The community of Elmont held the sixth annual Black History Month celebration in Elmont Memorial Library on Sunday. Like the other ceremonies the previous five years, the celebration displayed the talents of the community's youth while those who have made significant contributions to the benefit of Elmont were recognized. FULL STORY

With the MTA considering elimination of Long Island Rail Road weekend service to and from the West Hempstead train station, some have expressed concern over whether such a service cut would have an impact on the Alexan, an apartment complex to be built on the site of the Courtesy Hotel by develop Trammell Crow Residential. FULL STORY