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Nearly 30 Elmont community members marched two miles around town on Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Elmont residents march for Martin Luther King Jr.

Sarah Campbell credits her high school sociology teacher, Lila Timpson, with instilling in her the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Every year on the third Monday of January, she said, … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/19/21

Brooklyn man arrested in Elmont traffic stop

A Brooklyn man was arrested for allegedly driving without a license plate and marijuana possession on Jan. 14 at 10:45 p.m. in Elmont. According to Nassau County police, detectives saw a 2012 BMW … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/15/21

Nassau County officials presented Elmont residents with a $25,000 check for the creation of an Elmont Police Activity League in November.

PAL program begins in Elmont

When Elmont students were producing a video advocating more police presence at community events last November, several residents were already working with Nassau County police officials to increase … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/14/21

Riley and Hailey Loughlin, 10 and 4, hand out toiletries, cleaning supplies and nonperishable food at their family’s Sharing Table on Poppy Street every weekend.

Franklin Square Sharing Tables provide residents with necessities

After Mary Kate Tischler, of Seaford, saw an article in a magazine about ways to help community members during the coronavirus pandemic, she decided to buy canned goods, other non-perishable food … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/14/21

Pamela Greenfield, a longtime bus driver and transportation director for the Franklin Square Union Free School District, died of the coronavirus on Jan. 9.

Franklin Square bus driver, transportation director dies of Covid

A longtime bus driver ad transportation director for the Franklin Square school district died from complications of the coronavirus on Jan. 9, Superintendent Jared Bloom told community members that … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/12/21

Elmont High School senior Christopher Alexander made frequent trips to the laboratory at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan between July 2019 and September 2020 to study the effects of avian paramyxovirus serotype 4 on cancer cells. For his work, he was named a semifinalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search.

Elmont senior named Regeneron STS semifinalist

Science research teacher Michelle Flannery tried to dissuade Christopher Alexander from studying potential cancer treatments since he was a freshman at Elmont Memorial High School, but Alexander kept … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/12/21

Far Rockaway man arrested for slashing victim in Franklin Square

Nassau County police have arrested a Far Rockaway man for allegedly slashing a man with a sharp object in Franklin Square on Dec. 8 at 5:10 p.m. According to detectives, a 48-year-old man saw a … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/7/21

Members of Zeta Phi Beta and Elmont Strong doled out Black and brown dolls to community members at the Elmont Road Park on Dec. 27.

Local organizations hand out Black dolls in Elmont

‘Twas two days after Christmas when all through Elmont Road Park, families lined up in coats, hats and scarves hoping for their chance to get Black dolls from the Zeta Phi Beta and Elmont … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/5/21

“R.E.G.R.E.T,” a new film by Elmont-native McGregory Frederique will be screened at film festivals throughout Long Island this summer.

Elmont actor pens new script

McGregory Frederique’s dream of playing professional football was derailed in 2017, when a truck slammed into his car, and he suffered injuries to his legs, face and head. He could not play the … more

By Melissa Koenig | 1/5/21

The Protect Our Courts Act was introduced in the State Assembly by Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages.

New law protects undocumented immigrants in court

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, … more

By Melissa Koenig and Ronny Reyes | 1/5/21

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