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N.Y. State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Board of regents member Roger Tilles. Elia was encouraged by the 1 percent decline in opt-outs in this year’s Regents tests.
Wantagh-Seaford opt-out rates among state’s highest
Nassau County parents continued to show some of the highest levels of opposition to federally mandated state testing in English Language Arts and mathematics, according to figures released by the New … more
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Nearly 200 runners took part in Assemblyman Brian Curran’s third annual Run For Heroes 5K, which benefitted many veterans’ posts. About 40 of the runners came from the Max Challenge of the Five Towns gym, many of whom were encouraged by the veterans as they ran.
Hundreds of residents run for heroes in Bay Park
Nearly 200 runners were pounding the pavement and sweating for a cause in the early morning hours of Sept. 15 at Hewlett Point Beach in Bay Park as Assemblyman Brian Curran hosted his third annual … more
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The Lawrence Club’s senior men’s tennis team won the North Shore Senior League title with a victory over Great Neck. From left Alan Smagler, Paul Wilson, Gary Post, Mark Gutner, Stu Schor, Ron Jackson, Bobby Tehel, team captain Barry Strauss, Dan Chernoff, and Peter Grossman.
Lawrence men’s tennis club team wins Senior League crown, again
For the second consecutive year, the Senior League (over 60) team representing men’s tennis at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club captured first place in the North Shore Senior League. The North Shore Senior League is made up of elite tennis clubs. more
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Touro College of Pharmacy named Abraham Jeger, from Lawrence, its new chief operating officer and associate dean for student affairs.
Touro College hires Lawrence resident for dual positions
Abraham Jeger, of Lawrence, is the new chief operating officer and associate dean for student affairs at Touro College of Pharmacy in Manhattan. Jeger was previously the dean for academic outreach and site development at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury for more than 40 years. more
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Atlantic Beach Rescue’s Chief Robert Erdman EMT of the Year Award was presented to Hannah Grace Meyerson. From left Betsy Meyerson, Assistant Chief Jonathan Kohan, Meyerson, Chief Avi Golan and Village of Atlantic Beach Judge Michael Meyerson. 
Hannah Meyerson is named Atlantic Beach Rescue EMT of the Year
Hannah Grace Meyerson was the recipient of the Chief Robert Erdman EMT (emergency medical technician) of the Year Award for 2018. The award is named for the first chief and one of founders of Atlantic Beach Rescue. more
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Joan and Harry Laufer in 2015. On Sunday, The Brandeis School campus will be renamed the Harry Laufer Jewish Educational Campus.
Honoring Brandeis’s ‘key man’ for Jewish education
To honor the memory of a person who is considered a “key man” who gave innumerable amounts of his time to support The Brandeis School and the founding of Rambam Mesivta High School, the Lawrence campus will be named for Harry Laufer on Sunday. more
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Stacey Sager, an “Eyewitness News” reporter, recently served as the emcee for a breakfast in Woodbury to kick off preparations for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at Jones Beach State Park on Oct. 21. The walk is the largest such fundraiser in the country, with tens of thousands of participants each year.
Making Strides Walk at Jones Beach set for Oct. 21
Stacey Sager was diagnosed with breast cancer in the late 1990s, at age 30. She fought the disease, undergoing a double mastectomy, and survived. She reported in 1999 on her diagnosis and treatment … more
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Jack Schnirman with a $4,300 bill sent to the county for the fountain behind him.
County looks to plug leaks amid backlash over New York American Water rate hikes
In the Lakeview Peace Garden, water trickles down a fountain into the ground, where it is recycled back up to the fountain. For years, Nassau County paid $50 a month to keep that water running — … more
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Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy
Villages suing for $20 million
With Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy leading the effort, 13 villages are suing Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead for not fairly sharing sales tax revenue with the villages. Kennedy filed a … more
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Chabad of the Five Towns Cteen program is off to a rollicking start with a trip to Great Adventure on Aug. 23.
Chabad of the Five Towns CTeen program begins another year
The Chabad of the Five Towns is gearing up to launch another year of CTeen on Aug. 23 with a trip to Six Flags. CTeen is a worldwide club that strives to engage Jewish teenagers in Jewish pride and identity. more
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