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.
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STAFF REPORT
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4/27/24
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New York unveils groundbreaking payroll tax credit for local news outlets, boosting journalism sustainability and democracy.
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STAFF REPORT
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4/20/24
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An advocacy group determined to save local news in New York rallied in Albany in an effort to bring more lawmakers to their cause.
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STAFF REPORT
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3/25/24
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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 …
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Rei Wolfsohn
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3/8/24
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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.
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STAFF REPORT
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2/29/24
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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.
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By Nicole Wagner
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2/23/24
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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.
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By Nicole Wagner
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2/16/24
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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 …
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By Nicole Wagner
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2/9/24
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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.
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By Nicole Wagner
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2/2/24
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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.
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By Nicole Wagner
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1/18/24
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