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Kiss them they’re Irish! Diana Foti and Joan Calvin celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at Saint Catherine of Sienna Church in Franklin Square on March 16.

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at Saint Catherine of Sienna

Franklin Square community members dressed in their best green attire to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day on March 16 at Saint Catherine of Sienna Church. more

By Nicole Wagner | 3/22/24

Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick proposes dismemberment bill

A group of teenagers was walking home from school on Feb. 29 when they found a human arm in Southards Park, in Babylon. A police investigation revealed that a man and a woman had been dismembered, … more

By Nicole Formisano | 3/22/24

Louis Distefano, 57, of Morton Avenue in Franklin Square, was charged with alleged unlawful storage of explosives and unlawful possession of explosives without licenses and certificates after a fire started at a home on Morton Avenue on March 19.

Fireworks ignite during Franklin Square house fire

A man was arrested in Franklin Square for allegedly storing fireworks that caused a fire at a home on Morton Avenue March 19 . more

By Nicole Wagner | 3/20/24

Nassau police reported shots fired at a smoke shop in Elmont around 2:22 p.m. March 18.

Shots fired at Elmont smoke shop

Nassau police reported shots fired at a smoke shop in Elmont on Hempstead Turnpike around 2:22 p.m. on March 18. more

By Nicole Wagner | 3/19/24

Selene Ferdinand, 11, receives an award for her work in the Elmont community, uplifting and empowering the youth and working on various community service initiatives. She is with LeShawn Walker at the 11th annual Women of Distinction award ceremony at Sewanhaka High School.

Ceremony celebrates distinguished women in the community

The many accomplishment of amazing local women are making the annual selections of Women of Distinction honorees tougher and tougher. Last Saturday, Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages presented the … more

Rei Wolfsohn | 3/15/24

Girls hockey teams from across Long Island, including Islanders Girls Elite, Long Island University’s Women’s hockey team, Team Long Island and more listen as women in sports panel at UBS Arena last week discusses the ins and outs of the industry.

Women in sports discuss industry triumphs, challenges

Establishing a support system is something fundamental to success in any field. For women in the sports industry, this is a building block that is paramount to success. more

By Nicole Wagner | 3/15/24

Local author Ama Karikari Yawson visits Elmont’s Alden Terrace School on Feb. 15 to speak to students about the moral of her illustrated children’s book, ‘Sunne’s Gift.’

‘Sunne’s Gift’ author speaks to Elmont students

In honor of Black History Month, local author Ama Karikari Yawson visited Elmont’s Alden Terrace School for a storytelling performance and discussion on Feb. 15. more

By Nicole Wagner | 3/15/24

Winter clubs held at Elmont’s Dutch Broadway School taught students from kindergarten through sixth grade skills from Dec. 5 through Feb. 15.

Dutch Broadway students showcase winter club skills

Students at Elmont’s Dutch Broadway School in from kindergarten through sixth grade showed their families what they learned and have been working on in their winter clubs on Feb. 15. more

By Nicole Wagner | 3/15/24

'Top Cops' honored for defending W.H. business

Anthony DiGregorio and Kerry Harracksinghn were the county’s “Top Cops” of February for pursuing and arresting the men who allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven, in West Hempstead, at gunpoint. more

By Nicole Formisano | 3/15/24

Polk Street School Principal Gilbert Torossian joined kindergartners at an end-of-year show in 2016. The beloved Franklin Square principal has not been seen at the school since the week of Feb. 5, leaving students and parents to question the school district as to why. There was an outpouring of support for Torossian at a special Board of Education meeting on Feb. 28.

Where is Polk Street Principal Torossian?

Students at Franklin Square’s Polk Street School have been without a head principal to greet them during morning drop-off for a month. Parents spoke of beloved principal, Gilbert Torossian, with tears in their eyes, asking the Franklin Square school district's Board of Education why he hadn’t been in school and how they could support him. more

By Nicole Wagner | 3/8/24

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