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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Silver Lake Realty Group is proposing the creation of a mixed-use building for 523-531 Middle Neck Road, the former home of Middle Neck Pharmacy and soon-to-be former home of HSBC. (Rendering by Raymond Chan Architects)
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Mixed-use building envisioned for former home of Middle Neck Pharmacy

The former home of Middle Neck Pharmacy could be transformed into a three-story mixed-use space, the owner of the building…

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Representatives for the United Mashadi Jewish Community of America revealed a new rendering of its proposed recreational center on Tuesday night. (Rendering by Mojo Stumer)
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Mashadi recreational center gets architectural approval

Village of Great Neck trustees approved the design of a proposed recreational facility by the United Mashadi Jewish Community of…

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran speaks at a shared services panel meeting. (Photo courtesy of Nassau County Executive's office)
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Nassau County Shared Services Panel hosts first 2019 meeting

Nassau County held its first Shared Services Panel meeting at the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management last Wednesday, with…

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U.S. Rep Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, spoke up about the president’s immigration policy and what he saw at border detention facilities on the MSNBC program “Morning Joe.” (Photo still from MSNBC)
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Suozzi calls immigration system ‘broken’ following border visit, blasts Trump remarks

The conditions facing immigrants held in detention centers are awful, are worsened by the Trump administration and demand attention, U.S.…

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Steve Markowitz. (Photo from the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County)
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Markowitz issues apology over controversial 2015 email

Steve Markowitz, the chairman of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, has issued an apology for an…

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A rendering of the proposed recreational center for the United Mashadi Jewish Community of America sits in front of the Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees. (Photo by Janelle Clausen)
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Variances approved for Mashadi community center in Great Neck

The Village of Great Neck Zoning Board of Appeals approved four variances for a Mashadi community center on Steamboat Road…

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First Assistant EMS Chief Joseph Oginsky, Erin Lipinsky, Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Steve Shapiro at a car wash benefiting Special Olympics New York. (Photo courtesy of the Town of North Hempstead)
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Lipinsky going for gold with Special Olympics car wash

When it comes to raising money for Special Olympics New York, Great Neck resident Erin Lipinsky is once again going…

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The Great Neck Park District, which has a website dedicated to the master plan process, will host a presentation on the findings of PROS Consulting. (Photo courtesy of Great Neck Park District)
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Park district master plan findings to be presented at North High

PROS Consulting, the consultant for the Great Neck Park District’s new master plan, will be unveiling what they have learned…

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Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas of Manhasset, center, speaks with Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder after a press conference in 2018 about opioid overdoses. (Photo by Amelia Camurati)
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Opioid overdose deaths continue decline in Nassau

Annual opioid overdose deaths in Nassau County dropped by nearly a quarter from 2016 to 2018, newly released statistics from…

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Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, pictured here with North Hempstead Animal Shelter Director Jenna Givargidze, pets Royal, a dog at the North Hempstead Animal Shelter. (Video still from Town of North Hempstead YouTube)
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Town dog tethering regulations approved

The Town of North Hempstead added bite to its laws regarding tethered dogs at a Town Board meeting last month,…

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Jan Soleimani, the owner of the First Playhouse building at the corner of Middle Neck Road and Maple Drive, said developers are committed to the project. (Photo by Janelle Clausen)
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First Playhouse developers get a little more time

Great Neck Estates trustees granted the developers for the First Playhouse project extra time to secure a demolition permit and…

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The Blue Chicken, founded by Great Neck native Aaron Ratner, has seen early success in Smorgasburg. (Photo courtesy of Aaron Ratner)
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Great Neck native, 22, showcases culinary skills with ‘The Blue Chicken’

Aaron Ratner, 22, discovered his love for the culinary arts at 10 years old when his mother, who was one…

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Mayor Adam Hoffman said the Village of Lake Success is preparing a response to a lawsuit by ExteNet, following a May decision to block the installation of several cell nodes. (Photo by Billy Fitzpatrick)
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Lake Success cell node battle could continue in court

ExteNet Systems is suing the Village of Lake Success, according to court papers filed last month, suggesting local officials acted…

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A rendering of the proposed recreational center for the United Mashadi Jewish Community of America sits in front of the Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees. (Photo by Janelle Clausen)
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Mashadi community center returns to village agenda, sparks debate

Representatives of the United Mashadi Jewish Community of America presented revised site plans for a recreational center in the Village…

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The Great Neck Board of Education took on appointments, retirements, bylaw changes, and the establishment of a memorial fund at its July 1 organizational meeting. (Photo by Janelle Clausen)
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Great Neck school board approves bylaw changes, appointments

The Great Neck Board of Education made a series of changes to the bylaws at its annual organizational meeting Monday…

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