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Partly Cloudy BREAKING NEWS: Elmont budget passes, Jaime, Battle-Burkett, Cantara reelected
Freeport school budget approved; Jordan-Awalom is re-elected
Capital reserve spending in Proposition 2 also approved
A heated race for two Freeport school board seats ended with board President Maria Jordan-Awalom recapturing her seat, while the seat left vacant by departing board Vice President Gabriela Castillo went to 23-year-old Shuron Jackson. Meanwhile, the school budget passed handily, with 1,269 voting in favor and 542 opposed.
High school, library documenting the lives of Elmont students, residents
StoryCorps project brings community closer
To Wailin Gonzalez-Caminero, a senior at Elmont Memorial High School, making memories is the most important part of living. The memories of Elmont Memorial High School students and Elmont residents will soon be preserved through a project led by high school students, staff and the Elmont Memorial Library that will detail the life stories of students and community members as recounted in recorded conversations that will be published online through StoryCorps, the National Public Radio (NPR) show that documents shared personal experiences.
Two men arrested in Elmont for alleged catalytic converter larcenies
Two men were arrested on May 8 for allegedly attempting to remove the catalytic converters from numerous vehicles in Elmont.
Sewanhaka H.S. teacher faces charges for submitting alleged fake vaccine card
A teacher at Sewanhaka High School was indicted on charges today that allege she submitted a forged Covid-19 vaccination card to the high school in an effort to bypass the district's mandatory testing rules.
Hearing looms over storage facility debate
Residents and community leaders have continued to voice strong opposition to a proposed three-story storage facility that would be constructed behind Valley Caterers in Franklin Square, while a representative for the applicant is standing behind its construction.
School board incumbent, newcomer candidate make case for election
With three seats on the Elmont Union Free School District Board of Education set to be contested at the district’s annual board of trustees election May 17, both incumbent and first-time candidates have started making their cases for election.
Longtime F.S. firefighter Joseph Torregrossa, 61, dies
Joseph Torregrossa of Franklin Square, a veteran fire district commissioner and member of the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department, died on March 21 of Covid-19.
Franklin Square school district proposes budget
School taxes are expected to go tick up slightly if voters approve the adopted Franklin Square Union Free School District Board of Education budget next month.
Local businesses join effort against storage facility
Local businesses have joined Franklin Square residents in opposition to the construction of a proposed three-story storage facility at 600 Franklin Ave., near Valley Caterers.
Historical society holding dinner for first time since 2018
The Franklin Square Historical Society is set to hold its annual dinner on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 5 p.m. at the Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square.
Editorial
School board candidates should know the facts
After a recent “meet the candidates” forum for one of the more than 125 school boards in Nassau County, the people the candidates were soliciting votes from turned to social media to share their views.
Op-Ed
Stephen Breyer retired. Why not Kagan and Sotomayor?
Last week, Politico leaked a shocking (but not surprising) draft outlining the Supreme Court’s plan to overturn Roe v. Wade . . .
Op-Ed
Elections are coming — make democracy work
Who’s to blame for New York’s increase in crime, its high taxes and the general feeling of dread many of us feel?
Randi Kreiss
Threat to choice has women on the march
Thirty years after the fact, I’ve decided to write about a personal time in my life.