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Fair and Breezy Franklin Square resident encourages women to weld
Everything went black for a moment, and all I could see were sparks flying off a green flame. Then, once it died down, I lifted my welding helmet, and saw that Georgette Clarke had burned a circle …
Franklin Square residents oppose HPV vaccine bill
Franklin Square Board of Education members sent a letter to local elected officials on Dec. 5, expressing their opposition to a bill that would require students entering seventh grade to get the …
Police: Sewanhaka security guard accused of sexually assaulting teen
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An Elmont man allegedly sexually assaulted a teenager while working as a security guard at Sewanhaka High School, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Muslims seek days off for holidays
Farhana Islam, a Sewanhaka School District parent, choked up when recounting to the Board of Education on Nov. 26 how she felt hearing Muslim students describe how frustrated they are that they must …
Franklin Square, Elmont businesses gear up for the holidays
Store managers and owners throughout Franklin Square and Elmont are gearing up for the holiday rush, when hundreds of people are expected to patronize their businesses. At Sapienza Bake Shop, 400 …
Franklin Square, Elmont residents light Christmas trees
Both Franklin Square and Elmont civic groups held Christmas tree lightings last week. The Elmont Chamber of Commerce sponsored a tree and menorah lighting ceremony on Dec. 4, replete with …
Franklin Square residents to help create school budget
Thirteen Franklin Square residents are helping their elementary school district craft its 2020 - 21 budget as members of the district’s Citizens’ Budget Advisory Committee. The members work on …
Franklin Square Civic Association hosts Winter Festival
Children and their parents got into the holiday spirit on Dec. 8, at the Franklin Square Civic Association’s Winter Festival. The festival featured crafts, a holiday sing-a-long, refreshments, …
Marimba students perform for F.S. school board
Sixth-graders in the marimba program at Polk Street School had the opportunity to perform for the Franklin Square Board of Education on Dec. 4. The students played a lullaby, a song called “Cha …
Elmont native returns to New York for art signing
As soon as Oswald Wallace III could hold a pencil, he could draw. “You’d give him a piece of paper and a pencil and he’d be quiet until either the pencil ran out or the paper ran out,” his …
The Week Ahead
Dec. 12 - 19
Make last-minute presents Make last-minute holiday gifts while taking pictures, eating, and winning prizes at Fun Time Pottery, Inc., 700 Franklin Ave., on Dec. 13 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The party …