The Valley Stream village board unanimously approved raises for four administrators at its Monday night meeting. The increases total $38,000, and range from 2.1 to 19.2 percent.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/12/14
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Few Long Islanders will argue that this has been a rough winter. After a few dustings of snow in December, several major storms have pounded the region since the calendar rolled over to 2014, and that has had an impact on local schools and municipalities.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/12/14
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Five Valley Stream employees have taken advantage of a retirement incentive that is expected to save the village money in future years as high-salaried employees are coming off the payroll.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/5/14
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Construction is expected to begin in March on an expansion to the vestibule at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, which will create a new seating area for patrons who want to have a cup of coffee while they read.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/29/14
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Drug abuse has been a problem amongst teenagers for years, and often peer pressure can influence a high school-aged student in a negative way. But at South High School, 28 video technology students created anti-drug public service announcements, and one student took home second place in Nassau County’s High School Drug Abuse Awareness Contest.
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By Brian Croce
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1/22/14
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A snowstorm that not many people were expecting until Monday dropped a foot of snow on Valley Stream from Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning, and the forecast for the next few days shows it will be sticking around for a while.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/22/14
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Plows are out in full force in Valley Stream and will continue to clear the roads as this latest winter storm continues to drop snow across the region.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/21/14
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By the end of this year, the abandoned incinerator will be gone, Valley Stream’s court will be operating on Rockaway Avenue and the old courtroom will have been converted into a theater. Those are the major items on the agenda for Mayor Ed Fare and the village board as a new year begins.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/8/14
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The plows are connected, the trucks are gassed up and Valley Stream crews are ready to go as the first major snowstorm of the winter is set to hit Long Island this evening.
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By Andrew Hackmack and Brian Croce
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1/2/14
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“Enough is enough,” said Mayor Ed Fare as he announced the village’s intention to take possession of two vacant commercial buildings in Gibson through eminent domain, demolish them and find another use for the blighted property.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/2/14
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