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Fair Franklin Square mourns a 'supermom'
Balloons filled the air above Franklin Square last Saturday, as nearly 100 residents gathered at Rath Park to remember their friend Tracy McGrath and celebrate her life. McGrath died of colon …
A new kind of school year in Franklin Square and Elmont
Students in Elmont and Franklin Square faced a new kind of school year last week, when they had to wear masks, fill out health surveys and log onto their computers and iPads to help prevent the …
Former federal auditor challenges Michaelle Solages in Assembly race
For the past seven weeks, Nicholas Zacchea has been seen handing out his biography to passersby at Long Island Rail Road stations and at supermarkets in the 22nd Assembly District, as part of his bid …
Elmont, Franklin Square players and coaches react to fall sports delay
Elmont Memorial High School and H. Frank Carey coaches had been gearing up for the fall sports season all summer, and were ready to start the season at the end of September, when a committee of …
Franklin Square native enters muscle magazine cover contest
Christa Wilhoit-Churco has long maintained an active lifestyle, and even played competitive tennis up until two days before giving birth to both of her children. But it wasn’t until a doctor …
Former Councilman Ed Ambrosino begins prison sentence
Former Town of Hempstead Councilman Edward Ambrosino began his six-month prison sentence for tax evasion at a federal corrections facility in Fort Dix, New Jersey Ambrosino, a Republican from …
Franklin Square firefighters remember Sept. 11
It was a solemn evening in Franklin Square last Sunday, when firefighters from the Franklin Square & Munson Fire Department and family members who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terrorist …
Sen. Anna Kaplan shares immigrant experience on CNN
Growing up, all W. Kamau Bell knew about Iran was “hostages, hijacked planes and Jimmy Carter looking like he wished he had stayed a peanut farmer,” he intoned in the latest episode of …
Frankin Square residents split on dog park proposal
About 77 percent of those who responded to the Franklin Square Civic Association’s survey to gauge resident’s interest in creating a dog park in the area said they would support the …
Valley Stream District 13 officials discuss plans for new year
About a quarter of all Valley Stream School District 13 parents and guardians have opted to enroll their children in a full remote learning program, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and …
Next Franklin Square school board meeting on Sept. 16
The Franklin Square Elementary School District will hold its next board meeting on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. It will be closed to the public under Governor Andrew Cuomo's executive order. The …
Celebrating the High Holidays during the pandemic
When the novel coronavirus swept across the globe in the weeks before Passover, there was a frenzied panic as we prepared to celebrate the holiday alone, physically distant from our extended family …
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A maddening tale of two presidencies
Donald Trump revealed his true self to The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward over the course of 18 interviews beginning last December, appearing coherent and well-informed . . .