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While taking a walk the other day, I met a fellow that I see in synagogue every once in a while. After exchanging pleasantries, I asked, “So, I’ll see you on the High Holy … more

By Rabbi Steven Graber | 9/22/22

Blair Graham, left, and Nina Munafo, right, members of Troop 99, the only all-female Boy Scout troop in Valley Stream, helped aspiring Eagle Scout Gabriella Burke with her service project.

Teen could be first female Eagle Scout in Valley Stream

Few things are harder to find in the Boy Scouts of America than an all-girl Boy Scout troop. For over a century, BSA has shaped its identity as a boys-only organization specializing in wilderness … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/22/22

A Valley Stream man was charged and arrested after holding a woman at gunpoint

A Valley Stream man faces multiple charges after allegedly threatening a woman with a shotgun, police say. Nassau County police were responding to a disturbance call when they found a 44-year-old … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/21/22

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week the end of the mask mandate on public transportation — including busses and subways in New York City, as well as the Long Island Rail Road — shedding a requirement first instituted at the height of the coronavirus pandemic more than two years ago, which has been largely ignored over the last several months anyway.

Masks now encouraged, but not required

After more than two years, Long Island Rail Road commuters can now decide for themselves when — and where — to mask up while riding the rails. At least, officially. Gov. Kathy Hochul … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/16/22

9/11 is more than just a day on our calendar

If you ask almost anyone above the age of thirty where you were on September 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers fell, you can almost always expect a detailed response. To my generation, however, … more

By Ilana Greenberg | 9/16/22

alley Stream 30 students from all three schools will take part in a Lego Robotics competition this winter and were able to showcase their Lego Robots to parents at their Lego Robotics Night.

Valley Stream 30 codes and programs Lego robots

Valley Stream District 30 students were able to shine a spotlight on their robotic Lego creations that combines the basics of programming, coding, and robot Lego models earlier this month. Twenty … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/16/22

Local leaders decry Baha’i persecution in Iran

Baha’is, Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, has long endured persecution by the hands of Iranian authorities, but the UN and international human rights agencies have raised … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/16/22

Senior staff at Memorial wore custom-made shirts on September 6, the first day of school for elementary school students at Uvalde since the tragic May 24 mass shooting.

V.S. Memorial students stand strong with Uvalde

As schools across Long Island opened their doors for students earlier this year, the concern for their safety has become paramount in the wake of the tragedy that transpired back in May at Robb … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/16/22

The village’s 9/11 annual remembrance ceremony began with the presentation of colors by members of the American Legion Post 854, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1700, the Valley Stream Boy and Girl Scouts, and the New York Naval Cadet Corp.

Valley Stream memorializes 9/11 victims

Gray clouds that had lingered on for most of the evening blotted out the sun. A gentle rain soon fell over Arthur J. Hendrickson Park as solemn faces standing beneath umbrellas crowded around the … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/16/22

Brett Kornblum took over for Scott Stueber as the new athletic director for the Valley Stream Central High School District.

Meet new athletics leader of Valley Stream high schools

For nearly 30 years, Scott Stueber — a man best known as a football coaching firebrand, specializing in defensive lines — has been a fixture in Valley Stream Central High School District … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 9/16/22

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