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The Valley Stream Beautification Committee celebrated the winners of their anti-litter poster contest at the Village Green on April 20.

Earth Day 2024: Check out the winners of the Valley Stream anti-litter poster contest

The Valley Stream Beautification Committee announced the winners of their anti-litter poster contest at the Village Green on April 20. All children who live in the Village of Valley Stream were … more

By Juan Lasso | 5/10/24

Jacob Ramirez’s artwork captured the theme of empowering multilingual students voices to advocate for bilingual education.

This Valley Stream District 30 student wins state art contest

Forest Road Elementary sixth grader, Jacob Ramirez, has been named the first-place winner in the New York State Association for Bilingual Education Student Art Contest in the grades 6-8 category. … more

By Juan Lasso | 4/5/24

Calling all Valley Stream students, the Above and “BEE”yond Teacher Essay Contest is here

Students across Long Island can nominate their teachers for a special-end-of-year class party and $500 sponsorship check when they submit an essay to the 8th annual Above and “BEE”yond … more

By Nicole Wagner | 2/2/24

Andy Butera is honored by the East Meadow Fire Department and American Legion Post 1082, in a photo that helped photo Tim Baker win an award from the New York Press Association over the weekend.

Herald wins nine state awards, including best sports feature

Herald Community Newspapers took home nine state awards at the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest over the weekend in Albany. more

STAFF REPORT | 4/1/23

Skyler Placella is in fifth grade at Vernon.

Fifth-grader wins Earth Day contest

Skyler Placella is a typical James Vernon Middle School fifth-grader, but for less than a minute he becomes a “special energy agent” in a public service announcement he created with his family. Skyler won first place among 207 videos submitted by fifth- through eighth-grade students in PSEG’s Earth Day Video PSA Contest on April 22. more

By Laura Lane | 4/30/21

Melissa, Emma, 2, and Jack Scotti, of Merrick, dressed up as their favorite zoo animals for the community’s Halloween parade last October.

Merrick Chamber hosts virtual Halloween costume contest

The Merrick Chamber of Commerce is inviting local children to participate in its first-ever virtual Halloween costume contest. Members will judge costumes and award prizes to children ages … more

10/15/20

Isabelle Lu, 16, a junior at South Side High School, earned first place in the poetry category of the Scribe Writing Contest and was one of nine finalists in the New York Times’ Seventh Annual Student Editorial Contest.

Rockville Centre teen wins NY Times, Scribe writing contests

A young writer at South Side High School earned high recognition for her work over the summer. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 10/8/20

Above is a collage of all 10 of the photos for which Christina Daly won the New York Press Association’s Photographer of the Year title.

Heralds earn top honors in state press contest

The Herald Community Newspapers came up big in the New York Press Association’s 2019 Better Newspaper Contest, earning 18 awards, including five first-place honors, and placing fourth among … more

Staff Report | 8/24/20

Baldwin High School student Dylan Pigott was recently named a winner in the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association poetry contest.

Baldwin High School student named a poetry contest winner

Baldwin High School student Dylan Pigott, of Ms. Hughes’ AP Language and Composition class, recently won the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association 34th Annual Student Poetry Contest 2020 for his … more

7/22/20

Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park hosted its sixth annual clam-eating contest on Sunday, which was attended by hundreds of participants and spectators.

New clam champ crowned at Peter's Clam Bar's annual contest in Island Park

Hundreds of spectators and contestants gathered at Peter’s Clam Bar on a sun-soaked Sunday afternoon for the establishment’s sixth annual clam-eating contest to benefit firefighters. more

By Mike Smollins | 8/15/19

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