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The Hillel bus accident memorial in the bais medrash (study room) at HAFTR’s lower school in Lawrence. The symbolic trees represent the seven children who died.

Haunting memories of the tragic Hillel bus accident

Seven memorials made of metal symbolizing trees stand in an area of the bais medrash (study room) in the Lawrence building that houses the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway lower school. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/23/20

Appointed Lawrence Trustee Jeff Landy was sworn in at the Oct. 15 meeting. From left were Deputy Mayor Michael Fragin, Landy, Mayor Alex Edelman, and Trustees Paris Popack and Eli Kutner.

Lawrence village welcomes new trustee Jeff Landy

Except for his college years and three years in Woodmere, newly appointed village Trustee Jeff Landy has lived most of his 44 years in Lawrence. A married lawyer who owns an attorney … more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/22/20

Inwood teenager Rakiem Wrighton was last seen leaving his home on Bayview Avenue at 2 p.m. on Oct 18 according to polce.

Inwood teenager reported missing

Nassau County Police reported on Oct. 19 that an Inwood teenager is missing. Rakiem Wrighton, 15, was last seen leaving his home on Bayview Avenue at 2 p.m. on Oct 18. Wrighton is described as a … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 10/19/20

Woodmere native Andrew Kevelson produced his fourth short film ‘The Director’s Cut’ in Valley Stream during the coronavirus pandemic.

Woodmere native Andrew Kevelson discusses filmmaking during pandemic

Hewlett High School graduate and Woodmere native Andrew Kevelson is an enthusiastic independent filmmaker who overcame the challenges of filming his latest short film during the coronavirus … more

By Matthew Ferremi | 10/16/20

Friends of Kelly Tinyes started a memorial brick and bench campaign.

Remembering Kelly Tinyes with Forever Young brick campaign

Nearly 32 years after her death, friends of Kelly Tinyes have begun the Forever Young Kelly Brick Campaign, and are encouraging people to buy personalized bricks and benches in Grant Park in Hewlett, her favorite park. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 10/14/20

Lawrence High School senior Shanniek Francis was one of the six Good Citizens recipients.

Five Towns students earn Lawrence Association's Good Citizen awards

A half dozen students from schools in the Five Towns were recipients of the Lawrence Association’s annual Good Citizens awards that are given to high school juniors and seniors living in Lawrence that have displayed a commitment to American ideals and community service. Each received an inscribed plaque delivered to their home by then Lawrence Civic Association President Paris Popack, who is now a village trustee. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/13/20

Poet Louise Glück, a Woodmere native and Hewlett High graduate, won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Nobel prizewinner Louise Glück is from Woodmere

Woodmere native and Hewlett High School alumna, class of 1961, Louise Glück was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. Famous for her poetry collections, the Yale University writer-in-residence adjunct professor is also a Pulitzer Prize winner for “The Wild Iris” in 1993. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/11/20

Town of Hempstead Supervisor in front of one of the animatronic dinosaurs that are part of the "Jurassic Quest" show.

Hempstead Town extends 'Jurassic Quest' run through Oct. 18

By popular demand, Long Island’s only drive-through dinosaur exhibit, “Jurassic Quest,” has extended its stay at Town Park Point Lookout and will now host shows through Oct. … more

10/9/20

Sasha Young, right, who has been helping to feed the communty during the pandenic used her skills to help save a heart attak victim on Oct. 7. On the left is Syd Mandelbaum.

Five Towns Community Center volunteers help save heart attack victim

Nearly a year after being struck by car outside her Inwood home on Oct. 18, Sasha Young, who heads Gammy’s Pantry inside the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence and some teenagers who volunteer at the Community Center helped to save a woman’s life on Oct. 7. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/8/20

The Green family, from left, Tanya, Derek, Ava, Sophia and William, at the wheel, took part in the Sept. 30 CommUnity Coalition motorcade.

Five Towns, Valley Stream, the Rockaways join forces for CommUnity Coalition

After three months of weekly meetings this summer to build stronger ties among several diverse institutions and organizations, the newly created CommUnity Coalition of the Five Towns, Valley Stream and the Rockaways held its coming-out party with a 40-vehicle motorcade on Sept. 30 that traveled from the Five Towns Community Center to the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC’s Harrison-Kerr Family Campus, both in Lawrence. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/7/20

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