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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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