Jack Martins has said he wants the opportunity to continue to improve the quality of life for residents of the 7th Senate District. more

Herald: What are the issues that are unique to the Senate district?Martins: Over the past two years, we were able to work together to get our state’s economy on the right track. A significant … more

The first annual Family Community Day kicked off on Sept. 8 at the Family Life Worship Center in Elmont. The event was sponsored by New York State Senator Jack Martins and Bishop Christopher Cox II. … more

Long Island Rail Road riders that did not use their one-trip ticket on the day of purchase were frequently out of luck. If riders happened to find a ride home from a coworker that had driven into … more

Last week, state leaders approved a $132.6 billion budget for 2012-13 that includes funding and a study for the redevelopment of Belmont Park. For many local residents, who've been urging development there for years, the announcement was considered a bout of luck. more

Nearly 450 local residents attended a mortgage safety seminar at the Elmont Memorial Library in Elmont on March 10. more

Nassau County Legislators Denise Ford, Howard Kopel and Dennis Dunne, all Republicans, recently filed legislation to ban the processing of hydraulic fracturing, or “hydrofracking,” waste at county sewage-treatment plants. On March 26, the Republicans’ bill passed out of the Legislature’s Planning and Rules Committee. more

To the Editor: Once again, the Herald — specifically the Franklin Square/Elmont Herald — leads the way for the “big” newspaper. Your thorough coverage of the Walgreen’s story (“Pharmacy fiasco in Elmont?” Feb. 23-29) most assuredly led Newsday to devote quite a bit of space to the same story. more

More than a dozen local residents gathered outside the district office of State Sen. Jack Martins (R-Mineola) in Garden City Park on Feb. 17 to show their support for a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the extraction of natural gas. more

Nearly 100 local residents, including several county legislators, rallied on Monday at the Nassau County Legislative Chambers in Mineola, protesting a plan by County Executive Ed Mangano to transform four of the county’s eight police precincts, including the 5th, into “community policing centers.” Six days earlier, dozens of people had rallied against the plan at the 5th Precinct building in Elmont. Mangano said that the plan, which was announced on Jan. 30, would save the county $20 million per year. The proposal diverged from his announcement in October that two precincts would be closed and the boundaries of the remaining six realigned. more