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South Nassau Communities Hospital Board Vice Chairman Tony Cancellieri, top left, his wife, Marylou, soirée co-honoree and hospital board Chairman Joseph Fennessy and hospital board member Wayne Lipton with his wife, Karen.
South Nassau soirée is a record-smashing success
It was a night of record-setting success for South Nassau Communities Hospital at its 2018 Soirée Under the Stars fundraiser, benefitting the center’s $60 million Emergency Department … more
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The Modern Justice cover band took the stage at the sixth Rock Out Cures benefit in 2013. This year’s benefit will take place at Plattdeutsche Park Restaurant on Sept 22.
Rock Out takes aim at cancer
With only a few days left until the big day, Rock Out Cures Inc.’s executive board members gathered at the Plattdeutsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square last week to make sure that everything … more
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St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church was dedicated on March 12, 1905, the day after three unknown suspects burned down the old church.
Bauer descendant unravels connection to local church
Simple curiosity took hold of George Bauer one day in the summer of 2016 at his home in Lees Summit, Missouri. But despite the itch to explore and research his family’s history, Bauer had no solid … more
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Elsy MEcklembourg, the winner of a Grace LeGendre Foundation fellowship.
Elmont educator Mecklembourg going full speed ahead
Elsy Mecklembourg doesn’t know how to slow down. At an age when most people are considering retirement plans, Mecklembourg, 63, is finishing up the coursework for her doctorate in medical education … more
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Carrié Solages
County Legislator Carrié Solages pleads guilty
Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, pleaded guilty to two disorderly conduct violations in a Hempstead court on Sept. 12, and was ordered to take part in a 26-week … more
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill last year to grant unlimited sick leave to all government workers outside New York City who responded to the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. He was joined by senators from both sides of the aisle, as well as first responders.
Franklin Square firefighter stuck in limbo years after 9/11
A year after passing legislation that allowed 9/11 first responders to receive paid sick leave for the illnesses they contracted while working at the site of the World Trade Center, State Senators … more
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Activist Mimi Pierre-Johnson, second from left, with fellow activists, from left, Carl Achille, Tamar Paoli and Victor Perez, beside Elmont Creek earlier this year.
Elmont still waiting for answers
Five months after local elected officials hosted a town hall meeting in Elmont to address the community’s cancer rates, community members are still waiting for action. At the same time, the state … more
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Kathy Falco, center, flanked by Assemblyman Ed Ra, from left, Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin, Town Councilor Bruce Blakeman and State Sen. Elaine Phillips.
Elmont's Kathy Falco named first hometown hero
Elmont resident Katherine Falco was awarded the first Town of Hempstead’s Hometown Hero Award on Sept. 14 for her quick actions in delivering life-saving CPR to an infant who had stopped breathing … more
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More than 150 local residents went out to Citi Field this summer for Dan’s Plan’s annual New York Mets outing to honor the memory of Franklin Square resident Dan Babich, whose suicide struck the community in 2015.
Franklin Square's Babich family honors those lost to suicide
Although National Suicide Prevention Week ended on Sept. 15, the Franklin Square-based nonprofit Dan’s Plan, which advocates for suicide and mental health awareness, has already begun planning its … more
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The current St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church was first completed on March 12, 1905. Three unknown suspects had burned down the old church the previous day.
Descendant of Elmont family tracks down church records
It was simply curiosity that took hold of George Bauer one day in the summer of 2016 inside his home in Lees Summit, Missouri. But despite getting the itch to explore and research his family’s … more
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