A full court press against cancer
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Shootout Cancer, a non-profit organization which raises funds to assist those battling cancer, hosted its fifth annual basketball event on June 16 at Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst to raise money for families afflicted by the disease. Participants donated $10 and enjoyed basketball activities and competitions while spectators donated $5 to the cause.
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7/5/12
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Lawrence High School was one of five schools nationwide that were voted a grand prize winner among 30 finalists in a contest sponsored by the NBC television show “Smash” and Lowe’s the home improvement franchise.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/11/13
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Prepping for the prom
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Lawrence High School seniors prepared for their prom with a late afternoon fiesta at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club on June 24.
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7/1/15
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Anthony Livreri , 42, has earned the Atlantic Beach trustee spot with 215 votes.
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By Parker Schug
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6/28/24
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Snow continues to fall
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Just as most of the snow from the last storm had melted, a winter storm moved across Long Island Thursday night and into Friday, dumping about a foot of new snow.
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2/26/10
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Just days after city officials held a meeting with representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss a plan to protect the barrier island from future storms like Hurricane Sandy, U.S. …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/13/13
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The Hewlett-Woodmere Giants win the pennant!
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With a 14-hit barrage led by Mitch Shemtov, 3-for-3 4 RBI, and Nick Tumminello who went 2-for-2 with 2 RBI, the Giants of the Hewlett-Woodmere Little League won the Intermediate Division championship 12-7 over the Diamondbacks at Grant Park in Hewlett on Father’s Day.
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6/19/13
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Grant Park hosts an Islander practice
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For two hours Grant Park’s outdoor ice rink was home to a full-fledged New York Islander practice, where the team went through its typical warm-ups and drills in Hewlett on Monday.
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2/26/14
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More than 200 volunteers helped 700 elementary-aged children from across Nassau County “shopped” for new school supplies and clothing at the first National Council of Jewish Women Peninsula and South Shore sections Back 2 School Store, the 10th annual, and first in-person one since 2019.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/21/23
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My parents were worried the moment I laid eyes on the apartment for the very first time. It was the entire top floor of a car dealership just off what would eventually become Interstate 86, at the edge of the Finger Lakes region upstate. This would be my first apartment — my first home outside the family home where I grew up in Pennsylvania.
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By Michael Hinman
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10/26/23
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