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Partly Cloudy School board election 2024: Meet the Valley Stream District 13 school board candidates
Four candidates are vying for two contested seats on District 13’s Board of Education on May 21. Newcomer Jaianti Singh and previous challenger Andrew Sgro are vying for the open seat of …
School board election 2024: Meet the Valley Stream District 24 school board candidates
Three newcomers are vying for a contested seats on District 24’s Board of Education on May 21. Candidates Alisa Clark, Annette Matthew, and Erika Vasquez are in a three-way race for the …
'A dream come to life': Valley Stream Central High School District concert takes center stage at Carnegie Hall
This legendary NYC stage is the site of district concert.
To performers the world over Carnegie Hall is synonymous with enduring musical renown. Its dazzling auditoriums have played host to household names like Tchaikovsky and the Beatles whose performances …
Village of Valley Stream unites to boost veterans’ toiletry drive
The Valley Stream community collected vital toiletry items for homeless and poverty-stricken veterans in an event that kicked off at Wheeler Avenue Elementary School and ended at Valley Stream …
Meet the Valley Stream boy who became first in state to undergo groundbreaking gene therapy
This Valley Stream family wanted a cure for their son. In the process, they made scientific history.
Behind a Mickey Mouse mask, 8-year-old Yusuf Saeed with a bald scalp, a likely result of his intensive chemotherapy, sat in the glare of cameras on April 18. With elation in his eyes, he played with …
Community
'The Art of Stanko' exhibition is a colorful ode to Valley Stream
It was a full house at the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration turned exhibition gallery to showcase the work of New American painter and hometown darling Mike Stanko. The record-breaking turnout on opening …
Education
This Valley Stream District 13 trustee receives high honors for service
She’s left an indelible mark in Valley Stream’s public life and public education system. Valley Stream District 13’s Board of Education trustee Milagros Vicente was handed the …
Community
Southern State Parkway tourist center 'eyesore' comes tumbling down, explained.
The demolition crew gathered at 8:30 a.m. sharp last week in a grassy field on the side of the Southern State Parkway. Behind them was a row of residential houses on Valley Stream’s Arkansas …
Education
Forest Road Elementary gets a new principal, again.
The Valley Stream District 30 Board of Education has tapped Marisela Sanchez, a behavioral therapist, and a former Brooklyn assistant principal, as the next principal of Forest Road Elementary …
Community
Earth Day 2024: Check out the winners of the Valley Stream anti-litter poster contest
The Valley Stream Beautification Committee announced the winners of their anti-litter poster contest at the Village Green on April 20. All children who live in the Village of Valley Stream were …
Education
Howell hosts WizFit game with hoop pros
Howell Road Elementary School is excited to announce its collaboration with local legend, the Harlem Wizards to host the WizFit Challenge Fundraiser and Kids Experience. This two-week event aims to …
Editorial
Cherishing moms who embody love, strength
The remarkable resilience and sacrifice of mother is shown through the extraordinary life of Elinor Sullivan, whose daring feats in aviation were matched only by her dedication to motherhood.
Columnist
Protecting our kids online
The data is clear: Kids spending more time online and on social media is detrimental to their mental health.
Columnist
We should have learned more than we have from history
My reading of history, however, is that for the most part — whether it be everyday people, intellectuals or world leaders — there was little realization during those years that the world as they knew it was that much different from what had come before. Until it was. Or that tragedy lay ahead. Until it was too late.
Columnist
The humble pen takes on the might sword
Here’s an anniversary no one wants to celebrate: The Columbine school shooting — April 20, 1999 — just passed its 25th anniversary. Why, why, why bring up such a horrific event? Perhaps because it hasn’t stopped.
Columnist
AI can be a double-edged sword for society
Should we welcome artificial intelligence or be scared by it? Probably both