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Overcast Patrick Manley, F.S. schools superintendent, dies at 49
Franklin Square Schools Superintendent Patrick Manley changed his life when he left Wall Street behind to work as the districts assistant superintendent for finance and management in 2005. Since …
Sewanhaka robots up and ready
District team eyes L.I. championship
Update: The Sewanhaka Robotics Club has since qualified for the FIRST Tech Challenge Long Island Championship after achieving victory at the qualifier competition on Jan. 12. Long after classes …
Sewanhaka tackles racial disparity
Statewide report shows black students suspended at higher rates than white peers
The New York Equity Coalition, an organization of New York educational advocacy groups, released a report this month that reveals the racial disparities in suspension rates between students of color …
Belmont impact study released
Reveals traffic, financial concerns for controversial arena project
A year after the Empire State Development Corporation announced that Belmont Park would be the Islanders’ new home, many local residents’ concerns about the project remain unanswered, even after …
F.S. Explorers honor veterans
The Franklin Square & Munson Fire Department Explorer Post 710 took part in the National Wreaths Across America Day event at the Long Island National Cemetery on Dec. 15. Wreaths Across America is a …
Elmont's Mimi Pierre-Johnson, 2018 Person of the Year
Think of Mimi Pierre-Johnson as the voice of Elmont. As a civic activist in the community, she has taken on any number of issues, whether she is fighting for Haitian immigrants who lost their …
A hero’s welcome for returning Franklin Square Marine
When 18-year-old Franklin Square native Daniel Artino returned to the Little Pebbles preschool in East Rockaway on Dec. 12, where he had attended and where his mother, Carole, still works as a …
Hempstead honors F.S. and Elmont residents
The Town of Hempstead presented Franklin Square’s Joseph Allocco and Elmont’s Janice Blake its 2018 Make A Difference Award on Dec. 13. The Make A Difference Award honors community leaders who …
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
Challenges ahead for Democratic Senate
As New York Democrats look ahead to two years of majority control of the State Senate — and the Assembly and the governor’s mansion — they should also remember the past and learn from their predecessors’ mistakes.
Randi Kreiss
Breathing hard, and moisturizing, in northern California
Not every weekly newspaper has a foreign correspondent, and we don’t, either. So, I bring to you, at my expense, a firsthand account of a summer in the wilds of northern California.