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Overcast Pilot in Valley Stream plane crash may have violated FAA regulations
It was shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14 when the pilot of a JetBlue Airbus A320 flight out of Port of Spain, Trinidad, asked air traffic controllers at John F. Kennedy International Airport how long …
Plane crash leaves pilot, passengers unscathed
The Cessna 172 likely plunged quietly in the night, with the fuel in its single, propeller-driven engine having run out after it made six attempts to land in Sunday’s deep fog. GPS placed the …
North High School community claims administration is unresponsive
One month after North High School students spoke before the Central High School District Board of Education, decrying the condition of the school’s facilities, North parents, teachers and students again filled the cafeteria at Memorial Junior High School on April 9 to demand answers from district administrators.
Valley Stream school districts present budgets
For the past few months, administrators at all four Valley Stream school districts have been presenting their proposed 2019-20 budgets, which residents can approve or vote down on May 21. The …
Water main replacement begins on Broadway and Gold streets
New York American water announced that construction has begun to replace water mains in Valley Stream on both Gold and Broadway streets. The work, which began on April 17, is scheduled to last four …
Children have an egg-cellent day in Valley Stream
Hundreds of children ran through the playground at the Arthur J. Hendrickson Park on April 13 to find gold and silver eggs and win prizes at the Village of Valley Stream’s annual Easter egg hunt. …
Village issues $3 million in bond anticipation notes
Village officials voted at a special meeting on April 15 to issue roughly $3 million in bond anticipation notes to pay for capital expenses already committed to by the village, including final …
Valley Stream’s Boy Scouts move up in rank
Scouts in Troop 116 walked past their friends and family at the Holy Name of Mary School gym to receive the merit badges they have been working towards, and advance in rank at the troop’s Court of Honor ceremony on April 15.
Valley Stream Chabad offers pre-Passover relaxation
Almost 40 women gathered at Temple Hillel on April 3 to decompress from their Passover preparations, which include destroying or selling leavened food, cleaning appliances and setting the table for the first two Seders. During the Seders — which are held on the first and second night of the holiday — Jews eat matzo, read the story of Exodus, drink four cups of wine and sing songs.
Ambrosino pleads guilty to tax evasion, resigns
Edward Ambrosino, a Republican from Valley Stream, who had served as a Hempstead Town councilman since 2003, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of federal tax evasion and resigned from his seat …
The Week Ahead
April 18 - 25
Circle games Children in kindergarten through second-grade can play musical chairs and freeze dance at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library on April 22 at 11 a.m. Registration is required, with …
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The butterfly conservatory: tropical butterflies alive in winter
Backyard wilderness
Backyard Wilderness will surprise and entertain viewers with the unexpected wonders of nature that are in our own neighborhoods and communities, arming explorers of all ages with the tools and inspiration to discover the wonders of nature at their …