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An influx of refugees from Latin America, U.S. political wars, and the 2024 presidential campaign has fueled anti-immigrant campaigns in the United States. In statements echoing Adolf Hitler and Nazi …
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By Alan Singer
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2/16/24
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For Nassau County, 2024 is a year of new beginnings — a fact that is evidenced by the ascension of two new legislative caucus leaders and five new legislators. I was looking forward to a fresh start and greater bipartisan cooperation as we confront the county’s most important issues.
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By Delia DeRiggi-Whitton
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2/16/24
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After a contentious special election, Tom Suozzi has won back his old seat in Congress with 5.8. Despite a vigorous campaign by his Republican opponent Mazi Melesa Pilip, Suozzi’s election …
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By Will Sheeline
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2/13/24
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Elmont, Sewanhaka and Franklin Square school districts have announced that they will be closed tomorrow, Feb. 13, for a snow day.
Last minute shifts in the forecast prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Winter Storm Warning, as the biggest snow storm in over two years is set to hit the area.
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By Ben Fiebert
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2/12/24
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Tiffany Wong, a senior at Elmont Memorial High School, goes above and beyond with her community service in Elmont.
The 17-year-old tutors seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade math students, gives …
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By Nicole Wagner
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2/9/24
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Murray Pasternack, a former resident of Franklin Square never could have imagined he would be in a position to donate millions back to his alma mater Farmingdale State College to help students. Sixty-four years after graduating with an associate of of applied science in electrical technology degree in 1960, Pasternack has donated more than $2.5 million to the college.
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By Nicole Wagner
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2/9/24
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Students at Franklin Square’s John Street School learned about dinosaurs during math and science experience week with hands-on activities and experiments.
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By Nicole Wagner
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2/9/24
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Franklin Square Civic Association Board for 2024 is sworn in at the Franklin Square Public Library.
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By Nicole Wagner
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2/9/24
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Forget scary movies or the end of the world — what scares almost all of us the most, by far, is getting a voicemail from a family member, telling you to call back right away because “it’s important.”
My 90-year-old father did that last week, a message I got on my phone as I was walking from what had been an enlightening and productive meeting with a school superintendent. The last several months had been filled with difficult calls like this. My mother’s cancer. My stepmother’s passing. Learning that a former colleague is gravely ill.
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By Michael Hinman
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2/9/24
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The history of America’s relationship with the indigenous peoples who lived here before the arrival of European settlers has been fraught with sugarcoating, obfuscation, and downright ignorance.
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By Will Sheeline
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2/9/24
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