The hometown non-profit pet pantry, Paw It Forward, is in dire need of pet supplies and volunteers, according to its founder Danielle Scala-Nathan. The pantry’s inventory has hit its lowest …
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By Juan Lasso
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7/17/23
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Va lley Stream Union Free School District 24 recently held a commencement ceremony to commemorate the elementary school district’s 2023 graduating class. The graduates received diplomas and …
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By Juan Lasso
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7/17/23
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On a summer day that is as long and hot as it is beautiful, you likely don’t need much convincing to spend time cooling off by your backyard pool. But for those village residents lacking such …
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By Juan Lasso
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7/16/23
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The annual Valley Stream Fourth of July celebration last weekend gave the community an opportunity to dance, eat and celebrate.
A $15 a ticket gave families an event where they could enjoy the …
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By Caroline Kelly
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7/16/23
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As the Independence Day festivities went on, the Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department fire crew were on the move answering not only to automatic fire alarms and ambulance calls, but a spate …
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By Juan Lasso
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7/16/23
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Q. We are in a quandary about insulation. Our house was built in 1948, and isn’t insulated well. We decided to add a master bedroom and kitchen extension and insulate as much as we can.
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By Monte Leeper
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7/13/23
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Q. We completely rebuilt in 1996, and are ready to retire and sell. Our real estate agent told us they checked our permit records and it was never signed off.
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By Monte Leeper
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7/13/23
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Summer leaves some school-aged kids scrambling to find a healthy meal, since they can’t depend on the federally subsidized breakfast and lunch programs at their school.
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7/13/23
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If you compiled the names of the most impactful Long Islanders in our history, you’d surely start off with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Whitman and Marie Colvin — and in my estimation, Harry Chapin . . .
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By Arnold W. Drucker
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7/13/23
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Timing will be a key issue when it comes to the state’s long-planned congestion-pricing plan, which is scheduled to start sometime in 2024.
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7/13/23
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