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Mostly Cloudy Shaw Avenue School rocked by principal’s plan to depart. Here's why.
Shaw Avenue Principal Christopher Colarossi is resigning and stepping away from Valley Stream District 30, bringing an abrupt end to a more than three-year run. Colarossi was elevated to his position …
Guess who's Valley Stream Republican Club's Person of the Year
The Valley Stream Republican Club presented its annual Person of the Year award to Jimmy Zabatta, the president of the Valley Stream Lions Club. Village officials, Republican dignitaries, and …
After 30 years on the Valley Stream 13 school board, this towering trustee retires
When his son’s pre-K principal asked the crowd of parents if their children were left-handed, Frank Chiachiere and his wife, who were in the crowd, raised their hands. They were the only hands …
Valley Stream School Elections 2023: Incumbents sweep school board races, budgets win wide approval
The ballots have been counted, and voters have not only approved Valley Stream school district budgets, but re-elcted incumbent school board trustees as well, in landslide victories. …
Valley Stream School Elections 2023: Here's the results of school board races, budgets
The field is set for school board elections and proposed spending plans across the Valley Stream school districts. Here's a rundown of what's on the ballot for each school distrist this year. …
Community
The Eagles have landed: These four lads from Valley Stream Troop 116 earn boy scouting's highest achievement
Fo ur Boy Scouts from Troop 116 of Valley Stream achieved the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout on May 13. The Scouts — all from Lynbrook — were celebrated during an Eagle Scout Court …
School
Valley Stream 24 students take a trip to the Ashokan Center
Si xth-grade students from all three Valley Stream 24 Schools recently went on their annual overnight field trip to The Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, New York for an outdoor educational experience. …
Schools
James Dever revamps its Take10 program for book buffs
Va lley Stream 13’s James A. Dever Elementary School welcomed back its Take10 program after pandemic-induced hiatus. This program started over 10 years ago as a James A. Dever exclusive …
Schools
Give a big Willow Road welcome to this national park ranger
Valley Stream 13’s Willow Road Elementary School was recently visited by park ranger Tyler Kuliberda from the National Park Service. Students were given the opportunity to learn about the …
Valley Stream 13 students celebrate holy month of fasting
Ramadan is celebrated worldwide annually in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. In honor of Ramadan, Valley Stream 13 schools partook in classroom lessons and activities aimed at broadening the …
Editorial
How not to make a mountain out of a molehill
Last week in Nassau County, there was a moment of collective breath-holding for those who support the rule of law, after a printing company made every active voter in the county a Democrat.
Peter King
Yes, we’re a nation of immigrants, but . . .
The ongoing influx of undocumented immigrants into New York City now threatens not just to overwhelm the city, but to spread into the suburbs . . .
Randi Kreiss
Dishing up an old-time menu for the holiday
The Memorial Day acai bowl just will not work. Neither do I want to see a tofu hot dog or an Impossible Burger vegging out at my table.
Op-Ed
Israel’s safety must be America’s priority
In many corners of the world today, instability and democratic backsliding reign supreme. We see this phenomenon playing out as Russia continues its malicious invasion of Ukraine . . .