Issue of August 21, 2009 / 1 Elul 5769 A Great Neck man and three friends joined 10,000 runners in a half-marathon Sunday to benefit Chai Lifeline and Camp Simcha. They raised $13,000 in memory … more

Issue of August 21, 2009 / 1 Elul 5769 Holy chocolate cake, Batman! Counselors at Camp Nageela, JEP of Long Island’s sleepaway camp, raised more than $14,000 at a bake sale in order to … more

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Arbitrator can’t find ‘the beef’ in union grievance By Michael Orbach Issue of August 14, 2009 / 24 Av 5769 An arbitrator has upheld the Lawrence School District’s decision to … more

Issue of August 14, 2009 / 24 Av 5769 D isgusting. Simply put, no other words are needed to describe the civil rights lawsuit recently launched by five parents in the Lawrence school … more

Lawsuit based on a big lie By Asher Mansdorf Issue of August 14, 2009 / 24 Av 5769 Last week, a federal judge refused to issue a temporary restraining order to block the closing of the … more

From the other side of the bench By David Seidemann Issue of August 14, 2009 / 24 Av 5769 By now everyone is familiar with the "cash for clunkers" program administered by the government … more

By Micah D. Halpern Issue of August 14, 2009 / 24 Av 5769 Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France, recently sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In his letter, Sarkozy … more

Issue of August 14, 2009 / 24 Av 5769 Dear That’s Life, Admittedly, I am pretty cheap by nature. Coupons are close friends of mine and there is nothing that makes me happy like buying … more