The deal to install video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens fell apart last week, and some Elmont leaders are hopeful that the cancellation of that deal could open the door for VLTs at Belmont Park.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/17/10
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One Elmont family had plenty to celebrate on Saturday, March 13, as they welcomed home their 2-year-old daughter after she spent months stranded in Haiti.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/17/10
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The revitalization of the Argo Theatre site took its next small steps last week, as Hempstead town officials announced they had selected an Urban Renewal plan for Elmont’s downtown. Details of the plan are scarce, with town officials saying that they still have not selected a developer.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/17/10
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Jack Martins, 42, the mayor of Mineola, will challenge state Sen. Craig Johnson in November for New York’s seventh district seat.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/17/10
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Franklin Square and Elmont residents, like the rest of Nassau County, spent the early part of the week recovering from a storm that downed trees, power lines and parts of homes, and left more than 250,000 people on Long Island without power.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/15/10
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Civic leaders and legislators came out Tuesday, March 3 to talk about Elmont's future, and plot a course for the hamlet in the coming year. In an event billed as the "State of Elmont," residents also took time to look back on the accomplishments of the last 12 months.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/10/10
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrests on Friday, March 5, of 7 county residents for defrauding the government of more than $250,000 in Medicaid benefits.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/10/10
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The March 3 "State of Elmont" event was about more than just planning for the future, it was also about recognizing those who helped Elmont in the past.
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by Matthew Hampton
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3/10/10
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Some financial maneuvering by the New York Racing Association board of directors has ensured that the Belmont Stakes will be run this year, after months of hand-wringing over the difficulty of staging the race without a financial rescue for the state racing authority.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/10/10
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At full strength for the first time in more than a month, second-seeded Westbury avenged a pair of regular-season defeats to No. 1 Elmont and captured the Nassau Class A boys’ basketball championship last Saturday at Hofstra, 45-42.
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Tony Bellissimo
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3/10/10
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