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Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky: The Long Beach Herald was awarded first place for Best Community Weekly Newspaper. Anthony Rifilato is the paper’s editor and Alexandra Spychalsky its reporter.
Heralds grab six awards in Press Club of Long Island contest
Herald Community Newspapers took home six honors, including three first-place awards, in the Press Club of Long Island’s 2014 Media Awards contest. In addition, Senior Editor Scott Brinton was inducted into the first class of PCLI’s new Journalism Hall of Fame, honoring 25 of Long Island’s top reporters, broadcasters and editors for their contributions to the journalism profession. more
Troop 2124 Girl Scouts, from left, Celeste Samuel, Jessica Prashad and Lena Demas received certificates in recognition of their scouting achievements at a ceremony on May 23.
Girl Scouts take it to the next level
Girl Scouts from Valley Stream Troops 2033 and 2124 received a variety of awards at a ceremony on May 23 at Holy Name of Mary School. Girl Scouts take it to the next level more
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Winners of the Diana Pirrone Essay Contest were Matthew Sheinin, Evan Miller and Jacob Piccioli. They are joined by District 24 officials and representatives of Friends of Bridge, which sponsors the contest.
Shebitz, Pirrone live on through words
Six District 24 students can call themselves award-winning writers after they were recognized for their work in a pair of essay contests at the May 28 Board of Education meeting. more
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Richard Vela, right, was given the Community Service Award during the April 26 ceremony at the VFW hall.
Trio honored by Friends of Bridge
For decades, Friends of Bridge has been providing substance abuse treatment to residents of Valley Stream and the surrounding area, and leaders of the organization know this work would not be possible without the help of volunteers and various partners in the community. more
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Valley Stream resident Tony Spezio, center, was presented with a Make a Difference Award by the Town of Hempstead. He is joined by Supervisor Kate Murray and Councilman James Darcy.
Spezio’s volunteerism noted by town
It’s been four years since Tony Spezio has had a child in Valley Stream schools. But to him, that doesn’t make a difference. more
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Lena Demas, 13, put together a career day for fellow Girl Scouts as her Silver Award project.
Scout inspires girls to dream big
Lena Demas may be several years away from starting a career, but being in junior high school doesn’t mean she’s too young to start thinking about it. Nor are her peers. more
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Meredith Brosnan, right, the assistant superintendent for business in District 13, received a Pathfinder Award from Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray on March 4.
Business official a trailblazer for women
Women’s History Month is a time to not only honor the contributions made by women in history, but to recognize those still blazing the trail today. The Town of Hempstead calls these women “Pathfinders” and one of them has been making a difference in Valley Stream for nearly two decades. more
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A Day of Sunshine, hosted by the BRAVE Committee earlier this month, was a day to build school spirit at Memorial Junior High School. From left are social worker Maggie McConnell, English teacher Kristine Edgar, students Kyle Bonilla, Otis Adames, Jaime Quiroz, Utsab Rai, Chelsea Davis, Sasha Mendoza, Natalie Zedzian, Brandon Aizcorbe and Kevin Aumuller, Principal Anthony Mignella and school nurse Connie Choinski.
Character counts at Memorial
At Memorial Junior High School, it’s important to get good grades but it’s also important to be a good person. Teachers and administrators want students to be of the highest character, often a tough goal to accomplish in a building with more than 1,000 teenagers. more
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Celebrate Oscar's big night with a Hollywood-style bash.
Hooray for Hollywood and Oscar!
Get your A-list together and roll out the red carpet for an evening of star-gazing. Everyone’s favorite awards show, otherwise known as the 86th Academy Awards, held on Sunday, March 2, this … more
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Herald Senior Editor Scott Brinton will be inducted into the Press Club of Long Island's Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Woodbury Country Club in June.
Herald editor named to Journalism Hall of Fame
Scott Brinton, senior editor at Herald Community Newspapers and an adjunct journalism professor in the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication, was named to the inaugural class of the Press Club of Long Island’s Journalism Hall of Fame on Feb. 12. All winners of PCLI’s Outstanding Journalist Award, the group’s highest individual honor, were included in the first class of Hall of Fame inductees. Brinton received the accolade in 2006. more
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