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Superintendent announces plans in emotional meeting
BEverything was going as planned during the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education’s annual reorganization meeting on July 9. With most of the board members present, District …
Local officials call for abatement boost
L.I. seniors to have same benefits as N.Y.C.
State Sen. Elaine Phillips and Assemblyman Edward Ra joined other local elected officials last week in calling on the State Legislature to bring property tax abatement levels for Long Island seniors …
The making of a dream
Elmont native to lead Haiti’s first lacrosse team
As a freshman at Elmont Memorial High School more than a decade ago, Stevens Cadet wanted to play football and baseball. But when his two coaches conferred about the young two-sport prospect, they …
Future still unclear for deported dad
Not much has changed for Sokol Vokshi since the Herald interviewed him last month. It’s been nearly four months since the Elmont dad and Rockville Centre waiter was abruptly deported during his …
Baptist church makes debut in Elmont
The Bethany French Baptist Church opened its doors for the first time in Elmont on Sunday, July 8. The celebration acted as a dedication service and grand opening ceremony. The church, located at …
News analysis
Ruling shocks local Muslim organizations
Local Muslim organizations expressed disappointment and concern last week at the June 26 U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding President Trump’s travel ban on citizens from five Muslim-majority …
Scholarship to honor late Franklin Square chief
Family members, friends and fellow firefighters of former Chief John “Jack” Schilt gathered last Sunday at the Franklin Square & Munson Firehouse on Liberty Place, in Franklin Square, to honor …
Franklin Square native leads charge for Rath Park
As they talked during a Franklin Square Little League game about two years ago, Marisa Filardo and Joel DiGillio realized they had a problem that needed to be fixed. Filardo, an educator, and …
Mobile passport unit pops up throughout the town
The Town of Hempstead Passport Service offered its mobile processing facility to Elmont residents on June 26. A “Speedy Pass” mobile vehicle was parked in the lot in front of the Elmont …
F.S. Raiders bring home Arch Cup
The Franklin Square Raiders youth soccer club took a step forward last month, when its under-14 Academy travel team captured the Arch Capital Group Challenge Cup in statewide competition on June 17 …
Senior crisis hotline takes hundreds of calls since November
After the suicide of an elderly veteran in Bellmore roughly four months ago, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino and the Long Island Crisis Center announced the launch of a senior crisis hotline. It began operating on Dec. 1, and since then, over 200 calls have been logged.
Editorial
Villages deserve greater share of state sales taxes
Tens of millions of dollars in state sales taxes are generated in Nassau County’s 64 villages each year. The state keeps part of the money, and sends part of it . . .
Randi Kreiss
Recoil at the sight of steamers? We eat ’em by the pound.
They aren’t vegetarian. They aren’t kosher. They aren’t fish and they aren’t fowl. They aren’t even appetizing. In fact, they don’t look edible . . .
Scott Brinton
The first job I ever loved
I can still picture the last day of my fourth and final summer as a Fresh Air Fund counselor at Camp Hayden Marks, on the 2,000-acre Sharpe Reservation in upstate Fishkill, 28 years ago. The campers . . .
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American museum of natural history presents
American museum of natural history presents: unseen oceans
Visitors to Unseen Oceans will embark on a journey that takes them from the oceans’ sunlit surface to inky depths as they discover the latest in ocean science and encounter the researchers and …