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Five Towns Letters to the Editor

Bigotry slant is disgraceful To the Editor: Wow! I read the Summit Avenue article “Residents seek increased security” in the July 30-Aug. 5 Herald, and although I have not lived in Inwood for 20 years, I still have family and friends there. more

8/19/15

Bishop Lawrence C. Provenzano, the leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, left, welcomed Gerard “Jerry” Walsh as the new chief executive officer of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital on Monday.

St. John’s names new chief executive officer

Gerard “Jerry” Walsh was part of the class that earned the first health care administration degrees from St. John’s University in 1979, and the Queens native — who spent his formative years in Elmhurst and began working in Forest Hills — has returned after 17 years in Maryland to be the new chief executive officer of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/29/15

Police officers from the Fourth Precinct are looking for a man in black Infiniti who allegedly tried to get a 5-year-old girl into his car in Cedarhurst on July 23.

Cedarhurst issues a security alert

The Fourth Precinct is looking for a man driving in a black Infiniti who allegedly tried to lure a 5-year-old girl into his car on July 23, on Marlborough Road in Cedarhurst. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/27/15

An incentive program overseen by the state Department of Health will offer up to $8 billion to hospitals that can effectively lower the number of low-income patients who frequently visit emergency rooms by treating them earlier. State Sen. Kemp Hannon, left, and NUMC president Dr. Victor Politi explained the program.

A plan to reform health care statewide

Nassau University Medical Center President Dr. Victor Politi and State Sen. Kemp Hannon announced on June 29 the hospital’s participation in an ambitious statewide incentive plan that aims to reform the health care system by focusing on greater care for at-risk, low-income patients to reduce “avoidable hospitalizations,” thereby lowering state Medicaid costs. If successful, the program could net hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding for Long Island and Queens hospitals over the next five years, portions of which would go the NUMC. more

By David Weingrad | 7/8/15

Far Rockaway resident Yan Kossa was arrested after enticing a 7-year-old girl to leave the Chabad center in Cedarhurst with him last Saturday.

Far Rockaway man arrested for endangering a child

A Far Rockaway man who lured a 7-year-old girl into his car and then told the child’s father what he had done was arrested a little more than an hour after the incident occurred last Saturday at 1:40. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/24/15

Far Rockaway resident Yan Kossa was charged with unlawful imprisonment-second degree and endangering the welfare of a child after enticing a 7-year-old girl to leave the Chabad center in Cedarhurst with him.

Far Rockaway man arrested for endangering a child

A Far Rockaway man who lured a 7-year-old girl into his car and then told the child’s father what he had done was arrested a little more than an hour after the incident occurred last Saturday at 1:40 p.m. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/22/15

Nassau County police arrested two young men who are alleged to be responsible for several thefts of property from vehicles in the Five Towns. Above, Jaquan Marrero, left, and Raquan Howard.

Arrests made in Five Towns break-ins

Two of five men detained by 4th Precinct officers on April 25 were arrested and charged with grand larceny connected to an alleged pattern of early morning thefts of property from vehicles in the Five Towns, police said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/6/15

The Long Island Rail Road has begun studying the feasibility of constructing a pedestrian overpass at the Woodmere station, perhaps similar to the one at its Bay Shore station, above.

Commuters ask for more security and comfort

Local elected officials and residents are pushing for improvements at the Cedarhurst, Hewlett and Woodmere Long Island Rail Road stations, three of the five stations on the Far Rockaway line’s route through the Five Towns. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/25/15

Two swastikas were etched on shelter panels at the Cedarhurst LIRR station in the first two weeks of the new year.

Swastikas at Cedarhurst train station, again

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced on Jan. 14 an aggressive, joint initiative between the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Police after two new swastikas were discovered at the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Cedarhurst station this year. County Executive Mangano also announced a Crime Stoppers reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in these cases. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/13/15

Hewlett-Woodmere library Director Susan O. de Sciora, left, with Esther Fiber, head of technical service, and William Ferro, who succeeded Sciora.

February 2014

Hewlett-Woodmere library director retires After a 46-year library career, including nearly 28 at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, Susan O. de Sciora announced her retirement. She oversaw the library’s 1996 renovation (it’s most recent), the introduction of a wide range of technology for patrons such as free Wi-Fi and online services, along with a significant expansion of cultural activities. Sciora officially stepped down in March and Assistant Director William Ferro was named to replace her. more

12/31/14