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America will soon mark 60 years since the March on Washington. On Aug. 28, 1963, some 250,000 people gathered peacefully at the Lincoln Memorial . . . more

8/10/23

Sixth graders Diana Cirigliano, left, of John Street School and Vincent Prestigiacomo, right, of Washington Street School played Belle and the Beast.

Franklin Square elementary schools unite for districtwide musical

The Franklin Square Union Free School District came together to bring the community a “tale as old as time.” Over 70 students and staff from the district’s three elementary schools — John … more

By Ana Borruto | 4/2/23

Gov. Kathy Hochul, and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer take a train from Grand Central Madison last month to celebrate the opening of the terminal.

Kathy Hochul orders more LIRR service beginning Monday

Essentially calling the opening of Grand Central Madison in New York's Upper East Side an ongoing process. Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Sunday to not only add Long Island Rail Road trains to Brooklyn during peak hours, but also to lengthen cars on a number of trains that exceeded capacity over the last week. more

STAFF REPORT | 3/5/23

One kind of identity politics is no longer a winner

There are all kinds of people who seek public office. Some are former government officials hoping to work their way up the political ladder. Others . . . more

10/6/22

The nine veterans will visit the World War Two memorial in Washington, D.C., during the one-day trip on Oct. 3.

'We should join up'

Florida. North Africa. Italy. That was the route that Eleanor Rizutto of Franklin Square, 99, took when she served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Rizutto is one of nine veterans — and the only woman — set to take a one-day trip to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, organized by Honor Flight Long Island, a nonprofit that has flown over 240,000 veterans to the nation’s capital since 2005. more

By Robert Traverso | 9/23/21

I still plan to mask up

To mask or not to mask? That is the question — not only mine, but just about everyone else’s, too. The confusion about the necessity of masks . . . more

By James Bernstein | 5/27/21

A staff member at the Washington Street School tested negative for the coronavirus.

Washington Street School staff member tests negative

A staff member at the Washington Street School has tested negative for the coronavirus, Franklin Square Superintendent Jared Bloom posted on the district’s website on March 19, although a … more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/20/20

Journalists digging in and not letting go aren’t the enemy

My grandkids are learning about Woodward and Bernstein in their history classes. more

10/18/19

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