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Met with enthusiastic applause, District 30 passed a resolution on Feb. 2 ensuring that the schools would recognize the two holiest days of Islam on the calendar next year — the third and final elementary school district in Valley Stream to do so before the Central High School District makes its decision.
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By Nick Ciccone
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2/10/17
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By the time Mahalia Desruisseaux was 6 or 7 years old, she had already decided that she would be a doctor. The now 46-year-old recalls her frequent trips to the Haitian orphanage run by her father, where her mother was a teacher. She saw firsthand her parents’ desire to help those who are less fortunate, which they passed on to their daughter.
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By Daine Taylor and Scott Brinton
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11/30/16
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Part one in an ongoing series.
People arrive on Long Island from points around the world. According to statistics, the pace of immigration has accelerated over the past two decades, changing the face of Long Island, which was known for years as a largely white suburb of New York City.
Over the next seven weeks, the Herald will document the lives of the immigrants and people of color who are rapidly transforming Long Island’s demographics and reshaping its educational, political and economic landscapes.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/6/16
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Sixteen- and 17-year-old New Yorkers who commit crimes are charged as adults. It’s a fact that many people are unaware of . . .
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3/19/15
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A drug take-back event sponsored by the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center, the Central High School District and the Heroin Task Force on Sept. 27 yielded more than 200 pounds of medications, representing hundreds, if not thousands, of the opioid prescription pain pills that a growing number of teenagers are abusing, according to Wendy Tepfer, the Parent Center’s executive director.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/1/14
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Hempstead Town officials said they are investigating a racist notice posted at a Town Highway Department facility in Levittown…
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/29/14
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It is an ignominious history that Long Islanders don’t like to remember or even recognize. For nearly 200 years, from the early 1600s to the early 1800s, Long Islanders owned slaves.
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2/20/14
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Students from Forest Road School have one trait in common — they all live in Valley Stream. But they all came to the community in different ways.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/12/14
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No doubt, Nassau County’s –– and, specifically, the Town of Hempstead’s –– demographics are a-changin’.
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5/9/13
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On an average day at Valley Stream North High School, many students wear jeans and a T-shirt, eat a meal in the cafeteria and learn a few things in class. On March 21, at the school’s fourth annual Culture Fair, those same students did things a bit differently, but ultimately came away with some insights as to where their classmates come from and traditions from around the globe.
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By Brian Croce
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3/27/13
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