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V.S. pool to keep day pass system this summer

The Valley Stream pool will open for its 59th annual season on June 12. Like the previous summer season, the pool will be using a day pass system for entry, as opposed to the family membership pass … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 5/7/21

District 13 passed its revised spending plan on July 28 after voters defeated the original budget proposal in June.

District 13 passes 2020-2021 budget in revote

Voters passed Valley Stream Elementary School District 13’s revised 2020-2021 spending plan on July 28 after its original budget was narrowly defeated in June. The vote was 949 for … more

By Peter Belfiore | 7/30/20

The Valley Stream board of trustees passed a roughly $41 million budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year. The average homeowner can expect a $42.35 increase in taxes.

Village passes $41 million, status quo 2020-21 budget

On Monday night, the Valley Stream board of trustees passed a fiscal year 2020-21 budget of more than $41 million, excluding library expenses, during a hearing held by remote teleconference. The … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/24/20

The village Board of trustees passed a revised tree law on Oct. 21 that requires business and homeowners to file for permits when removing and replacing trees on their property.

Village passes revised tree law

The Valley Stream board of trustees voted on Oct. 21 to pass a local law making home and business owners in the village responsible for the maintenance of trees on their property, including their … more

By Peter Belfiore | 10/31/19

Plastic bags: throwaway culture par excellence

Pulling the frayed plastic bag from the muck revealed a killing field. A dozen or more fiddler crabs lay dead beneath the bag . . . more

10/27/16

‘The Father’ and ‘Head of Passes’

Some people avoid “heavy” theater. They prefer lighter fare - laughs and music. However, if they skip two of the newer plays this season, they will miss two superb performances. The … more

4/22/16

Kerry O’Keefe Sr. started a new Malverne chapter of the support group GRASP, which helps people cope with the addiction-related death of a loved one.

‘Everyone in our groups has lost someone to addiction’

After the death of Kerry O’Keefe’s son, Kerry Jr., due to drug addiction in 2006, O’Keefe started going to a Manhattan-based bereavement group to cope with the loss. But it didn’t help. “You’d hear stories of some kids that got hit by a car, others that had cancer, but they were treated differently,” he recalled. “There’s a stigma that comes with a drug death that comes up all the time.” more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 1/20/16

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