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More than 20 members of the Herald Community Newspapers team attended the annual New York Press Association Spring Conference in Saratoga Springs over the weekend, where the newspaper group earned 18 state awards.
Herald, Riverdale Press win 18 state awards from New York Press Association
Herald Community Newspapers and The Riverdale Press shine with 18 state awards from New York Press Association, including top honors in editorial design and special section coverage. more
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Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joins lawmakers and supporters like Assemblyman David Weprin, at left, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at right, last month to call on her colleagues to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. A version of this measure was included in the finalized state budget that was approved this weekend by Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers.
State budget includes $90 million local media tax credit
New York unveils groundbreaking payroll tax credit for local news outlets, boosting journalism sustainability and democracy. more
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Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joins lawmakers and supporters like Assemblyman David Weprin, at left, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at right, to call on her colleagues to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. The measure — currently included in the senate’s One House budget — would provide tax credits to local news outlets, so they can keep local reporters on the ground and covering communities.
Lawmakers, publishers rally in Albany to save local news
An advocacy group determined to save local news in New York rallied in Albany in an effort to bring more lawmakers to their cause. more
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Lawyer Jeff Gold and Legislator Carrié Solages speak to the crowd during a meeting with members of the Elmont community held at the Elmont Memorial Library last week. Community members and local officials spoke about concerns regarding the building of a community center, trash issues, tax grievances and more.
Community discusses issues close to home
Elmont community members learned about resources avaialble to them, including a free tax assessment grievances seminar last week at Elmont Memorial Library.   The meeting was hosted by … more
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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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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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Tiffany Wong, 17, a senior at Elmont Memorial High School, is a captain of the cheerleading team. She will be honored at the Nassau BOCES Education Partners Awards Gala on May 7 for her community service in Elmont.
Tiffany Wong to be honored by BOCES
Tiffany Wong, a senior at Elmont Memorial High School, goes above and beyond with her community service in Elmont. The 17-year-old tutors seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade math students, gives … more
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Janet Goldstein, the local group lead for Long Island Be SMART, spoke with community members from Franklin Square last week about the importance of basic gun safety during a Franklin Square Civic Association meeting.
Former Franklin Square teacher urges parents to Be SMART
Neighbors learned how they can implement gun safety within their families from Every Town for Gun Safety leaders during the Franklin Square Civic Association meeting last week. more
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Fenol C. LaRock, an executive director of Elmont-based nonprofit Universal Interactions, Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, and community members call for New York Arena Partners to fulfill its promise to build a community center in Elmont during a rally outside UBS Arena on Hempstead Turnpike last Sunday.
Elmont community demands New York Arena Partners keep its promise
Five years after the Elmont community agreed to house UBS Arena, a retail village and hotel in town, residents are asking for New York Arena Partners to fulfill its promise and build a community center in town. more
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