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Partly Cloudy Brooklyn man arrested in Elmont traffic stop
A Brooklyn man was arrested for allegedly driving without a license plate and marijuana possession on Jan. 14 at 10:45 p.m. in Elmont. According to Nassau County police, detectives saw a 2012 BMW …
Franklin Square school district switches to remote learning, Elmont and Sewanhaka schools closed
All schools in the Franklin Square school district, as well as the Gotham Avenue School in the Elmont Union Free School District, will remain closed until Jan. 19, as the number of coronavirus cases …
PAL program begins in Elmont
When Elmont students were producing a video advocating more police presence at community events last November, several residents were already working with Nassau County police officials to increase …
Nassau Congress members react to Capitol violence
Suozzi recalls his mad dash for safety at the Capitol
U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, of Glen Cove, was in the House of Representatives chamber when the Capitol was breached Wednesday afternoon. A debate over certification of Electoral College results in the presidential race was just getting under way, sometime between 3 and 4 p.m.. Then, abruptly, members of Congress were instructed to retrieve the gas masks from under their chairs.
State seeks modifications to Belmont project
After more than a year of construction on the UBS Arena, state officials are proposing changes in the scope of the Belmont Park redevelopment project. Under proposals for the redevelopment project …
Elmont senior named Regeneron STS semifinalist
Science research teacher Michelle Flannery tried to dissuade Christopher Alexander from studying potential cancer treatments since he was a freshman at Elmont Memorial High School, but Alexander kept …
Local organizations hand out Black dolls in Elmont
‘Twas two days after Christmas when all through Elmont Road Park, families lined up in coats, hats and scarves hoping for their chance to get Black dolls from the Zeta Phi Beta and Elmont …
Elmont actor pens new script
McGregory Frederique’s dream of playing professional football was derailed in 2017, when a truck slammed into his car, and he suffered injuries to his legs, face and head. He could not play the …
Elmont Cub Scouts donate supplies to children in need
Cub Scouts in Pack 294 recently collected 77 gifts and school supplies for Elmont students in need. Natasha Warburton, the den leader, worked with Elmont Superintendent Kenneth Rosner to find out …
Franklin Square gets new fire commissioner, Elmont incumbent re-elected
Chris Howard, a seven-year member of the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department, defeated incumbent Chris Gioia in the Franklin Square fire commissioners race on Tuesday, while Elmont Fire …
Editorial
It’s high time truth prevails once again
Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s short, mercurial, ruthless propaganda minister, was known to many as the “poison dwarf.” By all accounts, he was insanely obsessive and manipulative, …
Editorial
Please, get vaccinated when it’s your turn
On Monday, New York entered Phase 1b of the state’s Covid-19 vaccination program, meaning that first responders, public safety and transit workers and . . .
Jerry Kremer
How long will we suffer, and how well will we heal?
It’s now nearly a year since the Trump administration learned that a deadly virus was making its way into our country. During that period, the White House and many governors have engaged in a political wrestling match . . .
Randi Kreiss
Saving our sanity and our souls through books
It nearly killed me. One of my grandkids said they “hate” books. They don’t read books except when one is assigned in school. Given the options of smartphones, TV and computers . . .