About 100 people stood at the beginning of the Central High School District’s regular board meeting on Feb. 14 to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
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3/1/17
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Because of icy driving conditions and extreme cold, school districts across the South Shore delayed or canceled classes on Feb. 10. According to their websites, as of 5:30 a.m., they …
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By Scott Brinton
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2/10/17
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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are more than 119,000 men, women and children on the national waiting list for organ donations. Even more sobering . . .
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2/9/17
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Sounds of skates gliding across the ice and sticks battling for pucks filled the air at Grant Park on Jan. 10, as players from a growing ice hockey league in Valley Stream faced-off in a scrimmage to celebrate the addition of a new varsity team.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/19/17
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed free tuition at CUNY and SUNY schools for families earning $100,000 or less in 2017 and families earning $125,000 or less in 2019. We support any good measure that would . . .
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1/12/17
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The Central High School District and the Valley Stream Soccer Club are working in conjunction to find a solution to an ongoing lighting issue at Central High School in order to create a safe environment for children to play soccer after dark.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/6/17
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A few years ago, in a quiet high school classroom, Fatimah Mozawalla took a pre-calculus exam wearing an ornate, brightly colored dress — a spectacle that she said called unwanted attention to herself and messed with her focus.
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By Nick Ciccone and Mike Smollins
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12/14/16
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Voters approved the Valley Stream Central High School District’s proposed $41 million bond on Tuesday with 612 yes votes to 528 no votes, or 54 percent of ballots cast.
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By Nick Ciccone
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12/6/16
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The future of much-needed upgrades to the Central High School District is in the hands of Valley Stream voters, who will decide on Dec. 6 to accept or reject a $41 million bond proposal that would primarily fund repairs to each of the district’s four buildings.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/30/16
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A male student from Valley Stream Central High School was struck by a car at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and West Merrick Road on the morning of Oct. 25, according to the Nassau County Police Department and school officials — the same site of a crash that killed 12-year-old Zachary Ranftle in December 2014.
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By Nick Ciccone
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11/3/16
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