Franklin Square News

In the spirit of celebration the nationa s independence, Nassau County Clerk Maureen Oa Connell announced a program to benefit those who have served to preserve independence.

An upstate New York teenager is among the nearly two dozen people awarded Carnegie medals for heroism.

Pope Benedict XVI greets Mary Zwilling with NY Archbishop Timothy Dolan and his mother Shirley at the Vatican in Rome.

Its a balancing act. Preserving suburbia -- the mantra of local officials -- and bowing to progress .

Back in 2006, The Community Alliance first broached the subject, on this very blog, of a "fix" for the decline of Hempstead Town's most infamous thoroughfare, Hempstead Turnpike -- Long Island's "Twenty Miles of Ugly." Well, here we are, four years down the road, literally, and but for minor stretches of designated "streetscaping" -- where often ...

Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Square feet: 3,000 -- Newly constructed, this Colonial boasts of "impeccable attention to detail" that yields charm in the form of crown moldings, a gas fireplace in the great room, a big granite and cherrywood kitchen and a Jacuzzi in the master bathroom.

Shoppers Village once was the place to hang out -- the place where the scent of pickles hung in the air and couples bought ankle bracelets and engraved double-heart key chains.

June 7, 2009, New Hyde Park , L.I. Michele, 27, a property administrator, and Christopher, 26, Local 94 engineer helper, met at H. Frank Carey High School in Franklin Square in 1994.

WEST NYACK - The sign on the stage at the Jesse J. Kaplan School yesterday read 'Yes we can.' This wasn't a political rally, however.

Imagine waking up one morning to a 40-foot pole in front of your house - which you were never notified about - that is adorned with a metal box and an antenna sticking out through the top.

Internet retailer KitchenBath.com has begun work on a new showroom in Franklin Square, NY.

Darlene Sperico may have to move her backyard party and guests into her home this weekend - not because of the rain, but because of the stench.

Staten Island : Having been in the veterinary field for more than 30 years, I can tell you that Cheyenne Cherry is clearly showing the beginning signs of a demented mind.

On the west side of 16th St. NW, a little bit north of Walter Reed, there is a tree.

Kathy and Mike Ziolo with their 3-year-old triplets: Isabella, left, Ryan and Ashley.

Brooklyn : You erred in failing to include Mayor Abe Beame among Democratic mayors.

Nassau County Executive, Tom Suozzi, pointed his finger at the planted hecklers at a rally held Wednesday, verbally scratching his head, wondering how any work was getting done in the Town of Hempstead that day.

Submitted by Ray Murphy on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 11:22am. Great news today for transit-oriented economic development: the Franklin Square PATCO station is to re-open. The problem is they plan to remodel it.

Astronauts are spacewalking again at the Hubble Space Telescope. On Sunday morning, Michael Massimino and Michael Good ventured out to attempt another in-orbit repair of a dead science instrument.

Carrie Solages of Elmont just thought he was running for Nassaua s 3rd LD seat against incumbent Republican John Ciotti of North Franklin Square.