From Elmont to Oceanside, Valley Stream to East Rockaway, Rockville Centre to Franklin Square to Island park and the Five Towns, and many places in between, our photographers and editors were out …
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2/9/13
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Veterans Day offers the community a chance to show their thanks for those who have served their country. Warrior-Scholar Project, an organization whose mission is to help veterans successfully utilize their GI Bill benefits, took the opportunity to educate veterans on how they can be empowered in higher education.
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By Nicole Wagner
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11/17/23
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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the allied nations and Germany in World War I, then known as "The Great War."
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Mary Malloy
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11/5/09
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Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in the corruption trial of Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/11/18
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The Belmont Park redevelopment plan is officially off to the races.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state lawmakers gave approval to a $455 million loan that will fund the complete modernization of …
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By Ana Borruto
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5/14/23
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Hundreds of firefighters from the Elmont, Malverne, Valley Stream, Franklin Square and South Hempstead fire departments responded to a commercial building fire on Linden Boulevard on June 5. …
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Rei Wolfsohn, Intern
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6/9/23
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The Franklin Square Public Library is proposing a $2.8 million budget for 2023-24 — a roughly $94,000 increase over the current year.
In an annual budget newsletter to the community, library …
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By Ana Borruto
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5/14/23
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The Franklin Square Union Free School District which encompasses three elementary schools — John Street, Polk Street and Washington Street School — is proposing a $48.1 million spending plan for …
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By Ana Borruto
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5/14/23
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The New York Racing Association is aiming to break ground on a $455 million Belmont Park modernization project in 2024 that will transform the historic racing venue.
According to a NYRA …
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By Ana Borruto
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7/2/23
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When students in Alana Smith’s third-grade class arrive every morning at the John Street School in Franklin Square, they are greeted by Milo — a robot that teaches social cues and emotions, and soon will teach academic disciplines as well.
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Rei Wolfsohn
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9/22/23
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