Sewanhaka Central High School District board votes to eliminate ‘Indian’ mascot
With the threat of possibly losing $72 million in state aid — as well as the removal of school officers — the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education voted on May 23 to discard …
More than 1,000 expected for Elmont/Belmont parade
Three grand marshals lead the marchers
The Elmont community is preparing for its 15th annual Paul Sapienza Elmont/Belmont parade, set for Saturday, June 3 at 10 a.m. This year, there will be three grand marshals — all of whom are …
H. Frank Carey High School student artists featured in congressional art exhibit
The work of five student-artists from H. Frank Carey High School was featured in the U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s Congressional District 4 art showcase at Island Park Library on May 3. This …
Governor Kathy Hochul visits Dutch Broadway School in Elmont
Governor Kathy Hochul visited Dutch Broadway School in Elmont on May 9. The school showed off their STEM projects, including a 3D printed model of a spaceship headed for Mars and Lego robots. …
New Hyde Park Memorial High School addresses bomb threat
Out of an “abundance of caution,” New Hyde Park Memorial High School students, faculty and staff were evacuated from the building on May 23 after the district received a swatting voicemail of an …
Men of Elmont says goodbye to Principal Kevin ‘Doc’ Dougherty
Men of Elmont is gearing up for its seventh annual summit on June 1 to wrap up the year — and the program’s mentors said it’s going to be a special one as they bid a fond farewell to its …
Congressman Anthony D’Esposito wants George Santos booted out of Congress
It has been a busy week on the House floor, especially for U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito. He not only passed his Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, but spoke out in support of a resolution to …
Photos: Keeping the Elmont community clean
The Locustwood Gotham Civic Association, members of the Elmont Memorial High School Key Club, the counseling department and students from the honor societies teamed up on May 13 to clean up the …
Central Nassau Rotary honors Plattduetsche Park Restaurant manager
The Central Nassau County Rotary Club hosted over 150 people at its annual dinner on May 18 at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square, where this year’s theme was “Feed the Hungry …
Suha, Rosales earn $40K Amazon scholarships
An internship while in high school can be extraordinary. But an internship and a scholarship? That’s exactly what Shadia Suha and Hilary Rojas Rosales were awarded recently, the Sacred Heart …
Editorial
How they avoid saying the dirtiest word
In politics, the word “tax” is dirtier than the most graphic four-letter words you can think of. Any politician who plans to last in office longer than his loafers knows that you only say “tax” . . .
Randi Kreiss
Books are an exception to the lending rule
In “Hamlet,” Polonius said to Laertes, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be . . ."
Jerry Kremer
Something’s going wrong in Florida
I can’t help writing about the state of Florida, because it seems more detached from America than any of the other 49 states.
Op-Ed
Is fossil fuel-generated energy gone with the wind?
Island Park doesn’t generate daily headlines — and residents like it that way. This historic community is best known . . .