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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USS Zephyr, led by a Kings Point alum, docks for Fleet Week

Navy Lt. Commander Cam Ingram, a class of 2004 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy alum, returned home on Wednesday for Fleet

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Robert Müller explores Long Island’s lighthouses

Author and lighthouse conservationist Robert Müller outlined the importance of Long Island's many lighthouses on Monday night as Stepping Stone

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A new board of education in Great Neck to build on foundation

The Great Neck Board of Education has undergone drastic changes in the last few months, electing two new members on

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Mayor Bral and Trustee Mendelson tout transparency and responsibility

Rebutting charges from a political opponent, Village of Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral and Trustee Anne Mendelson insisted on Tuesday

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Great Neck Library seeks residents to aid in director search

The Great Neck Library Director Search Committee is searching for three community members to join the panel in hope of

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Great Neck Board of Education developing building advisory committee

The Great Neck Board of Education plans to form a Building Advisory Committee after voters initially rejected a bond issue

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Two officers honored for saving Great Neck Estates couple from fire

The Nassau County Legislature honored two police officers who rescued an elderly couple from a March 16 house fire in

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Vigilant Fire Company celebrates 80 years of EMS service

When Yve Fouladi first moved to Great Neck in 2000, she had a brush with disaster. A large slab fell

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Great Neck Library budget passes

Great Neck voters approved Great Neck Library’s $9.76 million proposed budget 5,894 – 2,363 on Tuesday. The library vote was

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Community activist Rebecca Gilliar challenges a mayor she once backed

Community activist Rebecca Gilliar, who helped organize an under-the-radar write-in campaign to unseat then Village of Great Neck Mayor Ralph

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Sassouni and Shi elected to Great Neck Board of Education

Jeffrey Shi and Rebecca Sassouni won seats on the Great Neck Public Schools' Board of Education on Tuesday, ending what

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Great Neck approves school bond and budget

Great Neck residents approved a $223.3 million school budget and a $68.3 million bond on Tuesday, as a surge of

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Great Neck foundation fights for alternative cancer treatments

Nearly thirty people from Great Neck donned umbrellas and white attire as they trekked through torrential rain on the Cross

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Kings Point and Great Neck approve fire contracts with Alert

The Villages of Kings Point and Great Neck voted to approve their fire contracts with Alert Engine, Hook and Ladder

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Olivia Lundelius, rocking with computer science

Olivia Lundelius, a senior at Great Neck South High School, helped pioneer classes in Java, Python and Android app making

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