The events at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 and the exhortations by some elected officials leading up to them got me to thinking about civic responsibility and our nation’s future.
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By Robert Scott
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1/28/21
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Mike Massimino remembers standing on his front lawn on Commonwealth Street in the Summer of 1969 and looking up at the night sky as Neil Armstrong took humankinds’ first steps on the moon. That …
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By Melissa Koenig
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11/3/20
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Six banners promoting Franklin Square businesses and congratulating the Class of 2020 have been hanging up at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike for more than a month now, …
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/29/20
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Hundreds of Long Islanders watched as New York Islanders players and elected officials plunged their shovels into a pile of dirt last September to mark the beginning of construction on the …
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/16/20
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Franklin Square may get a dog park in the future, thanks to the work of the Community League of Garden City South and the Franklin Square Civic Association.
The Community League reached out to the …
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/21/20
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Children and their parents got into the holiday spirit on Dec. 8, at the Franklin Square Civic Association’s Winter Festival.
The festival featured crafts, a holiday sing-a-long, refreshments, …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/12/19
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Children in Franklin Square had the opportunity to trick-or-treat from car to car at the Morton Civic Association’s inaugural Trunk or Treat event on Oct. 20.
Other communities have offered …
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By Melissa Koenig
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10/24/19
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More than 40 Franklin Square community members are expected to sell their unwanted goods at the Franklin Square Civic Association’s second Community Yard Sale at Rath Park’s pool parking lot on …
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/19/19
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Twenty-twenty will be a roaring year in Franklin Square and Elmont, as various civic groups have already planned events for the new year.
Franklin Square
Perhaps the biggest event happening in …
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/9/19
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The Franklin Square Civic Association’s Beautification Committee gathered late last month with one goal in mind: To prepare for a full, hands-on approach to setting up the Franklin Square Fall …
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8/13/18
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