Village general election 2023: Mayor Ed Fare, United Community Party win big
Residents went to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes for mayor, two village trustees and a village justice in the village general election — and they’ve spoken.
This one tool makes playtime easier for kids with speech issues at Valley Stream parks
She made a passionate appeal to Mayor Ed Fare: Dedicate an official village-wide day for a little-known speech disorder that makes it difficult for kids to accurately move their mouth muscles while …
College hopefuls are applying at surging rates. What that means for Valley Stream high school seniors.
For thousands of high-achieving seniors like Valley Stream South High School student Ibrahim Qadri, carving out time for family, friends, and schoolwork can be a challenge on its own. But for the …
New Grand Central Madison rollout gets mixed reviews
The good, the bad, and the bumps in-between
For weeks, the ideal stage had been set for the full launch of Grand Central Madison, finally connecting the Long Island Rail Road to the bedrock of Midtown Manhattan. Or so it seemed. Limited …
Village general election 2023: Here's why mayoral candidates are clashing over village's financial future.
In less than two weeks, voters head to the polls, casting ballots for mayor, two trustees, and a village justice. General election day is Tuesday, March 21, where voters will choose from three …
DISASTER
Valley Stream firefighters battle garage fire on Carstairs Road
The Valley Stream firefighters doused a detached garage caught aflame at a house on Carstairs Road on March 2 at 2:00 a.m. A fire hose was put into operation to quickly contain and extinguish the …
Community
This Women's History Month: Honoring these remarkable hometown women from Valley Stream to Elmont
Just in time for Women’s History Month, the 10th annual Women of Distinction Ceremony made its triumphant return earlier this month after a Covid-19 hiatus. Started by Assemblywoman …
Education
At Valley Stream District 30, Shaw Avenue students dance their little hearts out
Students from Shaw Avenue Elementary School in Valley Stream District 30 dressed their dancing best on March 9 to show off their moves on the dance floor through a series of intricate lessons. …
Community
Annual Blue and Gold celebrates Valley Stream Scouts
Blue and Gold celebrates cub scouting and their achievements. Each year, a ceremony takes place to highlight all of the requirements the scouts had to complete throughout the year before the …
Politics
Village general election 2023: Arroyo wants to change the conversation
As a political firebrand and activist, Cristina Arroyo has been outspoken about the need to tackle the structural barriers that exclude under-represented groups in her hometown of Valley Stream. She …
EDITORIAL
Tell Albany it’s time to support local journalism
Every single week, you open your edition of the Herald, ready to catch up on everything you need to know in your community. Whether it’s some exciting new project taken on by your local lawmakers, to how our great schools are funded, even to some of the personal stories that touch your heart — you can’t imagine a world without your local newspaper. And you don’t want to imagine a world without your local newspaper.
Op-Ed
Remembering Judy Heumann
My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold.
Randi Kreiss
Feeling lost? Books are our GPS in the world.
Do you think we haven’t seen the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene before? The story of shamelessly ambitious, undereducated bigots scrambling for traction in government is old. Read “All the King’s Men,” by Robert Penn Warren.
Op-Ed
What the George Santos discourse is missing
Many of us in Nassau County, myself included, are disgusted by the lies that Republican congressman George Santos has been spewing on a near-daily basis. Like many others, I would like to see Santos resign. But . . .