After a contentious special election, Tom Suozzi has won back his old seat in Congress with 5.8. Despite a vigorous campaign by his Republican opponent Mazi Melesa Pilip, Suozzi’s election …
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By Will Sheeline
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2/13/24
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Sasha Young, founder of Gammy’s Pantry in the Five Towns Community Center and the Herald’s 2020 Person of the Year, is resigning from her job at the center amid uncertainty about the Lawrence facility’s future.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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2/9/24
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Known as the “Kosher Costco,” Bingo Wholesale is establishing a presence in the Five Towns at the Burnside Commons Shopping Center in Inwood, with an anticipated opening on Feb. 12.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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2/9/24
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Rivkie Tenenboim of Chabad of Hewlett makes studying Torah enjoyable with weekly Torah and Tea meetings, she said.
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By Parker Schug
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2/9/24
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New York City came to Hewlett Elementary School as the school on Broadway and its PTA transformed the building into a State Fair atmosphere and “recreated” such city landmarks Central Park, Broadway, Madison Square Garden, the New York Public Library and the Museum of Natural History on Jan. 30.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/9/24
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Lawrence Woodmere Academy alumnus Andrew Barth Feldman, a co-star of the 2023 romantic comedy ”No Hard Feelings,” will return to his alma mater for a one-night benefit concert on March 3.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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2/2/24
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Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a longtime Hewlett resident, has received the highest honor given by the German government, for her courageous retelling of her experience of living through the Holocaust.
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By Parker Schug
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2/2/24
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Two days after International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Hewlett High School students received an education on the horrific historic event with several classes gathered in the building’s library to learn Mireille Taub, a French refugee who lives in Freeport, who shared her story of escaping from Paris before the Nazis took control along with her husband’s tale of concentration camp survival.
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By Parker Schug
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2/2/24
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Oceanside’s Jordyn Landau didn’t want to be known as “Jordyn who has cancer,” she wanted people to see her for who she is — family-centered, courageous, strong, optimistic and a warrior — to name a few, family members said.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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2/2/24
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Before he made Variety’s Top 10 Producers to Watch in 2016, he was Jordan Yale Levine, a student at Hewlett High School who grew up receiving the Nassau Herald at home, unsure what he wanted to do.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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2/2/24
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