Around 200 members of the Elmont community gathered at Gateway Christian Center in Valley Stream last weekend to celebrate Black History Month and Women’s History Month.
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By Nicole Wagner
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3/8/24
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Food, raffles and a variety of suits and dresses will be available free of charge at a prom-attire giveaway in the Junior Cafe at Elmont High School from 1 to 4 p.m., on April 20.
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Layne Groom
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3/8/24
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Elmont community members learned about resources avaialble to them, including a free tax assessment grievances seminar last week at Elmont Memorial Library.
The meeting was hosted by …
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Rei Wolfsohn
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3/8/24
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Demolition of Belmont Park's 1.25 million-square-feet grandstand and clubhouse is expected to begin in March and continue through early July. It will be replaced with a roughly 275,000-square-feet building, which increases the amount of unstructured green space available to fans by reducing the overall footprint of the building.
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By Nicole Wagner
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3/4/24
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Community members celebrated the Elmont Memorial Library board’s unanimous vote to reinstate early voting at the facility at a board meeting on Feb. 22. In January, residents were outraged at the board’s decision to discontinue hosting early voting at the library, based on alleged “safety concerns” that arose during electioneering in the run-up to last fall’s election, when early voting took place between Oct. 28 and Nov. 5.
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By Nicole Wagner
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3/1/24
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Franklin Square residents can honor their local heroes during this year’s Franklin Square Civic Association Hometown Hero Banner Program. Banners can honor a local hero who has either served in the military, as a first responder or healthcare worker through the program.
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By Nicole Wagner
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3/1/24
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Sixth graders experienced the circus at Franklin Square’s Polk Street School on Feb. 16 when they performed circus tricks taught to them by their physical education teachers.
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By Nicole Wagner
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3/1/24
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Neighbors of Franklin Square and surrounding communities are welcome to take part in Franklin Square-based nonprofit Rescuing Families’ third annual Night at the Races on March 15.
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By Nicole Wagner
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3/1/24
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Residents of the Plattduetsche Home Society were visited by the Nassau Library System’s Techmobile Coordinator Gabriel Kane on Feb. 20 as part of the Franklin Square library’s community outreach initiative.
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By Nicole Wagner
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3/1/24
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Five Elmont Memorial High School science research students recently presented at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. The Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, also known as LISEF, is a competition for the most advanced high school projects, and the participants present to professionals in their subject areas from local universities, scientific institutions and in the field.
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By Nicole Wagner
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3/1/24
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