With children stuck at home for most of the past year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Elmont Memorial High School Assistant Principal Dayna Sotirhos sought to find a way to keep children active …
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By Nakeem Grant
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5/20/21
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With the UBS Arena set to open for the beginning of the 2021-22 National Hockey League season, local officials have created a hiring policy that will emphasize filling jobs at the complex with local …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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5/13/21
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I covered the Bellmore-JFK High School Homecoming parade in the fall of 2004. It was a sunny day, full of carefree teenagers.
I could never have imagined then that that day would haunt me still.
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5/6/21
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April 22 is Earth Day, when we come together as a nation — and a planet — to celebrate the natural world and renew our vows to protect the environment from harm. In honor of Earth Day five years ago . . .
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4/22/21
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Country music star Eric Church will be the first performer at the new UBS Arena at Belmont Park, with a concert on Dec. 4 as part of his “The Gather Again Tour.”
The reigning Country …
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/7/21
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New York Racing Association officials are considering new renovations to the racetrack at Belmont Park, as work continues on the state’s revitalization efforts.
Association representatives …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/30/21
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Franklin Square native Michael Messina has been trying to get his life back on track since he walked out of prison on March 13, 2019. He regularly attends Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/25/21
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New York State development officials approved a series of modifications to the nearly $1.3 billion Belmont Park redevelopment project on Feb. 18.
The changes — which officials from Empire …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/23/21
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Nearly 60 percent of club and premium spaces have already been sold out at the new UBS Arena at Belmont Park, which is set to open next fall, UBS officials told the Herald last week, as construction …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/18/21
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Hundreds of cars lined Hempstead Turnpike leading in to Belmont Park last Saturday, as New York Islanders fans from throughout Long Island waited on line for their chance to get a team rally towel …
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/19/21
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