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Mostly Cloudy Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital officials talk Covid surge
As Covid-19 hospitalization rates have increased dramatically since the start of the new year, Valley Stream and neighboring communities are reeling from a virus that continues to hold a tight grip …
Village of Valley Stream trustees to hear comments on apartment complex plan
The village board will hold a public hearing Feb. 28 to potentially amend the village’s zoning map and move a particular parcel of land, at 68 W. Jamaica Ave., from a C-1 to a C-A zone, or …
Valley Stream parents react to Blakeman’s mask order
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order last week that requires Valley Stream school districts, and all other Nassau County districts, to vote this month on whether to …
VS Central High School District Board of Education names North High administrators
Dr. Robin Small was named Valley Stream North High School principal alongside Fabian Jara as an assistant principal by the Central District Board of Education Dec. 14. The two had been the North …
Local restaurants in Valley Stream struggle amid surge in Covid cases
Valley Stream restaurants and bars are feeling the effects of the new wave of Covid-19 cases caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant. From supply-chain shortages to declines in the inflow of …
Art and Community
Village art couple tell their untamed story
Before they were a successful local art couple with a rich past, Michael Stanko and Karen Zang first became high school sweethearts in Central High. It all started for them when Stanko befriended …
Education
VS District 24 Kindergarten registration to start February
Kindergarten registration is open for families to enroll for the 2022-2023 school year starting on February 1st, according to the Valley Stream Union Free School District 24 officials. If you have a …
Education
VS District 30 searches for a new superintendent
The Valley Stream District 30 Board of Education is searching for a new superintendent, following the announcement of Dr. Nicholas Stirling’s retirement on June 30. As part of its …
Education
Three VS district 13 schools make the top ten in math
Three elementary schools in Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen ranked among the top ten schools in New York State for the most math problems solved in the nationally recognized First …
Community
Two missing teens found in Glen Cove
Missing 16 year-old Rachel Solomon, of Glen Cove, and 15 year-old Jake Rodgers, of Valley Stream, were found today by police detectives in a wooded area on Old Tappan Road in Glen Cove after a nearly …
Randi Kreiss
Can your stove talk to you?
I really needed to get on the Smart HQ website to get my new G.E. Café Series kitchen appliances online. Oh, you didn’t know? You must have internet-friendly ovens and cooktops these days.
Jerry Kremer
RIP Paul Jackson, renowned South Shore historian
The towns, cities and villages of Long Island have their own recorded and unrecorded histories. Their stories are told by local historians, librarians and historical societies. In many cases . . .
Editorial
Bail reform law needs still more tweaking
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder convened a news conference on Jan. 13 to make a point: The state’s bail reform law, enacted in January 2020, needs further reform . . .
Op-Ed
An inauguration like no other
I have been blessed to raise my hand and pledge to serve my community as an elected official many times over the past 16 years. However, last Monday was the first — and hopefully, last — time that I will take the oath of office in my living room.
Op-Ed
How progressives might be left in the lurch
When U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi announced his Democratic primary run against Gov. Kathy Hochul, it may have seemed like a D’Amato moment.
East Meadow holds off VSC
East Meadow’s boys’ basketball team is beginning to gain some traction. After being idle for two weeks and coming off a pair of non-league victories using just five bodies, the Jets …
Education
District 24 shares their dreams for MLK Day
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students in Valley Stream Union Free School District Twenty-Four did activities designed to raise awareness and understanding of the monumental advancements in …