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Kelley Eberhardt, Ann Marie Morgan, Brian Venisky and Casey Meaney gave their time to spruce up a section of Sunrise Highway between Horton and Satterie avenues.
Giving Valley Stream some curb appeal
The Long Island Rail Road trestle isn’t the liveliest of areas, but members of Envision Valley Stream and a few other community members sought to bring some life to the area on April 28 by adding some color. more
Children and adults alike helped to make the neighborhood a cleaner place for Earth Day.
Elmont dads arrange clean up for Earth Day
The Elmont School District’s Dads’ Service Club arranged a neighborhood-wide cleanup on April 20 in honor of Earth Day. The event featured students, parents, staff and community members in an … more
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Several Valley Stream residents helped clean up a stream in North Valley Stream last Sunday morning. From Left are Nick Spaventa, Everett Gamory, Brian Milone, Victor Milone, David Sabatino, Bob and Joan Cesario.
Residents get dirty, stream gets cleaned
Valley Stream has its fair share of parks, trails and waterways that people enjoy year-round, especially when the weather is nice. But with a large number of people walking or driving by, loose garbage can accumulate over time in even the most aesthetically pleasing areas. more
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Baruch and Shana Moscovici looked over the water damage to the ground level of their Hungry Harbor Road home last Thursday after Hurricane Sandy flooded the neighborhood.
Valley Streamers take stock after Sandy
Life was starting to return to normal in Valley Stream as the week began, following the destruction left behind by Hurricane Sandy. more
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Gary Weidner, a media relations specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, flew in from Nevada to assist in the recovery. Above, he was standing in front of FEMA’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union.
FEMA sets up shop at Nassau Community College
Weary homeowners battered by Hurricane Sandy began to trickle into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union, a red-brick building on the west side of the campus, when it opened last Friday. The center was set up to help homeowners who suffered losses in the massive storm to file for grants that will enable them to rebuild. more
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More than 300 volunteers collected 2,000 pounds of trash at Jones Beach’s West End during a cleanup sponsored by New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., the state Parks Department and Freeport SPLASH last Saturday.
Sen. Fuschillo hosts Jones Beach cleanup
Orange-and-black monarch butterflies fought a strong headwind as they fluttered across Jones Beach State Park on Sept. 15 during their annual migration from northerly climes to Mexico. And joining them on the beach on this breezy Saturday were more than 300 volunteers committed to protecting natural habitats that support creatures such as the monarch, including many Merrick-Bellmore residents. more
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Jacklyn Rizera 7, left, Grace Sanzone, 8, and Mrs. Sanzone were among the many volunteers that helped clean up Masone Beach.
Island Park rallies to clean up Masone Beach
Inspired by a cleanup in East Rockaway in March, Island Park resident Tommy Asher organized a cleanup for Masone Beach, and the entire community backed him up. Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate … more
Troop 2029 Girl scouts Imayah Hawkins and Emerald Fogarty dug a hole to plant a new tree at Edward W. Cahill Memorial Park on April 25.
Children, adults beautify Valley Stream
As one of the largest incorporated villages in the state, Valley Stream does not have a shortage of people who enjoy doing good things for their community. Many of those people were out in full force over the last week, picking up litter, planting trees and making Valley Stream a better place. more
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Memorial Junior High students cleaned up the school grounds, then planted flowers last Saturday morning to celebrate Earth Week.
Valley Stream students spruce up their community
If you had the chance to walk down Fletcher Avenue this week, you may have realized there’s not much garbage in the street or on the sidewalks. You can thank Central High School and Memorial Junior High School students, who took time out of their days to give back to their schools and communities. more
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Some 270 volunteers removed 32,000 pounds of garbage from the wetlands south of East Rockaway last Saturday. Operation SPLASH, a Freeport-based environmental group, sponsored the cleanup.
Volunteers make a ‘SPLASH’ in the wetlands
Some 270 volunteers grabbed rubber gloves and oversized garbage bags and headed by boat last Saturday to the archipelago of tiny islands and mudflats south of Bay County Park in East Rockaway to clean up more than 18 tons of rubber tires, Styrofoam buoys, aluminum cans and plastic bottles trapped amid the reeds and rushes. more
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