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Washington Street School students use dial telephones while learning about what life in Franklin Square during the 20th Century was like.
Students learn hometown history with hands-on learning at Franklin Square Historical Museum
Students from the Franklin Square school district have had the chance to travel back in time with their education at the Franklin Square Historical Society’s Museum on Naple Avenue. more
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Michelle Kaplan, Scott Briskin, Charlie Iannotta, Christine Smith, Jane Duke and Michelle Rodriguez send their horses off to the races during a fundraiser hosted by Franklin Square-based nonprofit Rescuing Families.
Rescuing Families is off to the races
Community members enjoyed Franklin Square-based nonprofit Rescuing Families’ third annual Night at the Races fundraiser on March 15. more
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Aviva Kane, director of the Franklin Square Public Library, received the Community Service Award from George Duffy, executive director of SCOPE Educational Service, at SCOPE Educational Services’ 23rd annual School District Awards Dinner held at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook on March 18.
Library Director Aviva Kane recognized for commitment to community
Aviva Kane, director of the Franklin Square Public Library, received the Community Service Award at SCOPE Educational Services School District Awards Dinner. more
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New York Police Department Officer Jonathan Diller, a Franklin Square native, was shot and killed in Far Rockaway during a traffic stop on March 25 .
Wake services held for NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, a Franklin Square native
New York Police Department Officer Jonathan Diller, a Franklin Square native, was shot and killed in Far Rockaway during a traffic stop on March 25. more
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Polk Street School second-graders Eva, Shifa, Emma and Alyssa wore shirts with a ‘T’ to show their support for Principal Gilbert Torossian who is on a temporary leave of absence. Community members have expressed their upset with the Franklin Square school district’s education board about Torossian’s unexplained absence.
Franklin Square education board meeting packed with community members asking ‘Where is Mr. T?’
Having an educator that touches student’s lives, making sure they feel seen and appreciated every day is no small feat. For many Polk Street School parents and members of the Franklin Square community at large, Principal Gilbert Torossian is a staple in their lives. more
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The Sporting Patties Band, including acordian player Mike Cassidy, fiddle player Calum Pascua, Tom Cassidy on the Uilleann pipes, flute and tin whistle, Marty Kearns on vocals and guitar and Denis O’Dowd on bass guitar, perform at the PLattduetsche Bier Garten for an Ancient Order of Hibernians St. Patrick’s Day fundraising event.
Ancient Order of Hibernians host St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser
Neighbors gathered at the Plattduetsche Bier Garten to enjoy some Irish music on March 14. Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 20 hosted a fundraiser at the Plattduetsche Bier Garten, featuring local performers The Narrowbacks and The Sporting Paddies. more
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Kiss them they’re Irish! Diana Foti and Joan Calvin celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at Saint Catherine of Sienna Church in Franklin Square on March 16.
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at Saint Catherine of Sienna
Franklin Square community members dressed in their best green attire to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day on March 16 at Saint Catherine of Sienna Church. more
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Louis Distefano, 57, of Morton Avenue in Franklin Square, was charged with alleged unlawful storage of explosives and unlawful possession of explosives without licenses and certificates after a fire started at a home on Morton Avenue on March 19.
Fireworks ignite during Franklin Square house fire
A man was arrested in Franklin Square for allegedly storing fireworks that caused a fire at a home on Morton Avenue March 19 . more
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Selene Ferdinand, 11, receives an award for her work in the Elmont community, uplifting and empowering the youth and working on various community service initiatives. She is with LeShawn Walker at the 11th annual Women of Distinction award ceremony at Sewanhaka High School.
Ceremony celebrates distinguished women in the community
The many accomplishment of amazing local women are making the annual selections of Women of Distinction honorees tougher and tougher. Last Saturday, Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages presented the … more
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Polk Street School Principal Gilbert Torossian joined kindergartners at an end-of-year show in 2016. The beloved Franklin Square principal has not been seen at the school since the week of Feb. 5, leaving students and parents to question the school district as to why. There was an outpouring of support for Torossian at a special Board of Education meeting on Feb. 28.
Where is Polk Street Principal Torossian?
Students at Franklin Square’s Polk Street School have been without a head principal to greet them during morning drop-off for a month. Parents spoke of beloved principal, Gilbert Torossian, with tears in their eyes, asking the Franklin Square school district's Board of Education why he hadn’t been in school and how they could support him. more
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