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I’ll be choosing my words even more carefully

I’ll be seeing you, just not every week. In June, when I wrote “Column writing through hell and high water,” I told readers I was taking a leave from writing for a few months . . . more

9/21/23

Searching the sky 2,000 miles from home

On clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah. more

By Ilana Greenberg | 9/21/23

In Washington, the inmates are running the asylum

Every few months there is a respected opinion poll that asks how much credibility Congress has. Poll after poll finds that the public’s faith in Congress is at an all-time low, and sinking lower by the week. more

9/21/23

A call for responsible boating

Although it’s late in the season, boating safety should remain at the forefront for everyone on the water. more

9/21/23

A neighborhood filled with grief over last month’s shooting on Ocean Avenue is coping with the trauma of gun violence. Above, a street memorial.

How bullets can harm a Valley Stream neighborhood long after the violence

The boom of gunfire sent dozens running for cover at an illegal party at an event space at Ocean Avenue late last month. That night, the lives of five young people became collateral damage in what … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/15/23

Valley Stream residents gathered to pay tribute to those who died in the attacks of Sept 11, 2001.

Valley Stream Highlights: Marking 22 years since 9/11 terror attacks

A split sky — with clouds casting a gray shroud, threatening rain, on one side, and on the other a near-cloudless light blue — hung over the solemn crowd gathered around the … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/15/23

Clear Stream Avenue’s sixth-grade chorus sang the national anthem in kicking off the 100 Year Anniversary celebration.

At Valley Stream District 30, a century of learning, second to none

Valley Stream District 30’s current and former school administrators, students, principals, and teachers celebrated the district and Clear Stream Avenue School’s 100th-year anniversary on … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/15/23

Valley Stream South High has joined the list of the nation’s 1,000 best public high schools, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Valley Stream South High among the nation’s best

Valley Stream South High School has been recognized among the nation’s 1,000 best public high schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual list for 2023. The ranking placed … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/15/23

A Queens woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a child at the Green Acres Mall on Sept. 5.

Queens woman charged with child neglect at Green Acres

A Queens woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a child when she left her two children unsupervised inside a parked car at the Green Acres Mall on Sept. 5, according to police. At 4:20 … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/15/23

Politics is partisan — voting isn’t

Some 158 million Americans voted in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, but 63 million eligible people could not because they weren’t even registered to vote. more

9/14/23

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