After more than a year of construction on the UBS Arena, state officials are proposing changes in the scope of the Belmont Park redevelopment project.
Under proposals for the redevelopment project …
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/5/21
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can no longer arrest undocumented immigrants attending or leaving state and city courts without a warrant, under the newly passed Protect Our Courts Act, …
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By Melissa Koenig and Ronny Reyes
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1/5/21
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As Nassau County’s 185 new police cadets learn the ropes of their new jobs during a seven-month-long training program, they will watch a video produced by Elmont Memorial High School students …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/22/20
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Elmont Memorial High School will be closed on Dec. 16 and 17, after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19, Sewanhaka Superintendent James Grossane announced on Dec. 15.
All students and …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/15/20
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Hempstead Town officials handed out hundreds of boxes of food to Elmont residents in need last Friday, and announced a new program with Island Harvest to ensure that nobody within the town goes …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/15/20
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When Deborah Salant heard that victims of the coronavirus pandemic were being stored in refrigerated trucks in New York City, she knew she wanted to donate her family’s two burial plots at …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/15/20
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One by one, Muslim parents and students took to the lectern of the Sewanhaka Central High School District board room last year to describe how difficult it was for them to celebrate the Eid holidays …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/15/20
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The Franklin Square School District will be offering a hybrid learning program for the remainder of the week, after a bus driver tested positive for Covid-19, Superintendent Jared Bloom announced on …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/14/20
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All students in the Franklin Square School District will be learning remotely tomorrow, as multiple transportation employees are being quarantined while they wait for the results of Covid tests, …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/13/20
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The Alden Terrace School in Elmont, as well as H. Frank Carey and Sewanhaka high schools will remain closed through Friday due to new coronavirus cases.
In a letter to parents on Dec. 9, Elmont …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/10/20
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