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Young Elmont girl enjoys summer of ‘Fresh Air’

    [Via TheDay.com, Connecticut]: Waterford — Ellen Gottfried’s condo does not look as if it would be home to a 10-year-old. It’s decorated in white and pastel tones, with lace doilies on wooden furniture and a china cabinet with antique dishes stored behind glass. An elderly black-and-white cat named Princess curls up on the couchContinueContinue reading “Young Elmont girl enjoys summer of ‘Fresh Air’”

Foster’s Meadow: A German farming community

[Via Elmont Herald] The Franklin Square Historical Society announces a new website for the preservation of the memory of Fosters Meadow — a German farming community that was established in the 1850s. Fosters Meadow was originally a large sheep pasture that was purchased by Thomas and Christopher Foster in 1650. Today, this area corresponds toContinueContinue reading “Foster’s Meadow: A German farming community”

A Traveler’s Journey Along the Queens-Nassau Borderline

[History: Part 3, via Forgotten New York] There are not one, but two signs welcoming motorists to Nassau County as the border is crossed east of the Cross Island Parkway. There are, of course, no such signs welcoming visitors to New York City or Queens as you are going west.     Just past theContinueContinue reading “A Traveler’s Journey Along the Queens-Nassau Borderline”

Free Outdoor Movie Series at Eisenhower Park

  [Via Nassau County]: Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that the Family Movie Night Series have returned to Eisenhower Park this summer. Beginning at dusk, films will be shown every Thursday between July 10th and August 28th on the giant screen at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre. Admission is free. “Eisenhower ParkContinueContinue reading “Free Outdoor Movie Series at Eisenhower Park”