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Mostly Cloudy Committee falls short of drawing a map
After several rounds of blistering public hearings and politically pressurized back-and-forths, the temporary redistricting commission’s efforts to explore how new district lines should be drawn …
Civic Association welcomes new year with swearing-in
It was a celebratory night for the Franklin Square Civic Association, as new and returning members took their oaths of service in front of family, friends and community members. The association …
Elementary students pay tribute to Dr. MLK Jr.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Gotham Avenue School elementary students honored the late Dr. King during an Elmont Union Free School District Board of Education meeting on Jan. 10. …
Missing woman found after over two weeks
After being missing for almost two weeks, a developmentally disabled woman who spent the holidays in Elmont with her family is now home safe. Samantha Denise Primus, 46, was reported missing by …
New plan would give Haitian migrants more legal support
Online process touts safer immigration
It’s been more than a decade since an earthquake devastated Haiti, killing more than 200,000 people, and leaving so many more thousands homeless. To this day, the Caribbean country continues to …
Arrests for underage alcohol sales in Elmont, Franklin Square, North Valley Stream
Three clerks and one business owner were arrested for allegedly selling alcohol and tobacco products to minors in an undercover investigation on Jan. 16. The spate of arrests is part of the “Project …
Elmont girl, 10, gives back through her own nonprofit
At 10 years old, Selene Ferdinand of Elmont is already compiling quite the résumé. A student at Dutch Broadway Elementary School, Selene is giving back to her community through her own nonprofit …
Editorial
Churches need to see more of the faithful
Religious institutions have been under significant financial strain in recent years. Churches and synagogues have been sold, congregations scattered or merged with other communities, staff cut.
Op-Ed
Hurricane Ian is another sign of things to come
Hurricanes are the world’s costliest natural disasters, and they’re intensifying because of climate change. Eighty-five percent of all hurricane damage . . .
Randi Kreiss
There’s no escaping the division, in every arena
Why do you have to make everything a political issue? some readers ask, and then they sign off with, “[Expletive] Biden!”
Op-Ed
The battle against antisemitism continues
With the Jewish High Holy Days and Yom Kippur behind us, we in the Jewish community look forward to all that is to come in the new year, 5783 on the Hebrew calendar.