After his review of all schools districts and BOCES in New York, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli cited several districts for having excess funds in its Employee Benefit Accrued Liability funds.
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Matthew Hampton and Andrew Hackmack
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2/24/10
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County Executive Ed Mangano stepped into the debate over the New York Racing Association and the Belmont Stakes last week, urging the racing authority not to cancel the event regardless of their financial situation. He also asked the governor to step in and force NYRA to hold the final leg of horseracing’s Triple Crown.
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Matthew Hampton
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2/24/10
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An Elmont woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident on Linden Boulevard in the early-morning hours last Saturday.
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Matthew Hampton
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2/18/10
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With state school aid still a question, recent 2010-11 budget talks for local elementary districts have hardly been easy. Like other districts across the state, the Franklin Square and Elmont elementary districts are having to make some tough decisions, including facing the possibility of increasing class size by cutting teachers.
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Matthew Hampton
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2/18/10
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Tears and promises were both plentiful on Renfrew Avenue in Elmont last week, with residents in the area coming together almost immediately after the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
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Matthew Hampton
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1/20/10
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After nearly six months without a pastor, the congregation of New Hope Lutheran Church, on the border of Valley Stream and Elmont, has found a leader: a former Tanzanian diplomat.
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Matthew Hampton
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1/20/10
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With 2009 firmly in the rearview mirror for residents of Franklin Square and Elmont, community leaders have their sights set on the future.
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Matthew Hampton
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1/6/10
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Despite squandering a 13-point, second-half lead, South Side still had enough gas in the tank to get past host Elmont in a Conference ABC-I girls’ basketball game on Dec. 22, 56-52.
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Tony Bellissimo
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1/6/10
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Despite the bitter cold and intense snowstorms that Elmont and Franklin Square faced as the year ended, three armed robberies took place in five days in the area, two of them involving assaults.
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Matthew Hampton
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1/6/10
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Franklin Square and Elmont endured their second major snowstorm of the year on New Year's Eve. As town and county officials responded, residents dug their way out for the second time during the holiday season. Edited by Matt Hampton, Franklin Square/Elmont Herald
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by Matthew Hampton
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1/4/10
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