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Lunchtime at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club. Host Lenny Gucciardi, left, and waitress Amanda Iorio, right, helped a patron get seated.

Lawrence country club receives a mulligan

Along with the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club’s many amenities what stands out the most for longtime Village of Lawrence resident and Parks Commission Chairman Barry Schwartz is the people. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/3/13

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced on June 27 that 61 contractors were arrested after a sting operation was held throughout Franklin Square and Valley Stream.

Contractors preyed on Sandy victims

Woodmere-based ASAP Restoration Inc. Owner Avraham Kardi was one of 61 contractors who were arrested following nine sting operations conducted by the Nassau County Police Department and Nassau County Office of Consumer Affairs after receiving more than 100 complaints from Hurricane Sandy Victims. more

By Ann Friedman | 6/28/13

When it rains, it pours: A rainstorm in August 2012 flooded Meadow Lane in Lawrence, a common occurrence in this section of the village.

Trying to hold back the water

Whenever heavy rain is in the forecast, Mira Konigsberg fears for her property. Mira and her husband, Phillip, have lost five cars to flooding on Marbridge Road in Lawrence in the past four years. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/26/13

Village of Lawrence Mayor Martin Oliner addresed several issues in a letter to residents.

State of the Village of Lawrence

Dear Resident, This year I report to you not on the state of one Village of Lawrence, but rather on the state of two. The first Village of Lawrence endured, withstood and overcame Super Storm Sandy and its aftermath. The second Village of Lawrence, notwithstanding the storm, still needed to continue to provide residents with the usual high level of services, and to do so in an efficient and fiscally responsible manner. more

6/18/13

We need to change LIPA, but with care

The Long Island Power Authority is a nonprofit municipal electric utility that has operated in some capacity on Long Island for over 25 years. For as long as I can remember, LIPA has been about as popular as a root canal. more

6/13/13

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, right, of Merrick, participated in a recent Long Island Progressive Coalition protest, saying that County Executive Ed Mangano created an “appearance of impropriety” in accepting campaign contributions from contractors that did restoration work for the county after Hurricane Sandy. A Mangano spokesman later accused Denenberg of accepting illegal campaign contributions. Richard Landau of Merrick, whose home was severely damaged in Sandy, joined Denenberg at the protest.

Progressive Coalition protesters decry county's Sandy contracts

Protesters from the Long Island Progressive Coalition, a nonprofit social and environmental advocacy group, claimed at a June 4 rally in Mineola that County Executive Ed Mangano received $144,000 in campaign contributions from private companies that did restoration work for the county after Hurricane Sandy. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 6/13/13

Around the clock work has helped repair Inwood Country Club’s golf course after Hurricane Sandy. Course workers Isidro Fierros, left, and his brother, Pedro, patch the sixth hole.

Playing for more than par at Inwood

When Kevin Stanya surveyed Inwood Country Club’s 18-hole golf course after Hurricane Sandy, the course superintendent saw damage he hadn’t witnessed in his 30 years of working at the club on Peppe Drive in Inwood. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/12/13

Appreciating her high school years

Prior to my senior year, leaving Cedarhurst was the prize after living in the same town for all my life. “Finally,” I often thought to myself, “finally, I get to leave this all behind.” more

By Nicole Bae | 6/12/13

Protect the bays — fund the Bay Park pipe

Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility. more

6/6/13

Lawrence resident Aaron Mandel organized a 5K run as a bar mitzvah project that raised money to help Deborah Shochet, of Woodmere. The start of the race.

Running to help a Five Towns neighbor

Lawrence resident Aaron Mandel coordinated a charity 5K Run in honor of his upcoming bar mitzvah, with the help of his parents, Gary and Yael. more

By Yitzchak Carroll | 6/5/13

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