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Five Towns families and students are the power behind Ossie’s Toy Fund that provides toys to seriously ill children in hospitals, orphanages, homes and hospices in Israel. Specially trained clowns present the toys to the children.
This clowning around is serious
It was 3 a.m. on a Friday morning in November and Robbie Schonfeld, his family, the Allman family and several others were stuffing envelopes for Ossie’s Toy Fund, a non-profit organization that provides gifts for seriously ill children and their families in Israel. more
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Retired dentist and Judaic artist Dr. Neil Meixler demonstrates how to make a yad, a Torah pointer used during bar and bat mitzvah services to students of the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre.
Yads for lads and lassies
Once again the “Yad Squad” helped students of Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre’s religious school to make their yads, or Torah pointers, during the annual Yad program on Nov. 7. more
North Woodmere native Neil Vineberg recently revived his interest in music and with several professional musicians put together his first CD, “Sacred Love: Feel the Journey.”
A musical and spiritual journey
In what could be called his own “long, strange trip,” North Woodmere native Neil Vineberg, 57, a musical prodigy, who had left the industry, has returned to his roots with a self-financed CD. more
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Woodmere business owner and Lynbrook resident Nick Paxinos collects money and food donations to benefit First Baptist Church/H.O. Scott Education & Community Center’s Peach Cobbler Kitchen on Redfern Avenue in Far Rockaway for Thanksgiving. His daughters, Kayla, left, and Arianna flank him.
A way to remember his mother
This Thanksgiving will be no different than the past 12 Thanksgivings for Nick Paxinos and his daughters Arianna, 8, and Kayla, 4, as they collect money and food donations for the First Baptist … more
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The architect’s rendering of the proposed five-story Woodmere Rehabilitation Center & Health Center in Woodmere.
Rehab center plans stalled
Parking remains the primary issue for the Woodmere Merchants Association after the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals reserved a decision on Nov. 10 on the height and parking variances for the proposed new five-story Woodmere Rehabilitation Center & Health Center on Franklin Place in Woodmere. more
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Former Woodmere Merchants Association President Sy Glass, left, received a Town of Hempstead proclamation from Councilman Anthony Santino, right.
Honoring the ‘mayor’ of Woodmere
A small gathering of friends and well-wishers came to the Woodmere Club last Thursday to pay tribute to a man that had a huge impact on their lives and the community of Woodmere. more
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The Israel Children’s Cancer Foundation opened a “treasure shop” inside of the Five Towns Pharmacy in Woodmere to help Israeli children who are battling cancer.
Battling cancer through hidden treasures
Space in a local pharmacy is now being use to house a “treasure shop” that sells new and gently used giftware, bric-a-brac, Judaica, crystal, house wares, silver, and collectibles with the money benefitting a cancer-fighting organization. more
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The SSBA Nationals Nassau Travel Baseball League championship.
A championship season
The SSBA Nationals (formerly the Hewlett Tigers), a team of 12 and 13-year-old boys captured the South Nassau Travel Baseball League championship defeating the East Meadow Pirates 5-4 in a come-from-behind victory at John Street Field in East Rockaway on Oct. 7. more
Woodmere residents, Sarah Howe showed her jumping form in the Cars-themed bouncy inflatable as her friend Carrie Zheng watched.
A fair wind blew through Woodmere
Despite a breeze that occasionally knocked over merchandise and pushed around exhibit booths, the inaugural Woodmere Fall & Fair Festival put on by the Woodmere Merchants Association endured some bumps, but was held last Saturday and Sunday. more
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A quintet of Five Towns friends collaborated to produce “Killer Hoo-Ha!,” full-length feature film. Executive Producer and screenwriter Sean Pomper at the cast party with Leilene Ondrade, left, from VH1 and Michelle Romano from the new A&E series, “Dead.”
Five Towns friends make a movie
A group of Five Towns friends teamed up to produce a full-length feature film “Killer Hoo-Ha!” that will have its private screening Nov. 12 at the Glen Cove Mansion in Glen Cove, where it was filmed. more
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