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Five Towns Kiwanis awards scholarships to students
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More than $18,000 in scholarships were presented to graduating seniors from Hewlett, Lawrence and Lynbrook high schools at the Five Towns Kiwanis Scholarship Night at McQuade’s in Lynbrook last Thursday.
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6/22/16
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Taking in the pomp and circumstance
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Chabad of the Five Towns preschool students in the Green, Blue, Yellow, Purple and Red rooms, along with their teachers paraded in front of the Maple Avenue building to celebrate graduation day last Thursday.
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6/22/16
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Nearly 40 women ran or walked the 5K course that began and ended in North Woodmere Park last Sunday as part of the Friendship Circle Five Towns Generosity 5K Run/Walk that as of press time has raised $19,557 to help the Jewish organization for children with special needs.
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6/22/16
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Celebrating the soccer players
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Having fun, recognizing the boys’ and girls’ achievements and kicking off the summer were all part of the Hewlett-Lawrence Soccer Club’s fifth annual beach party held this year at the New York Beach Club in Atlantic Beach on June 10.
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6/17/16
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Israel Defense Forces and Peretz family honored in Cedarhurst
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More than 600 people gathered at the Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst on June 1 at the fifth annual Five Towns and Greater South Shore dinner to honor and support for the men and women who serve in the Israel Defense Forces.
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6/17/16
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Solar Impulse 2 at JFK
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Local Island Park photographer Joseph Abate was one of only two newspaper photographers at an incredible event, and he was excited to share his photos with our readers.
The Solar Impulse 2 is …
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Photos by Joseph Abate, Story by Christina Daly
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6/15/16
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Honoring Dr. John Santopolo in Woodmere
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A street sign was unveiled at the intersection of Cedar Lane and Franklin Place in Woodmere last Sunday to honor the memory of Dr. John L. Santopolo, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident in January 2015.
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6/10/16
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Playing hoops in honor of Sid Tanenbaum
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The Sid Tanenbaum Memorial Basketball Tournament celebrated its 30th anniversary indoors at Lawrence High School due to the rain last Sunday.
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6/10/16
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Lag B’Omer celebrated in Cedarhurst Park
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The perennial bonfire, a petting zoo, Chicago Boyz acrobatic team, games, activities and food highlighted the Chabad of the Five Towns Lag B’Omer party at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park on May 26.
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6/1/16
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Memorial Day, the Monday holiday that commemorates all those who died while in the country’s armed forces, was celebrated one-day earlier in Inwood as the annual parade stepped off from the Long Island Rail Road station at noon on Sunday.
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5/30/16
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