Valley Stream Historical Society salutes 50 years of setting the record straight on local past
It's a historic jubilee for these Valley Stream history-keepers
The Valley Stream Historical Society, a local organization that has made it its mission to preserve, collect, and chronicle Valley Stream’s history, made history of its own. It celebrated 50 …
See why Valley Stream Central High School District coaches are raving about new $5.9M turf fields
Long-delayed renovation is finally here.
Four years ago, public school districts nationwide were flush with federal cash. The billions of dollars was meant to bring schools back from the ordeal of the pandemic. Some districts in dire need …
Gun threat at Valley Stream's Willow Road School deemed a hoax by police. What you need to know.
Willow Road Elementary School briefly went into lockdown Monday morning after a gun threat that police later confirmed was a hoax. The lockdown occurred shortly after students arrived, according …
See how Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital's new farm-to-hospital partnership raises the bar on hospital food
The underwhelming caliber of much of the nation’s hospital food is, for Russell Ficke, a tough pill to swallow. The executive chef at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital has sought to …
Fasten your seat belts. This Valley Stream Central High School alum is earning his pilot’s wings
Kevin Hock’s world revolved around metal birds soaring tens of thousands of feet over the Earth for as long as he could remember. During his childhood in Valley Stream, he’d peer up …
Valley Stream Education News
Valley Stream District 24 partakes in village 9/11 ceremony
Members of Valley Stream District 24 recently honored the lives lost and sacrifices made on September 11th, 2001, during a ceremony commemorating its 23rd anniversary, hosted by the Village of …
Latest Happenings Politics
Anthony D’Esposito faces ethics probe over hiring
U.S. Representative Anthony D’Esposito may have violated ethics rules in Congress, designed to combat nepotism and corruption, according to a story published by the New York Times on Sept. …
Politics Latest Happenings
Nassau County Democrats allege Trump rally was taxpayer misuse
Democratic leaders in the Nassau County legislature have filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission, alleging that the Sept. 18 campaign rally for former President Donald Trump in …
Valley Stream Latest Happenings
9/11 Remembrance 2024: Village of Valley Stream gathers to remember World Trade Center calamity
Amid a day of mourning and remembrance on Sept. 11, a crowd descended on Arthur J. Hendrickson Park, gathering around the village’s 9/11 memorial monument. This patch of public park transformed …
Valley Stream Education News
School year 2024: Valley Stream District 13 orients new hires
Valley Stream District 13 kicked off its new school year with a robust new teacher orientation. The event, hosted at James A. Dever Elementary School, aimed to ensure a successful start to the …
Editorial
Deadly Wild West in our backyard
Unfortunately, in light of the devastating news that a number of Long Island teens have lost their lives in several recent crashes, we are once again somberly reminded that reckless drivers put at risk not only their own lives, but also the lives of others.
Columnist
After all the drama, it’s a dead heat
It seems as if barely a week goes by in the presidential campaign without one more otherwise once-in-a-decade, totally unexpected event occurring. Almost relegated to the background in all this …
Columnist
Bigotry must not dominate this election
With precious weeks to go before the November election, I had hoped that we would be having a real debate about the issues that should dominate in a federal election year...But instead, it seems that for some of the candidates, the only issue is race.
Columnist
A better idea than the original congestion pricing plan
Yes, I think we can all agree that New York City’s roads are too crowded, the air is too polluted, and a lot of money is needed to improve mass transit, but the plan to charge commuters $15 to enter Manhattan — on top of the tolls they’re already paying — that was recently put on hold by Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t the way to go.