Anyone who has been following football for sometime has probably heard of Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach in a fedora who led his team to numerous NFL championships.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/12/13
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More than 2,000 homes in Valley Stream are expected to be removed from the high-risk flood zone later this year based on new maps released during a meeting at Village Hall on Jan. 2.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/3/13
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“Ladies and gentlemen,” Valley Stream Mayor Ed Fare announced to a crowd numbering in the hundreds shortly after 5 p.m. last Friday evening, “I’ve been informed that Santa is on his way.”
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/5/12
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While thousands of people were hunting for Black Friday bargains at the Green Acres Mall, a few blocks away at Village Hall a pair of sixth-grade students were learning about local government. Eddy Clarke Alexandre and ToniRaquel Spota, who attend the Robert W. Carbonaro School, won the village’s second annual Mayor for a Day essay contest.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/27/12
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The families of John Tufarelli and Virginia Clavin-Higgins sat in the front row of the Village Hall courtroom on Monday night, there to support the recently re-elected Valley Stream trustees.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/4/12
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While most children were probably still in bed at 9 a.m. last Friday, with a day off from school, Marken Suaza and Kayla Gonsalves were arriving at Village Hall for a special day.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/1/11
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There has been talk of revitalizing Valley Stream’s downtown for the better part of a decade. As recently as a few years ago, the number of vacant stores on Rockaway Avenue was nearing two dozen.
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9/29/11
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The village moved one step closer to purchasing an office building on Rockaway Avenue after an hour-long public hearing at Village Hall on Monday night. Several residents had questions about the proposed purchase, while others praised officials for making a commitment to the downtown business district.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/21/11
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The Valley Stream Village Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Monday night about its plans to purchase a building on Rockaway Avenue to serve as a Village Hall annex.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/15/11
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Valley Stream officials are exploring three possible locations for a dog park, and a favorite spot has emerged right near Village Hall.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/30/11
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