Elmont residents hoping for a big crowd at this year's Belmont Stakes suffered another blow last Saturday as Super Saver was defeated by Lookin At Lucky at the Preakness Stakes in Maryland.
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Matthew Hampton
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5/19/10
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Kevin Denehy defeated Angel Camacho for a seat on the Elmont School board.
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Matthew Hampton
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5/18/10
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Despite some community opposition, both the Elmont and Sewanhaka district budgets passed on Tuesday.
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Matthew Hampton
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5/18/10
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Kevin Denehy, a 15-year resident of Elmont, comes into the race armed with what he believes are the tools it takes to help students succeed. An Elmont parent, he said he has the tools to help the board make good decisions, both for taxpayers and students.
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Matthew Hampton
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5/12/10
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Angel Camacho, 61, has had a short term on the school board — just three months. But in that short period, he said, he has learned to embrace the challenges of being a member of an educational team.
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by Matthew Hampton
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5/12/10
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Hundreds of residents in search of employment — many from outside the area — came to the Elmont Library for a job fair on May 5.
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by Matthew Hampton
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5/12/10
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Elmont School District's tax levy will increase by more than $46 million this year, a jump of 2.7 percent over last year. The increase will help to pay for a 2.5 percent increase in the district's total budget relative to the 2009-2010 budget.
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Matthew Hampton
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5/5/10
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A charity started by four Long Island teenagers just made reading a whole lot easier for some of the children at Elmont's Gateway Youth Outreach program. Reading Reflections, a charity that collects gently used and new books, made a donation of more than 2,000 children's books at Dutch Broadway School on Friday, April 30.
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Matthew Hampton
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5/5/10
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Jack Squillace took over an extremely young Elmont softball program a season ago, his first as head coach, and saw the inexperienced team go 0-14. This season has marked a nice turnaround for the Lady Spartans, who stand at 4-7 overall.
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Andrew McClure
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4/28/10
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Earlier this month, the Elmont Fire Department elected a new chief, James Prince, an assistant chief and a 19-year-veteran of the department.
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Matthew Hampton
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4/21/10
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