Andre Darnell Mitchell, a PSC Specialist in the United States Army, who grew up in Elmont, died on July 31 after the Humvee he was riding in got into an accident while he was stationed in Mosul, Iraq. FULL STORY

A petition to remove Aubrey Phillips from the Elmont School Board was finally dismissed by the New York State Commissioner of Education months after Phillips lost his election bid to remain on the board. FULL STORY