This year marks the 100th anniversary of Valley Stream District 30, with its flagship Clear Stream Avenue School turning a remarkable 100 years old.
A centennial celebration will occur on …
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By Juan Lasso
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9/3/23
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“Who could stop the fire?”
For Valley Stream residents in 1898, that question no doubt weighed heavily on their minds as they watched Bergman’s Bakery, on Rockaway Avenue, go …
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By Juan Lasso
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8/20/23
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Grace Methodist Nursery School marks its 50th anniversary since opening its doors in September 1971. It all started when founder Ann Fuel, the former director of Christian Education at Grace United …
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By Juan Lasso
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5/12/22
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A warm welcome is given to every customer that walks through the door of Glen Floors on Glen Street where employees can be found waiting at the counter to fulfill a customer’s floor designing …
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By Letisha Dass
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3/17/22
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Over the past 75 years, the Edward F. Lieber Funeral Home has tended to the deceased with care and comforted families who have grieved their losses. The business was founded in 1947 by Edward Lieber, …
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By Juan Lasso
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2/17/22
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Edward Lehman was an avid distance runner. Matthew McDermott enjoyed playing golf. John F. Puckett was an accomplished audio engineer and musician. Joseph Zuccala could entertain a crowd. All four Glen Cove men left behind loving families and friends when they died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Their stories were shared at Glen Cove’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Morgan Memorial Park last Saturday.
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By Jill Nossa
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9/16/21
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The Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department celebrated its 125th anniversary Aug. 12 by hosting a drill and New York state old-fashioned tournament, as well as a parade, that started at Milburn Avenue and …
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By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez
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8/18/21
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On July 24, 2021 at Our Lady of Good Counsel church service in Inwood, Deacon Thomas Costello said, “Just notice that in 50 years some things do not change…”
Indeed, he was …
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By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez
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7/30/21
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Gyms have struggled throughout the pandemic, but for Glen Cove Fitness, things are finally looking brighter. After a challenging year, the gym marked its 20th anniversary with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. Members of the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Business Improvement District and local elected officials congratulated the gym’s owner, Alvin Batista, for hitting this milestone, especially after a particularly difficult year.
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By Jill Nossa
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4/16/21
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Many businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic, and restaurants in particular have suffered from the various restrictions set in place over the past year. La Bussola Ristorante, a staple of the Glen Cove restaurant scene for more than 40 years, has not only been supported by the community enough to get it through these hard times, it has also been able to continue its annual tradition of thanking its customers during its anniversary month by offering a weekly special.
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By Jill Nossa
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3/18/21
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