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Long Island Jewish-Valley Stream hospital is bracing for an impending nurses’ strike next week as negotiators have failed to reach a compromise on a new labor contract.
Here's why Long Island Jewish-Valley Stream nurses are poised to strike
Hundreds of nurses at Long Island Jewish-Valley Stream hospital are threatening to walk off on the job next week unless negotiators and hospital administrators agree on a new contract. The New York … more
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Valley Stream residents and business owners are coming to terms with the destruction of businesses on West Lincoln Avenue and Rockaway Avenue on Jan. 27.
What we know and don't know about the blaze that destroyed Rockaway Avenue businesses
In the early-morning hours of Jan. 27, a fire, which originated at the Jadwiga’s Polish American Deli on West Lincoln Avenue, ravaged a row of neighboring businesses on Rockaway Avenue. … more
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Gabriella Gonzalez, 17, and Sudan Belnavis, 14, help 9-year-old Dominic Laurent, center, embrace his inner Chinese lion during the library’s Lunar New Year festivity.
Valley Stream South students light up library with New Lunar Year lion dance
A lion was set loose in the Children’s Room at Waldinger Memorial Library on Feb. 10. Not the kind that prowls in tall savannah grass, but instead dances majestically to a pulsing drumbeat … more
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Robert Golub, who murdered 13-year-old Kelly Tinyes of Valley Stream, will go before a parole board to seek his freedom in the week of Feb. 19 to the outcry of the Tinyes’ family.
'Hell on Horton' killer to face parole board, again
On March 3, 1989, tragedy struck the Horton Road community as 13-year-old Kelly Tinyes, a Valley Stream resident and a Woodmere Middle School student, vanished while babysitting her younger brother, … more
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I’ll never forget Bob Beckwith
Long Island lost an American icon with the passing of Baldwin resident Bob Beckwith last week. The image of Beckwith standing with President George W. Bush amid the ruins of the World Trade Center days after the Sept. 11 attacks will forever personify America’s unyielding courage and quiet determination in the face of horrific tragedy and massive challenge. more
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Willow Road Elementary School students dressed up as rock stars.
Willow Road takes on Great Kindness Challenge
Valley Stream District 13’s Willow Road Elementary School recently took part in the Great Kindness Challenge, a week-long initiative aimed at promoting kindness and compassion. Throughout … more
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Saying goodbye to a true American hero
“When the terrorists attacked, Bob suited up. And, like so many brave first responders, raced toward the danger to save and search for others.” more
The situation on our southern border is unsustainable
In between the presidential campaign, this week’s special election in the 3rd Congressional District and nightly news headlines, our nation’s border crisis has risen to the forefront of … more
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Investing in clean water for a healthier Long Island
With rising fears of contaminated drinking water for residents across Long Island, I am disappointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to cut $250 million from the Clean Water Infrastructure Act. … more
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Immigrants are crucial contributors to our economy
An influx of refugees from Latin America, U.S. political wars, and the 2024 presidential campaign has fueled anti-immigrant campaigns in the United States. In statements echoing Adolf Hitler and Nazi … more
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