St. Patrick’s Day is usually the busiest time of the year for Murph’s Restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square, and owner Ann Angelillo spent $10,000 preparing for it this …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/17/20
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A woman rushed in to Julie Cunningham’s travel agency off Dutch Broadway in Elmont on March 13, asking if she could cancel the vacation she had planned for July. It was the second time that …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/17/20
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To reduce the spread of the coronavirus, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are banning gatherings of more than 50 people effective 8 p.m. Monday night, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who tweeted …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/16/20
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To celebrate family businesses on Long Island, esteemed owners gathered at the Carltun in East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park on March 4 for the inaugural Family Business Awards Gala.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/6/20
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The various components of the Belmont Park redevelopment project are coming together, officials said at a community update on Feb. 27.
Almost all of the foundation for a new 19,000-seat New York …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/5/20
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A number of retailers in Franklin Square and Elmont are struggling to figure out how to meet the requirements of a new plastic-bag ban that will take effect statewide on March 1.
The Plastic Bag …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/27/20
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Nearly 100 people died from a new strain of the coronavirus on Feb. 11, marking the deadliest day of the outbreak that began last month. It had already killed more than 1,000 people worldwide.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/20/20
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The New York Islanders must stay at Belmont Park for 25 years under an agreement between the team and Empire State Development, the state agency that owns the land at Belmont Park.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/20/20
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Elmont will soon receive $150,000 to improve its business façades along Hempstead Turnpike as a winner of Nassau County’s first Transit-Oriented Development funding …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/13/20
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February, known nationally as Black History Month, is an appropriate time to work toward closing the opportunity gap for people of color.
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2/7/20
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