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Gina Burnett, who has lived in the Elmont district for more than 15 years, is running for the district’s BOE for the first time, challenging board member Anthony Maffea.

How well do you know your school board candidates?

Board of Education elections for the Franklin Square and Elmont school districts will be held on May 17, in addition to budget elections for Sewanhaka, Franklin Square and Elmont. How well do you know the candidates who are running? more

By Jackie Nash | 5/3/11

Carl Achille, left, and his longtime friend, Paul Graziuso, recently opened a barbershop on Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont.

Planting his feet in Elmont

Carl Achille has decided to make Elmont home — for good. An Elmont native, Achille left the community eight years ago, when he joined the Army and served in Iraq, and he has since returned, obtained a degree and, last weekend, opened a business. more

By Jackie Nash | 5/3/11

Elmont sophomore Danny Aguilo struck out 21 batters in a no-hit performance April 20.

Special day for Elmont sophomore

While young Danny Aguilo has displayed a ton of potential on the diamond, nobody could have predicted the dominant performance he put on at Elmont Memorial High School on April 20. more

Andrew McClure | 4/27/11

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... Donald BaechlerThis large-scale installation by artist Donald Baechler is accompanied by several of his collaged paintings. Through May 8. Nassau County Museum of Art, … more

4/20/11

The Elmont Jazz Masters were loudly applauded after performing at an Elmont Union Free School District Board of Education meeting in March.

And all that jazz

The Elmont Union Free School District’s Jazz Masters program has been turning musically talented students on to the blues and jazz genres for the past nine years. The program, which focuses on improvisation and higher tempos, is highly selective — students have to be recommended by their music teachers before participating. more

By Jackie Nash | 4/19/11

The Elmont Union Free School District, which ranks 55th out of the county’s 57 districts in per-pupil spending — $16,312 in 2009-10 — is proposing a 2011-12 budget of nearly $76.45 million. The above chart provides percentages for items included in Elmont's budget.

Superintendents on a mission: pass school budgets

After the State Senate’s vote on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget in March, the Sewanhaka, Franklin Square and Elmont school districts were handed new numbers for budget consideration — numbers that were considerably more favorable to local districts but did not eliminate their budget woes. more

By Jackie Nash | 4/14/11

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... African American DollsA selection of African American dolls from the collection of Freeport artist April Marius are on view, commemorating Black History Month. Through April … more

4/13/11

Gotham Avenue School teacher Terry Lewis is passionate about the performing arts, and self-expression.

Local educator: an advocate for art

Terry Lewis, a fifth-grade teacher at the Gotham Avenue School, located at 181 Gotham Ave. in Elmont, has been an advocate for the performing arts since he was a student himself, in the Roosevelt Union Free School District. As a teacher, Lewis continues to provide a platform for students to express themselves through art. Among his array of artful endeavors, Lewis regularly hosts poetry workshops and poetry slams as the Elmont Memorial Library, at 700 Hempstead Tpke. in Elmont. more

By Jackie Nash | 4/13/11

Kareen Ligonde, an 11th-grader at Elmont Memorial High School, got a lesson on using the Jaws of Life at the Elmont Fire Department’s first open house, held last weekend.

Elmont F.D. hosts day for future firefighters

As part of a statewide program, Recruit NY, the Elmont Volunteer Fire Department, at 95 Lehrer Ave. in Elmont, opened its doors to area residents on Sunday, April 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event focused on educating local residents about what it takes to be a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician. Volunteer firefighter recruitment has become difficult for many Nassau County fire departments over the past several years, and the Elmont Fire Department is no exception. The department’s 170 members respond to approximately 2,000 emergency calls per year, and the department covers both Elmont and North Valley Stream. more

By Jackie Nash | 4/12/11

Events on Long Island

Exhibits and more... African American DollsA selection of African American dolls from the collection of Freeport artist April Marius are on view, commemorating Black History Month. Through April … more

4/7/11