Benjamin Weinstock News Today

Lawrence High Schools seawall construction faces delays amid concerns and pushback from Cedarhurst residents. FEMAs review of public comments prolongs uncertainty. Share your views on the project and flooding in the Five Towns with jbessen@liherald.com.

Homeowners in Cedarhurst village, including members of the board of trustees, are seeking details about the measures implemented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to facilitate the construction of a seawall at Lawrence High School.

Assemblyman Ari Brown has openly expressed regret in the past for not serving his country. Despite his job in Albany and his work as deputy mayor of the Village of Cedarhurst, Brown has acknowledged that that service doesn’t compare to the sacrifices made by military veterans who risk their lives for the country.

A dream has become a reality for the Shulamith School for Girls, as it embarked on the new academic year in a newly acquired building at 305 Cedarhurst Ave. in Cedarhurst, previously the Lawrence school district’s Number Five School.

We weren’t struck by a bolt of moral clarity when Hamas terrorists murdered and pillaged in Israeli communities near the Gaza border on Oct. 7, “because …

The barbarism we saw last week was the worst that we’ve seen in 80 years. … The horror is indescribable and unspeakable, but there’s a difference. This …

For the second time in two-plus years, Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park, in the heart of Cedarhurst village , hosted a rally that called for the support of Jews everywhere and Israel eight days after …

Rep. D’Esposito Leads Field Hearing Examining Evolving Terror Threat Landscape In Post-9/11 America   Just one day after Americans across the country gathered in observance of the 22nd anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, Congressman Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04) convened members of the Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology as well as […]

From the blog of Cindy Grosz at The Times of Israel

Sylvia Weinstock, who died Nov. 22, created thousands of wedding cakes over the years. Four couples share what her confections meant to them.