Somehow, some way, in the next week, New York state will have a new budget. Almost all of the details will remain out of the public eye until the very last moment, and that’s probably a good thing.
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3/27/14
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With Women’s History Month coming to a close, seven young women at Sacred Heart Academy, an all-girls’ high school in Hempstead, were looking to write their own chapter as they prepared …
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By Emily Webb
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3/18/14
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Here we are in late February, yet winter’s end is not yet in sight. Thankfully, a thaw is forecasted for this weekend, but there is little assurance that we are out of the very active pattern of storms bringing snow, sleet, freezing rain and miserably cold temperatures to our region.
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By Mayor Ed Fare
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2/19/14
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is right: All kids deserve to attend pre-kindergarten.
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1/31/14
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By the end of this year, the abandoned incinerator will be gone, Valley Stream’s court will be operating on Rockaway Avenue and the old courtroom will have been converted into a theater. Those are the major items on the agenda for Mayor Ed Fare and the village board as a new year begins.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/8/14
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The death last week of former South African President Nelson Mandela sparked a worldwide outpouring of sorrow, respect and remembrance of a man many considered one of history’s great heroes — a …
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By Brian Racow and Emily Webb
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12/11/13
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Running a village of more than 38,000 residents sometimes requires a little help. That’s why Mayor Ed Fare picked two students to help him with his duties last Friday morning.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/4/13
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I would like to extend hearty thanks to all those who helped to make Valley Stream’s first-ever Haunted Halloween Hayride and Jack-O-Lanterns Ablaze contest the smashing successes that they were.
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10/31/13
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Despite the rush to enjoy the waning days of summer, there’s no way to avoid the hints of a political season yet to come.
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8/28/13
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Well, we were warned.
For many years, at the start of each hurricane season, the people of Long Island were reminded that a major hurricane could hit our area.
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8/28/13
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