The developers of the soon-to-open UBS Arena in Elmont are renovating an area of land deemed off limits in a 2019 document that was finalized after input from the community, according to Floral Park residents whose homes sit 1,200 to 1,500 feet away from the arena. more

The first annual Franklin Square Fall Fair will be held on Oct. 16 at Rath Park in Franklin Square between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. more

Eight students from New Hyde Park Memorial High School were named Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. more

My wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was half-awake, preparing myself for the day . . . more

Phil Malloy and Ralph Esposito, then members of the Nassau County Fire Commission, were driving east, to a fire truck repair and supply shop in Yaphank, on Sept. 11, 2001. When they arrived, they were surprised to find no one outside the shop. What they discovered inside shocked them. “Nobody was doing anything besides staring at the television,” Esposito recounted. “Are you serious?” Malloy recalled asking himself as he learned that a commercial jet had struck the north tower of the World Trade Center. When a second jet crashed into the south tower 18 minutes later, he turned to Esposito. “Something’s not right,” he said. “Something’s up.” Soon, Malloy and Esposito were at the front of a long line of police cars and fire trucks heading from Long Island to Lower Manhattan. more

The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades . . . more

The Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department will hold a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony on Sunday, at 6 p.m., at the 9/11 Memorial in Rath Park, to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks in 2001. more

Nassau County police reported a homicide that occurred at the Floral Park Motel on June 13. Following an investigation, 28-year-old Destinee Lavender, of Elmont, was found dead in the motel, at 30 … more

Coming off the only defeat of his career, finishing fourth as the Kentucky Derby favorite, Essential Quality got redemption last Saturday when he edged past intense pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie down the stretch for a thrilling 1 1/4-length victory in the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes. more

Gathered between Rath Park’s monument honoring veterans from Franklin Square and Sept. 11 memorial stones, front-line workers and first responders who answered the call of duty during the … more