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We Started Here: Iesha

“That art that matters to us–which moves the heart, or revives the soul, or delights the senses, or offers courage for living, however we choose to describe the experience–that work is received by us as a gift is received. -Lewis Hyde We are nearing the end of our We Started Here series, which seeks to elevateContinueContinue reading “We Started Here: Iesha”

We Started Here: Greg

Elmont has no shortage of talent. In fact, it may very well have an abundance. Talented musicians, talented athletes; talented people with wonderful ideas about how to improve their community. However, talent alone simply isn’t enough. And perhaps what makes these people so effective at what they do is the way they combine their talentsContinueContinue reading “We Started Here: Greg”

Vestiges of Fosters Meadow trace us back to German Farming Community

[Via Fosters Meadow Heritage Center] “After seeking employment in the city and saving enough to buy land, many of these immigrants moved to the countryside. The story of German immigrants setting out to the West via wagon, stagecoach or boat and barge up the Hudson River to the Erie Canal is well known. Many GermanContinueContinue reading “Vestiges of Fosters Meadow trace us back to German Farming Community”

Free Movie Thursdays 8/21: Percy Jackson, Sea of Monsters

Tonight marks the second to last week of the 2014 Free Outdoor Movie series at Eisenhower Park. The weekly event started back in July and will close out with exciting movies such as “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” (PG, 114 min.) and on August 28th, “Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (PG, 114 min.). Each film isContinueContinue reading “Free Movie Thursdays 8/21: Percy Jackson, Sea of Monsters”

Elmont with one of the highest percentages of Haitian ancestry, research shows

In a recent Facebook post we highlighted diversity within the Elmont community. Among the many countries represented here in this multicultural hamlet, the Haitian cohort has secured a strong foothold in the Elmont community, which is comparable to some of the highest representations of the ethnic group in the region. According to research, Elmont  specifically hasContinueContinue reading “Elmont with one of the highest percentages of Haitian ancestry, research shows”