Janelle Clausen

Janelle Clausen is a reporter with Blank Slate Media covering the Great Neck peninsula and Town of North Hempstead. She previously freelanced for the Amityville Record, Massapequa Post and the Babylon Beacon. When not reporting, the south shore native can usually be found buried in a book, playing video games or talking Star Wars.

Janelle Clausen

Janelle Clausen is a reporter with Blank Slate Media covering the Great Neck peninsula and Town of North Hempstead. She previously freelanced for the Amityville Record, Massapequa Post and the Babylon Beacon. When not reporting, the south shore native can usually be found buried in a book, playing video games or talking Star Wars.
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Herricks officials discuss reopening plans

Herricks school district officials discussed plans for reopening schools on Monday night, suggesting they will not compromise the health, safety

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Great Neck BOE finalizes new bond proposal

The Great Neck Board of Education finalized a $68.3 million bond proposal on Monday, sending it to the voters for

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Gold Coast to deconstruct the Beatles

The Gold Coast International Film Festival will present Scott Freiman’s Deconstructing the Beatles lecture series this spring, marking the first

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Foughnuts offers a healthier sweet treat

A new store is filling Great Neck's hunger for an alternative sweet treat. Foughnuts, a baked doughnut shop that opened

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Drinking water report shows no major issues

The Great Neck North Water Authority released its annual drinking water quality report on Friday, showing no contaminant violations but

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Avital Gallery shows a variety of local talent

Avital Gallery 336 in Great Neck unveiled the work of local artists on Saturday evening, marking a sort of christening

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Six musicians compete for their ‘Big Break’

It was a showcase of girl power at the final round of "Your Big Break" at the Gold Coast Arts

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Great Neck Plaza debuts volunteer fair

Village of Great Neck Plaza trustees, its Citizens Advisory Committee and AARP Livable Communities Program hosted the village’s first volunteer

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Children’s art exhibit showcases work

The walls inside the Gold Coast Arts Center were graced with self-portraits, colorful layered paintings and drawings. Pottery found shelter

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Port Washington meets the library BOT candidates

Susan Miller and Patricia Bridges traded views and ideas on the future of the Port Washington Public Library Tuesday night

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Avalon Great Neck and village hold housing lottery

Avalon Great Neck held a lottery drawing at Great Neck Village Hall on Monday night for 20 workforce-housing units, potentially

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Vigilant Fire Company adds two new EMS vehicles

Great Neck’s Vigilant Fire Company announced the acquisition of two new EMS vehicles on Monday, increasing the company’s fleet of

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Great Neck’s Michael Blum releases fifth album

When former Great Neck resident Michael Blum, a singer-songwriter, took a turn in his romantic life toward a continental divide,

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Dr. Hetty Chung receives life-saving kidney transplant

For nearly two years, Dr. Hetty Chung of Manhasset waited for a kidney transplant. She and her daughter, Isabella, would

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Great Neck man arrested for alleged drug possession and sales

A Great Neck man was arrested Saturday for alleged drug possession and sales after resisting arrest, police said. Officers tried

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