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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
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
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
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
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
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. The event was … more
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. more
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 … more
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. more
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. more
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