Lawrence News

Read more at 8 a.m. 3. There's a he said, she said over the recent rescue of a Woodmere woman who nearly drowned in Long Beach.

Photos and story by Chief Joseph Sperber of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department.

Singer and pianist Regina Spektor sounds like nobody else. Her impressive vocal range and inflections, sweet tones and playful piano playing make her stand out in the sea of female singer-songwriters. On every album, Spektor, 32, who was born in Moscow and grew up from the age of nine in the Bronx and later New Jersey, surprises listeners by ... (more)

Members of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department rescued a dog on Monday night that had fallen into Bannister Creek in Lawrence.

Terrin Roy, 13 and of Lawrence, is picked up by driver La'Cher Nicholson of Teenage Taxi Club, a new Nassau County service to safely transport teens where they need to go when parents are busy and can't drive them.

A resident of Ocean Avenue in Lawrence reported to police on May 1 being the victim of identity theft when an unknown person used their social security number to file taxes.

This Sept. 18, 2008 file photo shows Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in New York.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday.

Temple Israel of Lawrence has come out on the side of Morrell Caterers despite allegations by two former Morrell employees that they were directed to prepare nonkosher food in kosher kitchens - a practice forbidden among observant Jews.

Those stories can be found at these links:A Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence . 2. If you missed it yesterday, we also spoke to many of you at the polls.

With a very low turnout, School District 15 voters on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a $93.1 million budget that slightly increases the tax levy, but had district officials introducing new measures to cut costs.

A motion by members of the Lawrence Board of Trustees that sought to decentralize the power of appointments for village positions failed to pass at the trustees' May meeting.

As a ranking member of the House International Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, I recently spoke on the House floor in support of the passage of the Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act on May 9.A I also cosponsored and helped bring about the bipartisan deal that led to the bill, which supports a bank that has already helped over 5,000 ... (more)

This release was submitted to Patch by the JCC of the Greater Five Towns. Each year theA Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns A honors outstanding leaders for their contributions to the JCC and enriching community life throughout the Five Towns.

On May 15, School District 15 residents will be able to vote on a proposed $93,155,150 schools budget and a $2,995,135A library budget.

Three men on Wednesday attacked and robbed a 14-year-old boy in Lawrence, police said.

Fourth Squad detectives are looking for three men who beat a 14-year-old boy in Lawrence Wednesday and tried to take the teenager's cellphone, Nassau County police said.

Costco is looking to add a gas station at its warehouse store on Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence, which would be the first on Long Island for the members-only store.

Police on Monday arrested a man that they say robbed one bank and attempted to rob another in the Five Towns.

Some of the news around Long Island this week. Long Islanders opposed to fracking gathered midday on Thursday at theA Town Dock A in Port Washington.