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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, fourth from left, presented a citation to Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post 339 Commander Syd Mandelbaum at the Veterans Night event on May 5. From left were Ralph Esposito of the county’s Veterans Affairs Service, Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman, Co. John Sullivan, Mangano, Mandelbaum, Post Adjutant Brigadier General (ret.) Pat Alesia, Post Vice Commander Al Landi and Veterans Night Chairman Harry Beltrani.

Disabled veterans honored by Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post 339 [Photo gallery]

Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post 339 paid tribute to all members of the U.S. armed forces and highlighted disabled veterans at its Veteran Night event at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club last Thursday. more

5/11/16

University of Albany senior Habeeb Famuyide was one of 248 State University of New York students who received the prestigious Chancellor’s Award. At the ceremony were SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, and James R. Stellar, Albany’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.

Moving toward a vision of future success

One of this year’s winners of the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence has become a mentor to his peers after being motivated by a senior he met in his freshman year at the University of Albany. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/4/16

'American Psycho'

Despite all its glitter, glamour and great bodies, the new Broadway musical American Psycho does not have mass appeal. It's not the kind of show one might recommend to out-of-town visitors unless … more

5/3/16

American Legion Post 339 pays D-Day tribute

The Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post #339 honored local veterans at the Lawrence Village Country Club on Sunday, marking the 62nd anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Former … more

5/1/16

The triangle at the intersection of Broadway and West Broadway, where several local organizations and businesses plan to install a memorial to American soldiers.

Creating a ‘tribute to their sacrifice’

A small triangle of land in Hewlett, where Broadway, West Broadway and Harris Avenue intersect, is being transformed by several local organizations and businesses into a memorial for military veterans. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/27/16

Claudia Borecky, second from left, president of the North Merrick Civic Association, and David Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, led a news conference last Thursday to urge the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take over cleanup of an underground chemical plume caused by Grumman and the Navy. They were joined by Dr. Dean Hart, of Brookville, and Audrey Ciuffo and David Stonehill, both of Merrick.

A widening toxic threat

A half-dozen Nassau County environmental and civic activists, most from Merrick, came to Bethpage Community Park on April 21 –– the day before Earth Day –– to call on the state to accelerate efforts to clean up a massive chemical plume that has crept for more than seven decades from Bethpage toward South Oyster Bay. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/25/16

Lawrence Lately student columnist Michelle Argueta.

Recognizing the differences; realizing the similarities

Perhaps one of the most unique traits about Lawrence High School is the diversity within the student body. Students come from a myriad of different backgrounds, allowing for an open and accepting atmosphere. more

By Michelle Argueta | 4/13/16

DRS students Michael Fagin, Eytan Aryeh, Jeremy Schreiber, Dubi Fischman, Andy Ebbin, Yoni Gutenmacher and Elimelekh Perl, and Dr. Gerald Kirschenbaum.

DRS students attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee convention [Photo gallery]

Among the more than 18,000 people who attended the three-day American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)conference in Washington, D.C. on March 20-22, were seven Davis Renov Stahler (DRS) High School for Boys students, along with General Studies Principal Dr. Gerald Kirshenbaum. more

4/6/16

Hofstra senior Jack Saleeby plays the lovable but completely self-centered Peer Gynt.

Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt' performed at Hofstra

Share the misadventures of its charismatic Peer Gynt in a lively staging of the rarely produced masterpiece. more

4/6/16

The New York American Water iron filtration plant in Lakeview, which is scheduled to begin operating Friday.

Cleaning up the water

That it took more than two and a half hours for her water to return to normal was something of a shock for North Woodmere resident Teri Schure after she had her home’s water pipes flushed in February by Hot Water Plus, a plumbing company in Baldwin. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/30/16

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