Stevens Cadet had not even heard of lacrosse until he was a freshman at Elmont Memorial High School, where he wanted to play football and baseball, but the coaches decided that lacrosse would be a …
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By Melissa Koenig and Ronny Reyes
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3/18/21
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Michael Jaime had been working with state and county officials for more than a year to get the My Brother’s Keeper program started in the Elmont Union Free School District, until finally, on …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/18/21
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When longtime Elmont Chamber of Commerce President Paul Sapienza died suddenly of a brain aneurysm in November, the board decided to turn to first vice president Julie Marchesella to take over the …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/2/21
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Cynthia Hamilton had been trying to get a Covid vaccine since January, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo first announced that health aides like herself would be eligible to receive the shot, but everywhere she …
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By Melissa Koenig and Peter Belfiore
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2/27/21
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Sheila Seward, a former Elmont Memorial Library employee, was sentenced to serve one to three years in prison and pay more than $236,000 in restitution on Wednesday, after pleading guilty in …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/24/21
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Four senior citizens were rescued from a house fire in Elmont on Feb. 20, and were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Nassau County police were called to the scene of the fire on …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/21/21
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Three people were arrested for allegedly stealing a car from Elmont on Feb. 12, Nassau County police report.
According to detectives, a 37-year-old male was driving eastbound on Hempstead Turnpike …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/16/21
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The iconic Valentine’s Day scene of couples sitting at restaurant tables for two, eating candlelit dinners, will look different this year, with tables spaced farther apart, and many couples …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/11/21
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Just a few weeks after being named a semifinalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search for his work studying the effects of an avian virus on cancer cells, Elmont Memorial High School senior …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/4/21
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In the year since a group of Franklin Square residents met at the local library to share their thoughts on revitalizing the community’s downtown, empty storefronts have only become more common, …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/4/21
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