Second of two parts.
From the early 1970s to the 1990s, civic and environmental activist Morris Kramer scoured the sands of Atlantic Beach and Long Beach in search of hypodermic needles and balls of sewage sludge that had congealed on disposable pens and bottle caps.
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National organization Food and Water Watch, along with Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Reach Out America and Grassroots Environmental Education, held a public forum on April 23, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock in Manhasset, to rally support for a ban on hydraulic fracturing — a process that involves the injection of millions of gallons of water, chemicals and sand into shale rock formations at high pressure to break apart the rock and release trapped natural gas.
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The Franklin Square Ravens baseball team, a local traveling team of students ages 12 and under, won its second double-header game against the New York Jays on Sunday at Rath Park, bringing the team to a 3-1 record for the record.
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Nearly a dozen local residents participated in a clean up event at the Franklin Square Museum, on Naples Avenue, on April 28. A collaboration between members of the Franklin Square Historical Society and local Scouts, the event included clearing brush and planting flowers around the museum.
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Jockey Cornelio Velasquez was cool, calm and collected during the first race of 2012 at Belmont Park last Friday afternoon, waiting for just the right moment to ask Modern Child to make a move in the one-mile dirt event that kicked off the 56-day spring/summer meet.
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Fifty local residents attended a horseradish-sauce demonstration on April 21 at the Franklin Square Museum, located on Naples Avenue in Franklin Square. The event was sponsored by the Franklin Square Historical Society, and organized by the Fosters Meadow Heritage Center.
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This year’s SIDMUN event was my first; I became a member of the Model United Nations program in September, and I’ve valued and loved every second of the program ever since. Model UN gives me more than most other clubs do; I’ve gained invaluable experience and knowledge, and had the opportunity to network with dozens of other students.
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Hundreds of students from the Sewanhaka Central High School District — comprised of five high schools — competed at the 19th annual Lee Markus Sewanhaka Inter-School District Model United Nations competition, held on April 21 this year, at the Floral Park Memorial High School, located at 210 Locust St. in Floral Park.
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A former Elmont resident, who now lives in New Cassel, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and other charges last week, after an emaciated pit bull in his Elmont apartment nearly four months ago, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
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