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They’re good people. They’re strong. And they’re heroes. That’s how people in New York describe volunteer firefighters, according to a survey conducted by the … more

3/29/24

Valley Stream residents Shirley Kranz and Jonathon Genetempo, 3, check out the 1930 Ford 2-Door Sedan.

Roadsters show off their rides at Valley Stream village car show 2023

Ev ery Thursday from June 1st to August 31st, the classic car owners of Valley Stream get the opportunity to show off their cars at the Classic Car Show on Rockaway Avenue from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cars … more

By Caroline Kelly | 6/25/23

Mike Field, a longtime Valley Stream Fire Department EMT, died on Wednesday due to complications from the coronavirus. He was 59

Mike Field, longtime VSFD EMT, 9/11 first responder dies of coronavirus

Mike Field, a Valley Stream native, EMT who was a first responder during the Sept. 11 2001 terrorist attacks and former captain for the Valley Stream Fire Department, died on Wednesday at Mount Sinai … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/9/20

Getting NUMC off life support

The Nassau Interim Finance Authority decided to exempt the Nassau University Medical Center and NuHealth, the public-benefit corporation that runs the East Meadow hospital, from oversight in 2011, at a time when the facility was seemingly thriving. more

2/21/20

Members of the Valley Stream Junior Fire Department dedicate the first Memorial Wreath 9/11/19.

Valley Stream remembers Sept. 11, 18 years later

Although the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks occurred more than 18 years ago, residents across the Island still gather each year to mark the tragic occasion and honor the memory of those lost that … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 9/25/19

A man of service and faith

The longest-standing volunteer firefighter from the Valley Stream Fire Department — at 66 years — Walter Weltner, 84, died of complications of Parkinson’s disease on Aug. 29. Born on April … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 9/13/19

Valley Stream firefighters sprayed the source of a natural gas leak at Central High School with water to dissipate the fumes.

Gas leak at Central High School prompts evacuation

Falling bricks reportedly damaged a natural gas line at Valley Stream Central High School on Monday afternoon, forcing employees and workers at the school to evacuate the building for roughly an hour … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 8/12/19

John Grande with his 1965 Cadillac DeVille

Classic Car Show raises $540 for wounded veterans

Every Thursday for the past month, vintage car enthusiasts have gathered near Rockaway Avenue for the village Classic Car Show, sponsored by the Valley Stream Lion’s Club. But this past Thursday … more

By Peter Belfiore | 7/4/19

The 250 members of the Valley Stream Fire Department will soon get cancer coverage under New York State’s Volunteer Firefighter Enhanced Cancer Disability Law.

Valley Stream firefighters to get cancer coverage

All 250 of Valley Stream’s firefighters will be eligible for cancer coverage when New York States Volunteer Firefighter Enhanced Cancer Disability Law goes into effect on Jan. 1. more

By Melissa Koenig | 12/6/18

Support the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act

A five-year study undertaken by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found that U.S. firefighters develop malignant mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, at twice the rate of the general population. The study also revealed . . . more

9/8/16

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