Former “Bachelorette” contestant and Valley Stream native Dr. Joe Park has been providing a steady stream of updates after receiving his second dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/14/21
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Longtime Valley Streamer Peter Fusco has been promoted to acting assistant commissioner for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection police, the agency reported in a release in mid …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/7/21
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Louis Palermo, the last known surviving D-Day veteran in Valley Stream and a well-known figure in local veterans and civic groups, died on Dec. 12. He was 94.
He was among the last members of the …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/7/21
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When Americans entered the new year, they left behind the deadliest year in U.S. history, with the coronavirus killing more than 350,000 people. For many Valley Streamers, 2020 was the most …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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1/7/21
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During the first harrowing weeks of the coronavirus pandemic in March, lifelong Valley Streamer and Fire Department Emergency Medical Technician Mike Field told fellow volunteers that he believed he …
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/31/20
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Vinny LiVecchi, is the Youth Director at Valley Stream’s Bethlehem Assembly of God Church
Many of us are forced to bury our emotions, past hurts and present discomfort for the sake of …
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12/24/20
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Gertrude Nation is pastor of the Grace United Methodist Church in Valley Stream.
Today, over 2,000 years, the feelings of awe and wonder that echo throughout the first Christmas is still present. …
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12/24/20
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For more than 75 years, the Freeport-Merrick Rotary has lived by one motto: “Service above self.” And although the pandemic has hindered the club’s usual fundraising efforts, …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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12/21/20
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Valley Stream resident Tina Rodriguez-Correa recently installed a little free library outside of her Cedar Street home, and is inviting anyone interested to come visit, borrow a book and share one of …
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/17/20
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Neither rain nor a pandemic could stop the Christmas festivities in Valley Stream this year, when on Friday the village hosted a one-of-its-kind drive through winter wonderland with, of course, a …
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/17/20
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