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Lawrence Woodmere Academy alum Brittany Loweree earned a spot on the U.S. Ski Team.

Lawrence Woodmere Academy graduate Brittany Loweree (Class of 2008) decided to take a hiatus from her studies at Northeastern University this school year to accomplish a goal she’s had since she was 10-years-old; to make the U. S. Ski Team. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 1/12/11

The southwest Nassau chapter of the Jericho-based Mother’s Center donated blood at the New York Blood Center on Dec. 2. From left are: East Rockaway’s Anne Russin, Baldwin’s Delia Serranowith with daughter Erin, North Woodmere’s Kim Di Luzio, Baldwin’s Jennifer Ryley, Rockville Centre’s Karin Johnson and Valley Stream’s Michelle Hencken with her son.

Mothers’ Center donates blood

Moms,from North Woodmere, Rockville Centre, Valley Stream, Lynbrook, East Rockaway, Oceanside and Baldwin donated blood at the New York Blood Center on Dec. 2. more

1/12/11

Some churches in the Five Towns and surrounding communities face declining membership, causing concern among clergy and parishioners. Above, Valley Stream Presbyterian Church.

Some Five Towns churches losing members

Barbara Schnaible, who has been a parishioner at the Woodmere-Lawrence Methodist Church for nearly 50 years, says the church is facing a decline in membership, with people moving out of the Five Towns and others dying. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 1/12/11

Bowling was one of many activities children did during Kulanu's winter respite week.

Kulanu strikes down boredom

Special needs children from the Five Towns area enjoyed a week of fun-filled activities through Kulanu's winter respite program. more

1/5/11

Five Towns Community Center Executive Director Bertha Pruitt, left, received the Joseph M. Sokol Award from Five Towns Community Chest President Craig Spatz, right, for Pruitt’s outstanding contribution to the quality of human services in the community.

Helping their neighbors in the Five Towns

Five Towns Community Chest marked another year of service in the area by presenting funds to several organizations and awards to those who have contributed greatly to making the Five Towns better. more

1/5/11

Lawrence resident Marty Weinberg packed his car with the coats collected by Lawrence High School students that will be distributed to those who need them through the Hempstead-based Interfaith Nutrition Network.

Getting off his butt to help

When Marty Weinberg, went to Lawrence High School in October to ask if the school could collect coats on behalf of the INN, a soup kitchen based out of Hempstead, high school social worker, Wendy Grand, happened to be by the entrance when Weinberg walked in and after the two spoke, Grand knew she wanted to help. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 1/5/11

Business owners in Woodmere have differing opinions on why so many storefronts, like this one on Broadway, remain vacant.

Occupants sought for vacancies

Higher taxes, excessive rents, a bad economy and a changing community are the main reasons there are more than the usual number of vacant storefronts in Woodmere’s business district, according to store owners in the community. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 1/5/11

Lawrence-Cedarhurst firefighters Capt. Antony Rivelli and James McHugh rescued a man from a Woodmere house fire.

Top 7 Five Towns stories of the year

The past year had its share of moments for Five Towns residents from the heavy rains in March to the day-after Christmas storm that disrupted holiday plans. more

12/30/10

CRIME WATCH

NORTH LAWRENCE-Police arrested Michelle Nooks, 40, of Jamaica, for petit Larceny at a store on Rockaway Turnpike on Nov. 30 at 2:30 p.m. more

12/22/10

Woodmere’s Seymour Levy, a retired graphic designer, applied his skills and photographic eye to creating selectively cropped photos of familiar logos for an exhibit at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. Do you know what two businesses are represented by the logos in this photo?

Are you seeing what you are looking at?

A former graphic designer in advertising with an eye for abstract design and selective cropping has put together a unique set of 58 digital photographs that are currently on exhibit at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. more

JEFF BESSEN | 12/22/10

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