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Valley Stream 13’s new hires during their new teacher orientation.

Valley Stream 13 orients brand new batch of hires

Valley Stream 13 recently hosted New Teacher Orientation for the 2023-2024 school year. The orientation was held over the course of three days at James A. Dever Elementary School. “We are … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/22/23

I’ll be choosing my words even more carefully

I’ll be seeing you, just not every week. In June, when I wrote “Column writing through hell and high water,” I told readers I was taking a leave from writing for a few months . . . more

9/21/23

Searching the sky 2,000 miles from home

On clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah. more

By Ilana Greenberg | 9/21/23

In Washington, the inmates are running the asylum

Every few months there is a respected opinion poll that asks how much credibility Congress has. Poll after poll finds that the public’s faith in Congress is at an all-time low, and sinking lower by the week. more

9/21/23

A call for responsible boating

Although it’s late in the season, boating safety should remain at the forefront for everyone on the water. more

9/21/23

Benny Andrews’ Chasty, 1961, is a mixed media, oil and collage on canvas, represents a playful portrait. A gift to the museum by Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Tucker.

Through the decades: Hofstra Museum turns 60

Hofstra University Museum of Art’s many treasures are grand in scope and scale. It’s been a proud transformation for the museum, which began with a single gallery space, constructed in 1963. Decades later, it’s among the region’s leading arts institutions. more

By Karen Bloom | 9/20/23

Members of the Nassau County Police Department remove their hats during one of several prayers shared during the Nassau County’s 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and Musical Tribute at Eisenhower Park on Monday.

Nassau remembers those taken on 9/11

It’s been 22 years since our world changed forever when our nation was attacked. But for so many like Susan Hutchins, it still feels like Sept. 11, 2001 — the day she lost her son, West Hempstead’s Kevin Nathaniel Colbert, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. more

By Michael Hinman | 9/18/23

Ismael Perez, left, is one of the key returnees for Valley Stream Central, which hopes to flip the results of close games.

Finding goals is VSC's goal

Sometimes, all it takes is one goal. For the Valley Stream Central boys’ soccer team last season, it was more often than that. Six times, the Eagles fell by one goal en route to a 4-8-2 … more

By Andrew Fantucchio | 9/18/23

A neighborhood filled with grief over last month’s shooting on Ocean Avenue is coping with the trauma of gun violence. Above, a street memorial.

How bullets can harm a Valley Stream neighborhood long after the violence

The boom of gunfire sent dozens running for cover at an illegal party at an event space at Ocean Avenue late last month. That night, the lives of five young people became collateral damage in what … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/15/23

Valley Stream residents gathered to pay tribute to those who died in the attacks of Sept 11, 2001.

Valley Stream Highlights: Marking 22 years since 9/11 terror attacks

A split sky — with clouds casting a gray shroud, threatening rain, on one side, and on the other a near-cloudless light blue — hung over the solemn crowd gathered around the … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/15/23

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