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The Franklin Square Civic Association honored Mike Massimino, second from left, an astronaut from Franklin Square, with a Hometown Hero banner on Nov. 1.

Franklin Square Civic Association over the moon for hometown astronaut

Mike Massimino remembers standing on his front lawn on Commonwealth Street in the Summer of 1969 and looking up at the night sky as Neil Armstrong took humankinds’ first steps on the moon. That … more

By Melissa Koenig | 11/3/20

Baldwin Civic Association President Darien Ward, far left, joined civic association member Sara Hill, Jason Vitale’s widow, Jennifer Vitale, and Baldwin Chamber of Commerce President Erik Mahler at the ceremony to dedicate Vitale Grove on Oct. 22.

New ‘Vitale Grove’ honors late Baldwin community advocate

A new feature was added to Milburn Pond Park last week in honor of an involved community member who died last year. It’s called Vitale Grove. A new bench, surrounded by freshly planted … more

By Bridget Downes | 10/29/20

Franklin Square Civic Association Treasurer Frank Culmone, Correspondence Secretary Adrienne McKenna, Membership and Recording Secretary MaryAnne Grey and President Katherine Tarascio worked with town officials to install banners at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike.

Franklin Square Civic installs banners celebrating local business, congratulating seniors

Six banners promoting Franklin Square businesses and congratulating the Class of 2020 have been hanging up at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike for more than a month now, … more

By Melissa Koenig | 9/29/20

A model of the new UBS Arena, slated to open next fall.

Construction continues on Belmont arena, one year after groundbreaking

Hundreds of Long Islanders watched as New York Islanders players and elected officials plunged their shovels into a pile of dirt last September to mark the beginning of construction on the … more

By Melissa Koenig | 9/16/20

Baldwin Civic Association statement on Baldwin development

Development in Baldwin is back on the table after a delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Focus has recently turned to a proposal involving the auto dealership parking lot on Sunrise Highway between … more

8/17/20

Baldwin Civic Association Economic Development Chair Kim Malone spoke as a panelist during Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman’s Black Equity Roundtable discussion last Tuesday.

County hosts Black Equity Roundtable

Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman last week hosted a Black Equity Roundtable discussion via Zoom for which he invited pawnelists, including Baldwin Civic Association Economic Development Chair … more

By Bridget Downes | 7/30/20

Thor, a Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix, ran around the Valley Stream dog park in 2017.

Town to look at creating a dog park in Franklin Square

Franklin Square may get a dog park in the future, thanks to the work of the Community League of Garden City South and the Franklin Square Civic Association. The Community League reached out to the … more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/21/20

At the end of the parade Mayor Edward Lieberman and the Kletter Family waved to the cars as they passed.

Patriotic cars parade through Sea Cliff on the Fourth

With the coronavirus pandemic cancelling most July Fourth celebrations on the North Shore this summer, the Sea Cliff Civic Association wanted to make sure the village was still able to celebrate the … more

By Mike Conn | 7/14/20

Baldwin Civic Association members and elected officials joined Baldwinite George Pittas, center, in cutting the ribbon and unveiling the Baldwin Community’s Garden new gazebo and brick walkway last Saturday as part of Pittas’s Eagle Scout project.

Baldwinite’s Eagle Scout project beautifies the community garden

Members of the Baldwin Civic Association, local residents and elected officials celebrated last Saturday as they unveiled the new gazebo and brick walkway in the Baldwin Community Garden, which was … more

By Bridget Downes | 6/25/20

Future development of the Woodmere Club could be altered by the creation of a proposed Coastal Conservation District.

Woodmere Club public hearing on June 23

Circle June 23 on the calendar, and not just for the congressional primary. Next Tuesday there will be a public hearing in Hempstead Town Hall, and online, on a proposed Coastal Conservation District that, if approved, would have a substantial impact on the planned Woodmere Club development. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/17/20

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