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Football players should wear black and blue

Do we really want to see the bruisers of the NFL play for pink? As Breast Cancer Awareness month begins . . . more

9/25/14

Sam Scolarici set a new single-season goal mark for Hofstra with 18 in 2013.

Expectations could not be higher for the Hofstra women’s soccer team. The Pride was picked first in the 2014 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) preseason poll and return seven starters off last year’s 10-6-3 team that reached the CAA semifinals before falling to James Madison. more

By Andrew Coen | 9/10/14

Kid Kamp at the Inwood Country Club during Inwood Charity Day helped to keep the children active while the adults played golf, tennis, cards and mah jong.

Inwood Country Club supports the local charities [Photo gallery]

More than $100,000 was raised and over 200 people took part in Inwood Country Club’s annual Charity Day event that includes golf and tennis tournaments, a card game and mah jong event, along with a Kid Kamp on Aug. 3. more

8/6/14

The Peninsula and South Shore sections of the National Council of Jewish Women hosted their second annual Back 2 School Store at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook. Joanna Levitt of Oceanside helped kindergartner-to-be Cheyne Shin pick out a new pair of sneakers.

Shopping at the NCJW back to school store

More than 460 children from Cedarhurst, Inwood, Lawrence, Woodmere, Valley Stream, Rockville Centre, Island Park, Long Beach, Elmont, Freeport, Uniondale, Hempstead and Roosevelt shopped for clothes … more

8/6/14

At the National Council of Jewish Women’s second annual Back 2 School Store at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook, kids shopped for clothes and school supplies. Above, kindergartner Melvin Beltran and his personal shopper, Jeff Cohn, got acquainted.

Shopping at the NCJW back to school store [Photo gallery]

More than 460 children from Cedarhurst, Inwood, Lawrence, Woodmere, Valley Stream, Rockville Centre, Island Park, Long Beach, Elmont, Freeport, Uniondale, Hempstead and Roosevelt shopped for clothes and school supplies at the second annual Back 2 School Store sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women, Peninsula and South Shore sections. more

7/30/14

NOW's 'Dirty' is No. 1 on my list of ridiculous things

In front of the Supreme Court, business owners argued that the Affordable Health Care Act, Obamacare, violated the First Amendment and other federal laws protecting religious freedom . . . more

7/16/14

Cutting the challah was performed by Nat Lavenda in celebration of his wife, Muriel, who received the NCJW’s Hannah G. Solomon award.

Lawrence resident receives NCJW award [Photo gallery]

Muriel Lavenda, a Lawrence resident, was honored by the National Council for Jewish Women Peninsula Section with the Hannah G. Solomon Award at its Founders Day luncheon at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor on June 10. more

6/18/14

The National Council of Jewish Women’s Peninsula and South Shore sections will hold their second Back 2 School Store event on July 27. Above, Neil Sklar helped Danilo Bustilo check off the school supplies he needed with his mother, Rumula Cuba, during last year’s shopping spree.

Enhancing the lives of children

Empowering children in kindergarten through fifth grade to understand how to make choices, boost their self-esteem and attend school with a positive attitude is the goal of the National Council of Jewish Women and its Peninsula and South Shore sections as they prepare for their second annual Back 2 School Store event on July 27. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/18/14

Albany's unfinished business, Part II

Last week we highlighted some of the work we think the New York Senate and Assembly have left incomplete as they head toward the end of this legislative session on June 19. We said that … more

6/12/14

The prestigious Hannah G. Solomon Award is given annually by the National Council of Jewish Women to someone from the community who best serves their constituency. This year’s winner is Muriel Lavenda, above.

Serving with patience and efficiency

The National Council for Jewish Women Peninsula Section will honor Muriel Lavenda with the Hannah G. Solomon Award at its Founders Day luncheon at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor on June 10. more

By Vanessa Parker | 6/4/14