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Sewanhaka High School was built in the late 1920s, and has retained its Indian nickname ever since.

Sewanhaka Central High School District officials will re-evaluate the mascots used at all five schools for potential racial insensitivity, they announced at a July 7 Board of Education meeting, after … more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/14/20

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency map of Elmont with sources of pollution. Green squares represent hazardous waste, and dark blue represent sources of air pollution. The brown square is the Superfund site.

Elmont continues to face high cancer rates

The number of Nassau County residents getting routine tests for breast, cervix and colon cancer has decreased by more than 86 percent during the coronavirus pandemic, County Executive Laura Curran … more

By Melissa Koenig and Timothy Denton | 7/14/20

Bill would create database of Nassau’s restrictive covenants

A bill in the Nassau County Legislature would create a searchable database of all the contracts that were once used in the county to prevent people of color from moving into certain … more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/13/20

State Department of Health officials will release guidance about reopening schools on July 13, and school officials would submit plans to the state by the end of the month. Those plans would be finalized in August.

Elmont, Franklin Square superintendents mull return to school

Local school superintendents are continuing to ponder whether to allow students back into the buildings in September, as they await further instructions from state officials. Kenneth Rosner, the … more

By Melissa Koenig and Scott Brinton | 7/8/20

Hofstra University officials have moved the Thomas Jefferson statue from its original location in front of the student center to an academic building across the street.

Hofstra moves Jefferson statue amid outcries

By Visvajit Sriramrajan A statue of Thomas Jefferson, which has stood in front of Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Student Center for more than 20 years, has been relocated to Emily Lowe … more

7/7/20

The pool was the perfect place for friends Maya Bazian, Jordan Schwartz, Leo Cohn, Ely Bazian, Gabriella Schwartz and Mikey Schaffer to cool off on July 3, the hottest day of the year.

Rath Park pool opens for the summer

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 … more

7/7/20

Incoming seniors Kayla and Julia Brodman decorated their car before the drive-by parade on June 30.

Sewanhaka parents, students bid farewell to principal

Nearly a dozen cars circled the Sewanhaka High School parking lot on June 30 to thank Dr. Christopher Salinas for his four years as principal on his last day of work in the district. In February, … more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/7/20

Tiz The Law crossed the finish line first at the Belmont Stakes on June 20, becoming the first New York-bred horse to win since 1882.

Belmont Stakes go on — despite pandemic

The Belmont Stakes looked a little different to fans and the larger horseracing community this year, as industry officials had to alter their operations due to the ongoing novel coronavirus … more

By Visvajit Sriramrajan | 7/1/20

Janet and George Beyer and Ray Arledge enjoyed lunch at Alpine Restaurant while wishing waitress Elizabeth Papadoniou, second from right, a happy birthday.

F.S., Elmont restaurateurs make the most of the great outdoors

It was an exciting morning for the staff at Plattduetsche Park on June 10, when they saw several families waiting for a chance to eat at the restaurant before they even opened the gates at 11 … more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/1/20

The worst-case scenario for construction noise.

Elmont residents bemoan noise of Belmont construction

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 … more

6/30/20

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