Moms Time Out, a retreat that gives them the chance to get away from their daily parental responsibilities for a weekend and refresh their mental health.
Hewlett Harbor native was ‘a force of nature’
When her 13-year-old son Michael was stricken with colitis, Shelby Modell did not curl up in a ball and cry. She quickly turned her sorrow into action and was the co-founder of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America and founder of the Long Island chapter for the nonprofit advocacy organization.
Hewlett-Woodmere, Lawrence school budgets approved
Debra Sheinin and Chani Jeter win the Hewlett-Woodmere board seats
In the Five Towns, both public school district budgets passed. Hewlett-Woodmere's $130.58 fiscal plan gained approval by a tally of 1,925 to 1,616. Lawrence's$102.490 million budget was passed by a vote of 679 to 207.
Inwood United stands strong for its children
The Inwood United Soccer Club has been a steppingstone for many amateur soccer players to express their love for the sport for the past 10 years.
Hewlett-Woodmere library's ‘workaholic’ retires
Hewlett Woodmere Public Library’s Cultural Program Specialist, Nadine Connors, is retiring after 22 years. Nearly 25 years ago, HWPL’s former longtime director, Susan O. de Sciora, directed Connors to take the cultural program specialist test.
Bingo, a new kosher outlet in Inwood
The rumors turned out to be true as the discount kosher wholesaler Bingo is coming to Inwood as Bingo Wholesale has leased the 61,669-square—foot space in the Burnside Commons shopping plaza on Burnside Avenue that was occupied by Stop & Shop.
Task force to explore antisemitism surge
Nassau County officials have created a special legislative task force to combat antisemitism and, immediately after being sworn in, went right to work. Made up of eight legislators …
Creating art, making friends at the Five Towns Community Center
As music streamed from an iPad several Lawrence Middle School students and a few from the area private schools worked on coloring a 20’ x 8’ mural on a wall in one of the two rooms that …
Nassau County executive champions partnership with West Bank
Nassau County cemented its relationship with Israel last week, signing an economic and cultural agreement with the Shomron.
Police arrest two in Inwood for gun possession
Multiple gunshots in the area of Bayview and Walcott avenues in Inwood at 12:30 a.m., on May 16 drew the attention of two officers from the Nassau County Police Department’s Bureau of Special Operation conducting crime prevention enforcement in the Five Towns.
Gural JCC in Lawrence received email bomb threat, Nassau police investigating
The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC confirmed in an email that the organization received a bomb threat by email to its general JCC email box in the afternoon of May 154.
North Lawrence man charged with attempted murder
Nassau County police arrested a North Lawrence man on May 13 for the attempted murder of two women in a house on Caryl Drive.
Editorial
Another tragedy, and no hope on the horizon
Celestine Chaney, 65. Roberta Drury, 32. Andre Mackneil, 53. Katherine Massey, 72. Margus Morrison, 52. Heyward Patterson, 67. Geraldine Talley, 62. Ruth Whitfield, 86. Pearl Young, 77. And then there was Aaron Salter . . .
Randi Kreiss
A Memorial Day like no other in our lives
The things we carry to this Memorial Day, 2022, are freighted with more recent events than past battles. On the last Monday in May, we look back . . .
Op-Ed
Must a girl in STEM be a ‘girl in STEM’?
Every weekday at 10:06 a.m., I walk into my high school engineering class and take a seat among my peers. I spend the period learning the same material as my classmates . . .
Jerry Kremer
In the governor’s race, Suozzi is stuck on first base
In just under six weeks, New York state voters will get a chance to select the candidates for governor and State Assembly. With no disrespect to that branch of the Legislature . . .