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More than 3,000 newspapers have closed across the country since 2005, resulting in countless communities losing essential platforms for sharing their stories. The Empire State Local News Coalition intends to reverse that by advancing new legislation and initiatives that would protect jobs, and incentivize small business to advertise.
Coalition formed to advocate for local journalism
A statewide group of local news organizations — comprising of more than 100 newspapers across New York — has launched The Empire State Local News Coalition, a joint advocacy effort to advance a legislative package intended to deliver long-term sustainability to the sector. more
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Dutch Broadway is one of six elementary schools in the Elmont school district that is designated to receive security enhancements in the next two years thanks to a $2.4 million funding agreement between Empire State Development and the district.
$2.4M earmarked for security enhancements at Elmont schools
A total of $2.4 million from the Belmont Park Redevelopment Project’s funding agreement has been allocated to the Elmont school district for security enhancements of doors in the district’s six elementary schools. more
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Alyssa Fouad, an educator from the Safe Center Long Island which helps survivors of domestic violence, spoke with Sewanhaka High School students on Feb. 12 about the signs of unhealthy and abusive relationships.
Students learn about the dangers of dating violence
Students at Sewanhaka High School learned about teen dating violence during a workshop held by The Safe Center Long Island on Feb. 12. Ashna Balroop, a senior at Sewanhaka High School, was inspired to spread awareness with her classmates about the issue of domestic violence in teen dating. more
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Students from Franklin Square’s John Street School learn how to solve problems using the scientific method as local company Submerge Storytelling visits their classroom.
Students submerge in storytelling at John Street School
Third and fourth graders at Franklin Square school district’s John Street School participated in an educational, immersive experience with Submerge Storytelling, a local company founded by Cory Levine that offers engaging curricula and enrichment for grades K-5, between Feb. 12 and 16. more
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Clara H. Carlson School fifth grader Andrea Persaud wins second place and sixth grader Mackenson Michel wins first place, at the school’s Scripps Spelling Bee Competition.
Clara H. Carlson students test their spelling skills
Fourth, fifth and sixth grade students at Elmont’s Clara H. Carlson School participated in a Scripps Spelling Bee Competition. more
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Elmont’s UBS Arena will host the next National Hockey League All-Star Game.
Islanders to host 2026 NHL All-Star Game
The next National Hockey League All-Star Game will be played at UBS Arena in Elmont. The announcement came Sunday afternoon during the first intermission of the Islanders-Rangers Stadium Series game at MetLife Stadium. more
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Kenneth Card was sworn in as the Elmont school district’s second interim superintendent this academic year at the Board of Education meeting on Feb. 6, after former Interim Superintendent Al Harper stepped down.
Elmont swears in second interim superintendent this year
Kenneth Card was sworn in as the Elmont school district’s second interim superintendent this academic year on Feb. 6, a day after Al Harper’s resignation became effective. more
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Elmont Cultural Center founder Mimi Pierre-Johnson steps off of the Nassau Inter-County Express bus at the Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center for Transit Equity Day on Feb. 8.
Elmont activists protest NICE bus system deficiencies
The advocates from the Elmont Cultural Center met up with Legislator Carrié Solages Feb. 8 for a ride along to protest deficiencies in the Nassau Inter County Express bus system. Chief complaints of the ECC are the lack of connections between different parts of town, lack of frequency of the buses, lack of bus shelters and the lack of affordability of taxis to replace them. more
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Zoey Sanchez on St. Catherine’s-Zarzycki team from Franklin Square takes the ball up the court while Ava Acebedo on St. Francis-Dunn team from Wantagh guards.
St. Catherine’s girls basketball team hungry for next year’s CYO championship
The St. Catherine’s fifth grade girls’ basketball team of Franklin Square, led by Coach Jeane-Marie Zarzycki, took on the St. Francis-Dunn team of Wantagh for the Catholic Youth Organization championship title on Feb. 10. more
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Sewanhaka school district’s Career and Technical Education pre-engineering program students with teacher Jack Chen. They were selected as one of 60 winning teams in the NASA TechRise Student Challenge.
Sewanhaka students excel in NASA challenge
Sewanhaka school district’s Career and Technical Education pre-engineering program students have been selected as one of 60 winning teams in the NASA TechRise Student Challenge. It is Sewanhaka’s third consecutive year being recognized as winners in this nationwide contest, which is administered by Future Engineers. more
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