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Darlene Altman, fourth from L., was 4 years old when her mother, Diane Cusick, 23, was allegedly murdered in her car at the Green Acres parking lot on February 15, 1968. Nassau County district attorney, Anne Donnelly, hosted a press briefing following the arraignment proceedings.

Nassau police solve Valley Stream cold case murder

Convicted serial killer Richard Cottingham was charged with murder by county prosecutors who allege he strangled and killed Diane Cusick, 23, of New Hyde Park inside her car at the Green Acres Mall parking lot 54 years ago. more

By Juan Lasso | 6/22/22

Farewell, Scott Brinton, my captain

My father's untimely death has been brought into sharper focus by the departure of another significant man in my life, the Herald Community Newpapers’ executive editor, Scott Brinton. more

By Juan Lasso | 2/17/22

The problem with, and promise of, Hispanic Heritage Month

Although I was raised in the United States as a Hispanic immigrant, born to immigrant parents, I have long been blasé about Hispanic Heritage Month. more

By Juan Lasso | 10/7/21

The State Department of Environmental Conservation designates Elmont and parts of Valley Stream as Environmental Justice Areas. The bond act mandates that at least 35 percent of its funding go toward such areas.

State Environmental Bond Act could bring big bucks to Valley Stream, Elmont

With the passage of New York’s Environmental Bond Act, officially known as the Restore Mother Nature Bond Act, along with the state budget earlier this month, communities across the state are … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/28/21

Ruhee Kapadia, event coordinator at Masjid Hamza spoke with Carol Green, a teacher at Alden Terrace, and her mother on Saturday at a pop-up vaccination site at the school.

Alden Terrace pop-up vaccination site serves 300

More than 300 people from Valley Stream and Elmont received Covid-19 inoculations at a state-run pop-up vaccination site at Alden Terrace Elementary School last Saturday. Organized in … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/1/21

Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka with her father Leonard Maxime Francois. Osaka spent a portion of her childhood in Valley Stream to be with her father’s side of the family.

Valley Stream native Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open

Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka, who spent a portion of her childhood in Valley Stream, won the Australian Open last Saturday, beating out former champion Serena Williams, and earning a 6-4, 6-3 victory … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/4/21

Doris Hicks, president of the Lakeview branch of the NAACP, received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic at the Gateway Christian Center in Valley Stream on Feb. 23. Such sites are intended to reach communities that might otherwise be overlooked in the vaccination effort.

Valley Stream pop-up vaccine site inoculates 250

State officials joined community representatives to host a pop-up coronavirus vaccine site at the Gateway Christian Center in Valley Stream on Feb. 23. According to state officials, 250 people ages … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/4/21

Solages tapped for deputy majority leader

Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages was appointed deputy majority leader for the New York State Assembly on Jan. 8. As part of the role, she will be responsible for aiding Majority Leader Crystal … more

1/14/21

Solages deserves another term in the 22nd A.D.

During her four terms in the State Assembly, representing the 22nd District, Democrat Michaelle Solages, of Elmont, has been a tireless advocate for working families. She has not only been a constant … more

10/27/20

Valley Streamer Munahil Sultana said the coronavirus has radically altered her freshman year of college.

Valley Stream students adapt to college life in pandemic

“My freshman year is definitely not a normal one,” said Valley Stream resident Munahil Sultana. This fall she began her first semester at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. … more

By Nicole Alcindor and Kevin Durk | 10/15/20

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