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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Town of North Hempstead hires second deputy for Building Department

Town officials hired a second deputy commissioner for the Building Department at a meeting last Tuesday, following increased demand for

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North Hempstead officials approve firms for pier and dock projects

Town officials approved a contract for the construction of a pier and floating dock at North Hempstead Beach Park last

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Great Neck park commissioner race contested, minus one familiar name

In every Great Neck Park District race since 2011, Neil Leiberman has run for a position as park commissioner. But

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HVAC Plus Inc. opens commercial office in Great Neck

Great Neck residents Fred and Michael Nikfar, a father-son duo running HVAC Plus, have just opened a commercial office on

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Heroin and opioids addiction forum both sparks and continues a conversation

More than two hundred people crowded a community room in the Great Neck Library for a heroin and opioids addiction

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Russell Gardens officials authorize insurance policy tweak, pipe repair

Russell Gardens village trustees voted to modify a 20-year-old resolution regarding medical insurance for retirees on Thursday, fixing it so

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North Hempstead salutes its veterans at annual breakfast

Small American flags led to the communal hall in Michael J. Tully Park, where over 200 veterans gathered that day

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Town of North Hempstead adopts 2018 budget

Town Board members approved a town budget of about $103 million 6-1 on Wednesday night that features an increase in

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Great Neck Plaza officials table controversial sign law

Great Neck Plaza trustees voted to table a proposed sign law that would target mobile vehicle mounted signs on Wednesday,

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Lee Seeman seeks to bring people together as councilwoman

When Lee and Murray Seeman moved to Great Neck and built their house in 1955, Lee recalled, her mother encouraged her

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David Adhami and Ellen Birnbaum cast themselves as independent voices in county legislator race

County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum and her Republican challenger, David Adhami, both framed themselves as independent representatives in separate interviews with

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Bosworth and Nasta tout different experience in town supervisor race

Both Judi Bosworth and Stephen Nasta, candidates for North Hempstead town supervisor, argue that they bring the right kind of

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Great Neck elects two to library board, nominating committee

Great Neck residents took to the polls on Monday, electing two new library trustees and two new nominating committee members

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North Hempstead budgets $250K for possible dog park

Town officials have allocated $250,000 in their 2018 capital plan for a dog park, although it is unclear when and

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