Many area residences and businesses were inundated by flash flooding during a severe rainstorm last Sept. 29. For 30 residents of 1888 Foster Meadow Lane, a cooperative for senior citizens in Elmont, …
The Franklin Square Chamber of Commerce will host its spring fair on June 9 at Rath Park.
The Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department is looking for teens ages 14-17 in the community to join its junior firefighter program.
Franklin Square Civic Association and the community at large take pride in honoring their hometown heroes every year.
Being a mother is a full-time job — and once a year, everyone takes a little extra time to say thank you. In celebration of Mother’s Day, the Girl Scouts of West Hempstead and Franklin …
Columnist
Last week, we were treated (or subjected, in one instance) to two presidential events unfolding simultaneously in different places. As the day progressed, I understood that if we see and hear nothing else during the campaign, we will realize, as sentient beings and patriots, that only one man deserves the honor of serving as our president. Only one man is intellectually and temperamentally fit for the job.
Columnist
New York’s budget-making is a lot like taking one step forward and then one step backward: In the end, we haven’t gone anywhere.
Editorial
The looming possibility of natural disasters — such as hurricanes and other severe storms — poses a significant, and ongoing, threat to Long Island, and particularly for those living in more vulnerable coastal communities, like Long Beach and Freeport, which are most susceptible to damage caused by high winds and surging floodwaters.
Columnist
The political similarities between former President Donald Trump and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman are now impossible to miss. Which is probably just what Blakeman intends.