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Two benches will be installed outside of the Forest Road School in District 30 thanks to a pair of donations from the community. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/2/13

Sanitation district steps up

On behalf of the officers and Board of Directors of the Mill Brook Civic Association, I want to commend Sanitary District No. 1 and its leaders, Irv Kaminitsky and George Pappas, on a job well done after Sandy. more

11/22/12

Hungry Harbor Road, at the south end of the village, an area that has long been in the high-risk flood zone, experienced coastal flooding from Hurricane Sandy. Gibson, added to the zone in 2009, stayed mostly dry.

Sandy: true test of the flood maps?

Residents and village officials agree: Hurricane Sandy was the storm that truly tested whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps of Valley Stream are valid. The consensus? They are not. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/15/12

Fire guts South Valley Stream home

A fire touched off by gasoline fumes destroyed a home in the Mill Brook section of South Valley Stream in the early hours of Nov. 2. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/2/12

Mill Brook resident Robert Linton questioned the validity of FEMA’s flood maps at Monday night’s meeting at Forest Road School, hosted by the Mill Brook Civic Association.

Few answers at flood map meeting

Valley Stream residents didn’t get many answers during an often contentious meeting about the status of federal flood maps on Monday night at the Forest Road School. About 100 residents attended the meeting hosted by the Mill Brook Civic Association, and many were upset that a representative from the Federal Emergency Management Agency came with no new information. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/27/12

The Fight over flood insurance started two years ago with a meeting of a group of residents at the Gibson LIRR station who were outraged over high premiums.

FEMA offers relief for flood zone homeowners

Thousands of Valley Stream residents won’t have to worry about skyrocketing flood insurance costs next year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced last week that it would indefinitely extend lower flood insurance rates to homeowners who were added to the high-risk flood zone in 2009. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/29/12

Teens charged in Valley Stream burglaries

Nassau County Police arrested three teenagers they say broke into homes in the Mill Brook section of Valley Stream on Tuesday. more

1/5/12

LIPA Director Michael Hervey spoke to residents of Mill Brook on Oct. 19 about improving communication during storms.

LIPA chief: We need to do better

The Long Island Power Authority needs to do better in communicating information with customers, Director Michael Hervey told members of the Mill Brook Civic Association at a recent homeowners meeting. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/3/11

Marcelo De Carvalho and son Isaac cut up a tree that fell across Elderberry Lane in Mill Brook during Hurricane Irene.

Neighbors clean up after storm in Mill Brook

Neighbors came together on Elderberry Lane in the Mill Brook section of Valley Stream on Sunday to clean up three trees that fell in the road. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/30/11

Nassau County Legislator Howard Kopel spoke to the Mill Brook Civic Association about taxes and construction on March 16 at the Forest Road School. Civic Association President Marc Tenzer listens in.

Talking the issues in Mill Brook

More than 60 residents turned out to the Mill Brook Civic Association meeting last week to hear from a variety of speakers, with topics ranging from taxes to flood insurance to crime. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/23/11

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