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An example of the fake letters being sent out to residence that are not sanctioned by Nassau County Fire Commission or Valley Stream Fire Department.

Fire Department warns of fake funding letters

Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department is warning residents of fake funding letters soliciting donations for the Fire Department’s fund drive. The department posted online examples of the … more

By Karina Kovac | 2/10/22

Give to Kentucky’s tornado victims if you can

Last Friday night and early Saturday morning, a series of powerful tornadoes ripped across Kentucky, one leaving a record-setting 227-mile-long swath of destruction. At last count, more than 70 people were confirmed dead . . . more

12/16/21

Lessons learned during Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanics are Nassau County’s fastest-growing ethnic population, County Executive Laura Curran noted in mid-September, the start of Hispanic Heritage Month . . . more

10/7/21

Vanessa Lockel, executive director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the steering committee chairwoman, spoke at a town hall meeting at the Long Island Marriott on Aug. 26.

National Compassion Fund to aid West Hempstead's Stop & Shop victims

Four and a half months after a deadly shooting at the West Hempstead Stop & Shop, there is renewed support for the victims. Several store employees sat in on a town hall meeting hosted by the … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/2/21

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 338 will be represented on the committee. Above, Local 338 workers at a car parade in April.

Committee to aid West Hempstead's Stop & Shop shooting victims

The National Compassion Fund, a nonprofit organization that distributes charitable contributions in the aftermath of mass casualty crimes, and Stop & Shop announced on Aug. 12 the members of the … more

8/19/21

Building our schools back better

Summer vacation for students this year follows almost a year and a half of coronavirus shutdowns and precautions. The learning loss during school closures was significant, and unless steps are taken, the U.S. risks the education of a generation of young people. more

By Alan Singer | 7/8/21

District 13 parent Jessica Ramirez with her sons Antonio, 8, Luca, 6, and Ryan 2. She said she looked forward to sending Ryan to the district’s universal pre-K program if it is implemented within the next two years.

Valley Stream districts weigh use of state universal pre-k funds

By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com Flush with federal relief funding, and factoring in a potential windfall from a tax hike on New York’s millionaires, state lawmakers passed a $212 … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/15/21

Reports of crowded cars after LIRR service cuts went into effect on March 8 led the agency to make a quick reversal.

LIRR schedule change brings woes to Valley Stream riders

Faced with plummeting ridership amid the coronavirus pandemic and a budget gap of $2.5 billion, in December the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that on March 8, LIRR service would be … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/18/21

Reflections on a pandemic year

How strange the past 12 months have been, for us all. Personally, I’ve been holed up for most of it at my desk in my bedroom, papers stacked up around me . . . more

3/11/21

North senior Ahmya McMillan, who was born a month early, was inspired to look into the topic of preterm births among Black mothers by her personal experience.

V.S. North senior earns grant funding for research into preterm births

“I was a preterm baby because I was born one month earlier than expected, and now, 17 years later, I’m trying to find out through my research project if preterm birth is linked to certain … more

2/4/21

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