A little Hollywood glitz and glamour came to Bellmore last week for the 14th Annual Long Island International Film Expo, which boasted eight days of independent films from around the world. The festival kicked off with a preview night on July 7 and an opening-night party the following evening.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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7/20/11
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More than 4,000 people gathered at Firemen’s Field on July 4 for the annual fireworks show, hosted by the village and Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce. Vinny Ang, assistant to the village Board of Trustees, said it was one of the largest crowds in years.
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7/6/11
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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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6/30/11
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Although they were unsuccessful in their bid to capture seats on the village board, the Citizens Independence Party candidates still plan to stay involved in the community. Carol Crupi, who ran for trustee, is leading the effort to start a new civic association in Valley Stream.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/23/11
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State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos says he is optimistic that despite the difficult choices they face, this is the year when Albany lawmakers will finally make the structural changes to the state budget needed to rein in spending.
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Judy Rattner
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3/9/11
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Your guide to the Valley Stream village election: who's on the ballot and where to vote.
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3/9/11
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Joseph Margolin has been a regular at Valley Stream village board meetings for the better part of two years. Come April, he hopes to move from the audience to the front of the room — to the mayor’s seat.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/2/11
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For the past nine months, Carol Crupi has been the unofficial leader in the fight against the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new flood maps, which put parts of Valley Stream into the high-risk flood zone. Now, Crupi is looking to take her activism to the next level and hopes to win a seat on the village board.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/23/11
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As president of the Valley Stream Lions Club and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Michael LoCascio says he is all about community service. That is why he is running for the Valley Stream Board of Trustees — to take that service to a broader level.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/23/11
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The Declaration of Independence was first published on July 6, 1776, in a newspaper, the Pennsylvania Evening Post. We are proud to commemorate that high point in American journalism by reprinting that historic document.
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7/1/10
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