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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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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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Valley Stream school district officials plan to implement security measures to schools that will serve as polling locations for the upcoming village election.
See how Valley Stream schools are tackling Election Day security
Valley Stream schools have opened their doors to voters in past village elections. But the days of a lax approach to school safety on Election Day — with perhaps looser supervision and greater … more
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Nicholas Baez, Christian Dyer and James Tronsor, of Valley Stream Troop 116, were honored at Village Hall for achieving the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
Meet the Valley Stream Troop 116 Eagle Scouts honored at Village Hall
Three Boy Scouts from Troop 116 in Valley Stream — Nicholas Baez, Christian Dyer and James Tronsor — sat center stage last Saturday in Village Hall, which was turned into an Eagle Court … more
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Green Acres Mall, built in 1956, will be welcoming new entertainment spaces aimed at giving shoppers more interactive experiences while shopping.
These entertainment spaces to open locations at Green Acres Mall
Green Acres Mall is planning a $100 million renovation project aimed at expanding its entertainment offerings and drawing in a larger crowd of visitors. The Sunrise Highway mall is redesigning … more
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General Village Supervisor Brian Howley, Chamber President Sasan Shavansan, Mayor’s Assistant Barbara DeGrace, Mayor Ed Fare, and Board Trustee Secretary Kathy Bogle discuss the village’s military banners program.
Village of Valley Stream unveils Military Banners Program
The Village of Valley Stream’s deep-rooted pride for its veterans is unabashedly apparent. Look no further than its traffic-halting, flag-waving celebrations like the annual Memorial Day Parade … more
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Students across all three schools in the Valley Stream 24 School District recently competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.
Valley Stream 24 hosts Scripps Spelling Bee
Students from all schools within the Valley Stream 24 School District recently put their spelling skills to the test in the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.   The winners and … more
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Roberto Velasquez plead guilty to manslaughter after assaulting a man with a machete at a Valley Stream laundromat.
Homeless man pleads guilty to machete attack at West Merrick laundromat
A homeless man pleaded guilty to the killing of 58-year-old Michael Oliver in March 2023, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced. Roberto Velasquez, 32, was charged with … more
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