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“A new liquor store should not be allowed to open in Elmont, New York.” Elmont residents are circulating an online petition demanding that the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) deny a new application for a liquor license and store opening at 1560 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont. According to the petition, the proposed liquor store location isContinueContinue reading “Elmont Residents Say ‘No More’ As New Petition Seeks To Stop Plans for Yet Another Liquor Store”

“To be or not to be [incorporated]?” That is our hamlet’s question. Written by Alexandria Harvey* “Corporate” comes from the Latin corpus, meaning body; one definition of “incorporate” is “having a bodily form.” In fact, I like to think of this definition as referring to a spirit, a soul, a mind, or whatever your preferred wordContinueContinue reading “The Elephants in Elmont: Why Aren’t We Incorporated?”

Have you heard of the elephants in Elmont? Well, they’re real.  When there is said to be an “Elephant in the Room,” the implication is that there is an awkward or uncomfortable issue of which everyone is aware, but one they refuse to discuss. The Elephant in the Room is hard to ignore. Avoiding itContinueContinue reading “The Elephants in Elmont: An Original Series”

Elmont Memorial High School’s Model United Nations program participated in the prestigious North American Invitational Model United Nations Conference (NAIMUN) from February 15, 2017, to February 19, 2017. This international conference had nearly 4,000 attending students from nations all over the world such as China, Pakistan, Denmark, Australia, Germany, Haiti, Nepal, Brazil, Israel, and India.ContinueContinue reading “Elmont MUN Wins ‘Outstanding Small Delegation’ Award in Washington, D.C.”