All Entries Tagged With: "natalia kozikowska"
Last Minute Beach Options
By Natalia Kozikowska Standard Staff So its ninety degrees out and your kids want to head to the beach. The problem? You don’t feel like driving and waiting in traffic on a Saturday or Sunday to get to Jones Beach, Long Beach or Lido Beach…and you don’t have to. If you’re looking for a quiet [...]
Local Service Stations are Closing Down
By Natalia Kozikowska Just take a drive through The Five Towns and you will notice that those small mom and pop gas stations are slowly starting to disappear and larger corporately owned stations are elbowing the locally owned stations out. This growing trend has small gas station owners feel hopeless and motorists say [...]
Cole Brothers Clown Brings Smiles to Woodmere Rehab
By Natalia Kozikowska For Tom King, “Tom E. Boy,” clowning around is no joke. King has been working as a clown for over 25 years and loves to bring laughter to places that need it the most, just like the Woodmere Rehabilitation Center. King, who now works for The Cole Brothers Circus, visited [...]
The Friendly Beach Club Rivalry
By Natalia Kozikowska On a warm sunny day seven years ago, two valet parkers and a cabana boy at Catalina Beach Club were leaving to go home when an idea dawned on them. Daniel Nelson, Jason Rothman and John Miller were eager to form a softball league for the beach clubs in Atlantic [...]
Sneak Preview- The Dark Knight Rises
By Natalia Kozikowska The wait is finally over Batman fans! The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan’s final film in his Batman trilogy is hitting theatres this weekend, sure to smash the box office. In this final installment Batman (Christian Bale) is struggling with his new status as a wanted vigilante and must contend [...]
A Day in the Life of a Valet Parker
By Natalia Kozikowska Standard Staff On Monday you might see him in a Ferrari. On Tuesday it might be a Porshe. On Wednesday you might see him in a Mercedes. He’s always hanging out at the Catalina Beach Club. Who is he you might ask? Not some wealthy man from The Five Towns but [...]
Masters of Sushi
-THE AVENUE- By: Natalia Kozikowska Let’s face it — America loves sushi. Today sushi is served by waiters at bar mitzvahs, sweet sixteens, and even weddings. So where exactly does sushi come from? A common misconception is that the popular dish originated in Japan however, the original type of sushi, known today as [...]
Hewlett House: A Home For Those Fighting Cancer
By Natalia Kozikowska Standard Staff When a patient is first diagnosed with cancer they become overwhelmed with anxiety and questions. What procedures do I need? Where can I receive treatment? Who are the best doctors? But most importantly, will I survive? For those struggling with the life changing battle it’s hard to find the answers [...]
Vilardi Aims To Tackle Recycling in 2nd Term
By Natalia Kozikowska Standard Staff Jim Vilardi, who was appointed in 2005 and elected in 2007, was reelected for a second term as a Commissioner of Sanitary District 1. Vilardi, who ran unopposed, is hopeful that his second term will be successful by implementing new changes which include educating the public, keeping close relationships with [...]
Broadway Being Resurfaced From Woodmere to Hewlett
By: Natalia Kozikowska Standard Staff Broadway in Woodmere, between Woodmere Boulevard and the triangle where the street meets West Broadway in Hewlett is being completely repaved. This is not the only repaving project the Nassau Department of Public Works has in store for The Five Towns this summer. The DPW and Legislator Howard Kopel revealed [...]
DRS Wildcats Fall to Shaare Torah Stars in Extra Innings
By Natalia Kozikowska Standard Staff The DRS Wildcats of Woodmere suffered a heartbreaking 5?7 loss to the Shaare Torah Stars of Brooklyn on Monday in the Yeshiva League Championship after a long and hard fought battle. Wildcat pitcher Yitzy Schwalb did not walk a single batter and the game even went into 12 full innings [...]
Inwood Buccaneers Registering Players for First Practice on August 2nd
By Natalia Kozikowska Standard Staff The Inwood Buccaneers have been the breeding ground for NFL stars like Lyle Alzado, Vaughn Sanders and Louis D’Agustino. The summer program has had its door open to young boys with an interest in football for over 50 years making it one of the oldest and most historic members [...]
