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The Valley Stream Historical Society held a LEGO competition for all ages at the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration on July 16. Participants were asked to bring their LEGO creations to the competition in …
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By Juan Lasso
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8/6/23
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The Valley Stream Historical Society is hosting a candlelit tour of the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration Friday, Dec. 30 starting at 6 p.m. at the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration. For more information, call …
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12/21/22
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About 40 Valley Stream residents gathered at the village’s new courthouse on June 18 to eat strawberries and ice cream and learn about the building’s storied history as part of the Valley Stream …
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/27/19
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Half embedded in the soil in front of a squat Dale Place home sat a planter converted from a small red plastic toy truck. Next to it was a series of tilting log stumps and an assortment of colored glass and plastic bottles. Beyond that, the front yard is strewn with more toys — hubcaps spray-painted bright colors, more bits of plastic, colored glass and lights, all arranged around a silver angel, its face sculpted out of plastic and its wings made from dismantled hubcaps, wire and springs.
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/20/18
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It would be natural to think that Rockaway News Supply Company, Inc. (Rockaway News) was named because of its location on Rockaway Avenue — but it wasn’t. The company, which sold and distributed newspapers, was founded in the Hammels neighborhood of Far Rockaway by John Somyak. In its heyday, Rockaway News delivered many papers, including the New York Times, the Daily News, the New York Post and Newsday.
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By Amy Bentley
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7/19/18
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About 40 Valley Streamers listened to the stories of Abraham Lincoln and General Lafayette from members of the Valley Stream Historical Society who were dressed up as the historical figures at the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration on Feb. 18.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/28/18
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There will be many events happening in Valley Stream this year, and various organizations and institutions are working hard to prepare for them.
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/24/18
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Throughout the month of December, Michael Stanko’s paintings of Valley Stream winter scenes were for sale as holiday greeting cards at Sip This for $3. As of press time, Stanko did not have a total …
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/17/18
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In February 1928, Lewis C. Elderd (1875-1931), whose ancestry on Long Island dates back to 1660, built a modest 39’ by 77’ one-story brick-faced salesroom and garage. The structure, which cost …
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12/5/17
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In August 1953, another fraternal organization, the Free and Accepted Masons (Freemasons), opened a local chapter — Valley Stream Lodge No. 143. They did not buy a building in Valley Stream at that …
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10/4/17
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