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Community members celebrated the Elmont Memorial Library board’s unanimous vote to reinstate early voting at the facility at a board meeting on Feb. 22. In January, residents were outraged at the board’s decision to discontinue hosting early voting at the library, based on alleged “safety concerns” that arose during electioneering in the run-up to last fall’s election, when early voting took place between Oct. 28 and Nov. 5. more
Franklin Square residents can honor their local heroes during this year’s Franklin Square Civic Association Hometown Hero Banner Program. Banners can honor a local hero who has either served in the military, as a first responder or healthcare worker through the program. more
Sixth graders experienced the circus at Franklin Square’s Polk Street School on Feb. 16 when they performed circus tricks taught to them by their physical education teachers. more
Neighbors of Franklin Square and surrounding communities are welcome to take part in Franklin Square-based nonprofit Rescuing Families’ third annual Night at the Races on March 15. more
Residents of the Plattduetsche Home Society were visited by the Nassau Library System’s Techmobile Coordinator Gabriel Kane on Feb. 20 as part of the Franklin Square library’s community outreach initiative. more
Five Elmont Memorial High School science research students recently presented at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. The Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, also known as LISEF, is a competition for the most advanced high school projects, and the participants present to professionals in their subject areas from local universities, scientific institutions and in the field. more
It isn’t often that a congressional race becomes the center of national attention. But that was the case in the campaign between Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip to succeed the disgraced George Santos in the 3rd Congressional District. more
Bumper-sticker slogans and politics have always been inseparable, like peanut butter and jelly. Throughout the history of campaigning, politicians have employed succinct, often widely known but ambiguous sayings to seek the approval of prospective voters. But these slogans’ recent transition from catchy phrases to foundational theories of governmental policy has had negative consequences, particularly in New York. more
If a poll were to be taken, I would have to be the last person on this planet who thinks that government is a perfect institution. I respect the FBI and the CIA, and I even trust the IRS. As a senior citizen, I have always considered Medicare one of the finest agencies we have, but some new facts have emerged that have convinced me that it is a sloppy and careless government behemoth. more
Black History Month is a chance for us to celebrate the many contributions African-Americans have made to the country. They’ve done this despite discrimination and oppression — something even Long Island, in the past, was not immune to. more
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