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Students in Franklin Square and Elmont scored higher than the state average on the New York English and mathematics exams.
Franklin Square, Elmont students remain proficient
Students throughout Elmont and Franklin Square who took the state English and mathematics test last spring scored higher than the state average, according to data from the New York State Education … more
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The Belmont Park project includes a 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders hockey team, a 250-room hotel, a community center, commercial office space and 350,000 square feet of retail space.
Floral Park officials sue to stop Belmont arena
Village of Floral Park officials filed a lawsuit on Sept. 9 in the state Supreme Court against various state agencies and New York Arena Partners in a bid to stop the Belmont Park Redevelopment Project. more
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Elmont probation officer gets help from Victim Compensation Fund
Eva was working as a probation officer in Queens on Sept. 11, 2001, when a voice came over the police radio saying a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.  “We … more
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State Sen. Anna Kaplan, who represents parts of Franklin Square and Elmont, introduced a bill requiring out-of-state residents to sign a waiver allowing law enforcement officials to access their mental health records.
Governor OKs gun-control bills
When her son, Nicholas, started preschool in Elmont last week, Michaelle Solages spoke to his teachers about the school’s active-shooter drills, and learned that they tell students to pretend to … more
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In the 2017-18 school year, the most recent year for which state data is available, several students in the Franklin Square School District were unvaccinated due to religious exemptions, and one student was unvaccinated in the Elmont School District.
Franklin Square, Elmont school districts prepare for new vaccine requirement
Doctors and administrators throughout Franklin Square and Elmont have been busily preparing for the 2019-20 school year, when a new state law overturning religious exemptions for vaccinations takes effect. more
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen appointed Elmont resident Averil Smith to the role of acting comptroller on Aug. 26.
Town Republicans nix comptroller appointment
The town’s Republican majority voted on Sept. 3 to nullify Supervisor Laura Gillen’s appointment of Elmont resident Averil Smith as the acting comptroller, saying the appointment violated civil … more
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Town of Hempstead Republicans claim that the appointment of Elmont resident Averil Smith, right, as acting comptroller violates civil service law. Supervisor Laura Gillen, left, made the appointment recently.
Hempstead Republicans challenge comptroller appointment
Town of Hempstead Republican lawmakers are challenging Supervisor Laura Gillen’s selection of Elmont resident Averil Smith as acting town comptroller, claiming the appointment violates civil service law. more
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An average family of four using 10,000 gallons per month would pay $497.60 annually, according to a report from Farmingdale-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment, although those results are widely disputed by water companies across Long Island.
Water companies dispute price comparison
Water companies throughout Long Island are disputing a report ranking the cost of water, saying that the Farmingdale-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment didn’t account for all of the … more
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Tulip Caterers, at the intersection of Tulip Avenue and New Hyde Park Road in Franklin Square, will continue to stay in business, after the town zoning board unanimously voted against the necessary variances to build a 7-Eleven at the site.
Tulip Caterers to stay in business
Tulip Caterers will stick around for the foreseeable future after the town Board of Appeals unanimously denied the necessary variances to build a 7-Eleven at the site. The board’s April decision … more
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen named Averil Smith, of Elmont, the acting comptroller for the town on Aug. 26.
Elmont woman named acting comptroller
Averil Smith, an Elmont resident, was named the Town of Hempstead’s acting comptroller on Aug. 26. Smith is a certified public accountant, and previously served as the Town of North Hempstead … more
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