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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Great Neck Plaza’s commissioner of public services retires

Michael Sweeney, the Village of Great Neck Plaza’s longtime commissioner of public services, has retired.   Patricia O’Byrne, the village…

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Village of Lake Success trustees met on Tuesday night to discuss various items, including a cybersecurity proposal, payments for equipment, and the state of the village’s sewer system. (Photo by Janelle Clausen)
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Lake Success, ExteNet head to mediation in cell node case

A federal judge ordered ExteNet Systems and the Village of Lake Success to enter mediation last week in hopes of…

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Groups to dedicate Hiroshima commemoration to Romaines

For more than 40 years, Stan and Shirley Romaine organized the annual commemoration of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and…

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There’s a new home for books in the Village of Thomaston, courtesy of the Department of Public Works. (Photo by William Mazurkiewicz)
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Books in Thomaston getting a new home of their own

Books in Thomaston have a new home to call their own. On Sunday, the Village of Thomaston opened a little…

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Lake Success Village Mayor Adam Hoffman looks on as Village Administrator Pat Farrell reads a resolution regarding ExteNet Systems. (Photo by Janelle Clausen)
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Attorneys for Lake Success, ExteNet to meet for early conference

A federal judge has ordered the Village of Lake Success and ExteNet Systems Inc. to file a joint discovery plan…

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Austin Hochstetler, a senior project manager with PROS Consulting, outlines the firm's findings about the Great Neck Park District. (Photo by Janelle Clausen)
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Consultants outline GN Park District study findings

As part of a new master plan, the Great Neck Park District should prioritize items like walking and biking trails,…

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Isabel Varlotta, a former mayor of the Village of Great Neck, died last week after a long illness, family said. She was 89. (Photo from the Varlotta family)
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Isabel Varlotta, community servant and former Great Neck mayor, dies at 89

Isabel Varlotta, a businesswoman, community servant and former village mayor known for her kindness, practicality and positive attitude, died last…

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Great Neck Village Mayor Pedram Bral addresses forum attendees prior to the village election. (Photo by Janelle Clausen)
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Developers, real estate firms backed Bral in mayoral race

Development groups and real estate affiliates supported the Village of Great Neck mayor’s successful re-election bid, state election and Department…

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The Port Washington branch fared well relative to other LIRR branches so far, with 87.7 percent of its January trains being reported as "on-time." (Photo from the MTA)
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MTA plan looks to streamline service, consolidate agencies

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a plan last Wednesday suggesting that streamlining services could cut up to 2,700 jobs and…

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One dead, another injured in Thomaston car crash

A 58-year-old male driver was killed in a car crash in Thomaston Monday after it appeared he attempted to make…

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Irving Spitalnick, a fashion entrepreneur, family man and former Great Neck resident, died on July 9 at 88. Many of his family members still reside on the North Shore. (Photo courtesy of the Spitalnick family)
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Irving Spitalnick, fashion entrepreneur from Great Neck, dies at 88

Irving Spitalnick, a fashion entrepreneur, longtime businessman and former Great Neck resident, died July 9. He was 88. Spitalnick served…

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Yun Song Wang, a Great Neck Plaza resident, explains his plans to open a Japanese convenience store at 42A Middle Neck Road. (Photo by Janelle Clausen)
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Japanese convenience store to open in former Jildor space

Great Neck Plaza trustees issued a conditional use permit for a Japanese convenience store to fill the space vacated by…

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Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender, seen here at a previous meeting, said she believes the contractor for the transportation enhancement project – or TEP – is working in good faith and will get the project done by Aug. 16. (Photo by Janelle Clausen)
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Plaza transportation project won’t be done until Aug. 16

Great Neck Plaza village officials pushed back the expected completion date of a transportation enhancement project – or TEP –…

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The Station branch library will be getting a makeover. (Photo courtesy of MDA designgroup)
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Library branch committee seeks better comparisons with project bids

The Great Neck Library’s branch committee said last week it needs better comparisons to decide on project bids related to…

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Vigilant Fire Company responded to a number of calls, including a mutual aid call in Port Washington. (Photo from Vigilant Fire Company Facebook page)
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Storm cuts through Great Neck, downing trees and sparking wire fires

Lightning cracked the sky as walls of water fell, with thunder cutting into at least one conversation on a stormy,…

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