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School officials, community members and five state legislators, including Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, front, fourth from left, gathered outside the Long Beach schools’ administration building on Feb. 1 to voice their opposition to a cut in state aid.
Funding formula review pending as Long Beach Schools face budget uncertainty
Since Jan. 16, when Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her proposed fiscal year 2025 budget, educators have been focused on state aid for local schools. The governor’s spending plan includes about … more
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Valley Stream businesses are struggling to recover from the financial blow dealt by the Jan. 27 fire at Rockaway and West Lincoln avenues, and hoping to reopen.
How downtown businesses are rebuilding after devastating fire
In a matter of hours on Jan. 27, a chaotic fire, which started at Jadwiga’s Polish American Deli on West Lincoln Avenue, swept through the heart of the village’s business district, … more
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Valley Stream 24 School District Superintendent of Schools recently met with Student Council members at all three district schools to discuss topics from school lunch ideas to new collaborative working spaces.
Valley Stream 24 student councils shape their district's future
Valley Stream District 24 Superintendent Unal Karakas recently met with the Student Councils of all three schools to engage them in discussions about the collective vision of the district’s … more
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More than 3,000 newspapers have closed across the country since 2005, resulting in countless communities losing essential platforms for sharing their stories. The Empire State Local News Coalition intends to reverse that by advancing new legislation and initiatives that would protect jobs, and incentivize small business to advertise.
Coalition formed to advocate for local journalism
A statewide group of local news organizations — comprising of more than 100 newspapers across New York — has launched The Empire State Local News Coalition, a joint advocacy effort to advance a legislative package intended to deliver long-term sustainability to the sector. more
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Dr. Devendra Brahmbhatt, a vascular surgeon and the wound center’s medical director, and podiatrist Dr. Mary Ann Bilotti welcome patient Lennox Logan after his post-hyperbaric wound treatment.
How Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital's Hyperbaric Center rescued this diabetic's leg
Lennox Logan has stared down mortal danger before. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, a hijacked jetliner barreled into the south tower of the World Trade Center about six floors above where Logan … more
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Richard DePalma, center, was appointed acting police commissioner on Jan. 22 by Deputy City Manager Phil Ragona, left, and City Manager Dan Creighton.
Meet Long Beach’s acting top cop
As the executive officer of the Long Beach Police Department, Richard DePalma was second-in-command to Commissioner Ron Walsh, who resigned on Jan. 22 after three years on the job. When Walsh … more
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The CDBG grant plays a crucial role in supporting improvements to parks and playgrounds. Magnolia Park was redone last year.
Community speaks on development block grant at city council meeting
Long Beach community members voiced their opinions and suggestions regarding the city’s forthcoming Community Development Block Grant application to Nassau County at Tuesday’s council … more
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The resignation of Fabayo McIntosh, far right, as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, has sparked a contentious search to replace her.
Here's why there’s still no curriculum chief at Valley Stream District 13
Valley Stream District 13 is still without an assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction following the abrupt Dec. 19 resignation of Fabayo McIntosh. But picking her replacement, or … more
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Danielle Williams was initially hesitant to take on the role of district director of alternative programs if it meant giving up working hands-on with students.
This alternative education pioneer is named a Nassau top educator
Acute learning challenges, ranging from a difficult home life to homelessness, are among the reasons why, in any given year, a minority of students in the Valley Stream Central High School District … more
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Steve Breslow recently showcased over three dozen prints and drawings at an exhibit titled “Recent Prints and Drawings” at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library.
Exploring Steve Breslow’s enigmatic art
Longtime former Valley Stream resident and artist Steve Breslow showed off 41 of his pieces at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library earlier this year. The exhibit, aptly titled “Recent Prints … more
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