Where is Polk Street Principal Torossian?

Students at Franklin Square’s Polk Street School have been without a head principal to greet them during morning drop-off for a month. Parents spoke of beloved principal, Gilbert Torossian, with tears in their eyes, asking the Franklin Square school district's Board of Education why he hadn’t been in school and how they could support him.

Concert highlights Women’s History and Black History

Around 200 members of the Elmont community gathered at Gateway Christian Center in Valley Stream last weekend to celebrate Black History Month and Women’s History Month. The event was …

Elmont High School to host free prom attire giveaway

Food, raffles and a variety of suits and dresses will be available free of charge at a prom-attire giveaway in the Junior Cafe at Elmont High School from 1 to 4 p.m., on April 20.

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 …

Belmont Park grandstand to be demolished, replaced during renovations

Demolition of Belmont Park's 1.25 million-square-feet grandstand and clubhouse is expected to begin in March and continue through early July. It will be replaced with a roughly 275,000-square-feet building, which increases the amount of unstructured green space available to fans by reducing the overall footprint of the building.

10 years in Franklin Square: ‘The little Red Mango that could’ on LI

Chris Cianciulli opened his Red Mango shop at 721 Franklin Ave. in Franklin Square back in 2013 — when the popular frozen yogurt franchise was just starting to pick up steam. At the time, there …

A 'sweet' addition to Franklin Square: The Sweet Life Bake Shop celebrates its grand opening

Owners Nicole Minor and Jose Velasquez officially debuted their new bakery The Sweet Life Bake Shop on May 12 and are excited to offer quality desserts to the Franklin Square community. Minor, …

COLUMNIST

It’s Library Lovers Month — borrow a book

I read “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” my first banned book, when I was 12. My friend lent me the book, and I found the good parts by the dog-eared pages. The experience did not compromise my moral compass or corrupt me in any way I can discern. I am not recommending the book for today’s 12-year-olds, because it’s a pretty boring read, but I am advocating that a broad spectrum of books be available to students who choose to read them.

COLUMNIST

A journey of the heart

February is American Heart Month, and this is a story about my heart — literally and figuratively. It’s the reason I am where I am today.

EDITORIAL

Thank you for the snow day

In the past couple of weeks, we’ve been getting a lot of something we haven’t seen much of over the past couple of years: snow. So much, in fact, that schools in our communities had no choice but to close. And because of that, we have just one thing to say to our school districts in Nassau County: Thank you for the snow day.

COLUMNIST

The governor’s budget cuts threaten local roads

How many potholes do you swerve to avoid during your daily commute to work, school, the grocery store or a family or friend’s house? How many times have you yelled in anger in your car for someone to “Fix the roads!”? At a time when our communities are grappling with numerous challenges, the proposed state Executive Budget’s significant decrease in the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program, also known as CHIPS, demands immediate attention, or the shouting at potholes will get worse.