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Herald Editor Andrew Hackmack, left, intern Brian Stieglitz, center, and Senior Editor Scott Brinton recently cycled from Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa, to check out New York state’s new 3.6-mile, $3.8 million bicycle path on the Ocean Parkway.

I had been pedaling for an hour and a half when I stopped cold. The view, quite simply, stunned me. It was 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 22, and I was three-quarters of the way through a bike ride up and down the asphalt path that runs along the Wantagh and Ocean parkways, from Nassau County’s Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to the Town of Oyster Bay’s Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa. The entire ride, from Cedar Creek to Tobay Beach and back, was 17.6 miles. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/29/14

The Class of 2013 had a graduation rate of 94.8 percent, a number that has continued to climb every year. Above are South High School graduates last year.

Graduation rates on the rise in Valley Stream

Graduation rates are steadily rising in the Valley Stream Central High School District, according to figures recently released from the New York State Department of Education. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/10/14

Joseph DiSibio and Toni Pomerantz will take the reins of the District 13 board for the 2014-15 school year.

High school board shakeup

Nearly half of the Valley Stream Central High School District’s Board of Education seats will be filled by trustees who didn’t serve there last year. Following reorganization meetings for the three elementary districts on Monday, four of the nine seats will change hands for the 2014-15 school years. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/9/14

Volunteers help David Glaittli construct bat boxes for the Village of Valley Stream.

Valley Stream Boy Scouts serve their community

Boys Scouts have been serving their community for decades, with a lot of their work visible in Valley Stream and beyond. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/21/14

Wheeler Avenue math specialist Kristen Lees worked with Jessica Lippold-Green on Monday. With the passing of the budget, District 13 can now add an additional part-time math specialist to help students with Common Core.

Valley Stream school budgets pass

Residents of Valley Stream’s four school districts approved their budgets on Tuesday night, and an incumbent Board of Education trustee in District 13 was defeated. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/20/14

Valley Stream school board candidates announced

There will be contested elections in only one of Valley Stream’s elementary school districts this year when voters head to the polls for the school budget and Board of Education vote on May 20. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/23/14

Participants warmed up for the annual Free-Throw Competition, hosted by the Knights of Columbus on Feb. 1.

Swoosh, there is it

The Knights of Columbus hosted its annual Free-Throw Competition last Saturday afternoon at Holy Name of Mary School. More than two dozen children and teens participated in the basketball contest. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/5/14

Members of the Nassau United Redistricting Coalition demonstrated on the steps of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive Building on Jan. 27.

Coalition pushes redistricting reform

A coalition of nonpartisan groups last week called on the Nassau County Legislature to overhaul its redistricting process, which occurs every decade following the release of census data to account for population shifts. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/4/14

Lois Goldsmith, who took over as executive director of the Peninsula Counseling Center in September, said it is important to keep current with the trends in the mental health field.

New director moving PCC forward

After 23 years as second in command at the Peninsula Counseling Center, Lois Goldsmith has been named the agency’s executive director, and she is very excited about some new initiatives. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/23/14

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano spoke about the future of Nassau County after he was sworn in for his second term at Bethpage High School on Jan. 2.

Mangano pledges brighter future for Nassau

Nassau County’s response to Hurricane Sandy was the pinnacle of Ed Mangano’s first four years as county executive, prominent elected officials said during his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 2 at Bethpage High School. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/7/14

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