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Residents from Franklin Square and members of the Community League of Garden City South attended a civic meeting this month to discuss residential building changes, zoning enforcement and environmental concerns related to groundwater and the local aquifer system.
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By Hailey Fulmer
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6/19/26
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Families, shoppers and locals filled Franklin Avenue as the Franklin Square Kiwanis Club hosted its annual Street Fair, bringing dozens of vendors, food trucks and community organizations together for a day of shopping, entertainment and neighborhood connection.
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By Hailey Fulmer
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6/19/26
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The 44th annual Valley Stream Camporee brought together about 300 Scouts and leaders from Franklin Square and Valley Stream for a weekend of camping, activities and fellowship.
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By Angelina Zingariello
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6/19/26
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Residents, community groups, veterans organizations and local officials lined Hempstead Turnpike last month for the 18th annual Paul Sapienza Elmont/Belmont Parade, a longtime tradition that celebrates community pride and honors the legacy of Paul Sapienza, the late former president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce and one of Elmont’s most respected civic leaders.
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By Hailey Fulmer
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6/19/26
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Emilian Emeagwali, a community leader based in Elmont, was recently celebrated by the Quad State Onitsha Association — a socio-cultural and welfare organization representing people from Onitsha, Nigeria — for her tireless efforts on behalf of Nigerian natives who have settled in the Northeastern United States.
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By Hailey Fulmer
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6/19/26
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Elmont PAL athletes joined teams from across Nassau County Saturday as the Uniondale Police Athletic League Double Dutch team captured its first PAL Double Dutch Competition championship, finishing ahead of Roosevelt, Elmont and Westbury.
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By Stacy Driks
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6/12/26
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Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and other members of the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies convened on Saturday, May 23, at Hempstead High School to hear testimony, experiences and perspectives from community members, advocates, stakeholder groups, faith leaders and others.
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By Hailey Fulmer
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6/12/26
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Sewanhaka High School has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Islanders Children's Foundation through the hockey organization’s inaugural Power Play for Education program, an initiative supporting schools across Long Island and New York City.
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By Hailey Fulmer
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6/12/26
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Franklin Square resident Ellen Andrasick was recognized in Albany as the Nassau County Office for the Aging's 2026 Senior Woman of the Year during the New York State Office for the Aging's annual Senior of the Year luncheon at the Desmond Hotel.
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By Hailey Fulmer
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6/12/26
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The Nassau County Police Department’s Electronics Squad and Fraud & Forgery Section reported the arrest of a Franklin Square man on May 29 at 7:08 p.m. in Franklin Square.
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By Hailey Fulmer
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6/12/26
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