Children in the Franklin Square Elementary School district started back to school on Sept. 5.
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By Vanessa Parker
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9/21/17
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Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced Thursday that a Franklin Square man was arrested for allegedly abandoning a 10-year-old Terrier/Chihuahua mix near the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter in Wantagh on July 19. The dog later died from heat exposure.
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9/7/17
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Franklin Square resident Herman Soblick, 92, said he still can see the television and lights, but not much more than that. He can still walk and carry out most other daily living tasks in his Barrymore Boulevard home, but he cannot drive.
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By Vanessa Parker
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9/7/17
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While Franklin Square elementary school students enjoyed their summer vacation, their teachers were busy preparing for the 2017-18 school year, and focused in particular on revising their social studies curriculum. During the break, a team of educators held several planning meetings to review and rewrite the curriculum.
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By Vanessa Parker
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9/7/17
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Soon-to-be sixth-graders at Elmont Union Free School District were educated on the relevance and importance of deoxyribonucleic acid during a three-day workshop titled, "What's All This Talk About DNA."
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8/10/17
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Duke Obule, a Cambria Heights, Queens, man, was sentenced on Aug. 2 to five to 10 years in prison for manslaughter, assault and other charges related to a fatal hit-and-run car crash on Hempstead Turnpike that killed Paul Mitacek, an Elmont man, in April 2016, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said.
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By Vanessa Parker
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8/10/17
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A Queens man was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for manslaughter, assault and other charges related to a fatal hit-and-run car crash on Hempstead Turnpike that killed an Elmont man in April 2016, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said Thursday.
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By Vanessa Parker
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8/3/17
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The recent special congressional elections should send a signal to both parties. The outcomes weren’t really surprising, because the seats were held by Republicans . . .
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6/29/17
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Following a broad investigation into the operations of the MS-13 gang, Nassau County officials announced that 41 of its alleged members were indicted on June 15 for multiple acts of violence and conspiracy in Nassau County over the last four years.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/16/17
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Crafting a school budget that respects both students and taxpayers is a high-wire act these days. With demand growing for new, cutting-edge technologies in the classroom, pressure to increase spending is mounting, seemingly by the year. At the same time, many homeowners say they’ve had enough of high property taxes. They need a break.
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5/15/17
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