Two days after a Valentine’s Day fire tore through residences and businesses at 1435-1441 Broadway in Hewlett, Elizabeth Mero stood outside her scorched apartment amid large black plastic bags full of possessions she had salvaged, listening to comforting words from a friend as tears streamed down her face.
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ANN E. FRIEDMAN
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2/23/12
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition of highlights from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection features a broad …
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2/22/12
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After a well-deserved winter break, students at Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School are already hard at work.
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REBECCA JEDWAB
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2/16/12
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Prompted by current world events where the situation between Israel, Iran and the U.S. has the Jewish community on edge, Village of Lawrence Mayor Martin Oliner convened a local security summit in Village Hall on Feb. 2.
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JEFF BESSEN
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2/16/12
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition of highlights from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection features a broad …
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2/15/12
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The Nassau County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee approved the Police Department’s revamped Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative along party lines, 4-3, at a Feb. 13 public hearing. The full Legislature will vote on the plan on Monday, Feb. 27. It must pass with a majority vote.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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2/15/12
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The Village of Cedarhurst was awarded a $75,000 Community Development Block Grant through Nassau County that will be used to repair parking field No. 6, which is located at the intersection of Central and Maple avenues in the village.
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JEFF BESSEN
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2/13/12
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Last month, the 2012 Long Island Index Profile reported that a majority of Long Islanders are not happy and are worried about the future.
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2/9/12
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Though lifelong Five Towns resident Steven Spiro is the new president of Five Towns Community Chest, there is nothing new about his extensive record of public service.
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JEFF BESSEN
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2/9/12
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Talent ties the community together
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It was a dancing and singing bonanza at the Unity in the Community talent show held at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence last Sunday.
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2/9/12
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