About 77 percent of those who responded to the Franklin Square Civic Association’s survey to gauge resident’s interest in creating a dog park in the area said they would support the …
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By Melissa Koenig
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9/1/20
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The Belmont fall meet will be held from Sept. 18 to Nov. 1, and will include 38 stakes worth $5.58 million, New York Racing Association officials announced on Aug. 19.
It will feature 22 …
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/20/20
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After years of complaints by residents about the conditions at Elmont Road Park, an online petition asking Town of Hempstead officials to renovate it had garnered more than 1,250 signatures as of …
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By Melissa Koenig and Ronny Reyes
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8/4/20
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A horse at Belmont Park died on July 30, after a former employee allegedly let her out of her barn stall.
According to Nassau County Police Department officers, Ramzan Antooa, of Elmont, was …
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8/1/20
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Pavers filled all the cracks at Rath Park’s tennis courts, ground them up and repaved them with asphalt earlier this month to ensure Franklin Square residents’ safety. The work was …
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/21/20
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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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The coronavirus pandemic did not stop nearly 50 Franklin Square residents from taking a dip in the pool at Rath Park in the 91-degree heat on July 3, the first day the pool was open to the …
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7/7/20
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For the past few weeks, George Magliore has been waking up in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of trucks dropping off supplies at Belmont Park. Then a few hours later, another Elmont …
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6/30/20
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Elmont civic leaders plan to appeal a State Supreme Court justice’s decision to allow construction of the $1.3 billion Belmont Park redevelopment project to continue.
They filed a document …
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/23/20
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With most of the sports world still idle in the midst of Covid-19, horse racing grabbed the spotlight Saturday evening with the Belmont Stakes serving as the opening leg of the Triple Crown for the first time in history.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/20/20
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