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Nassau County elected officials expressed disappointment after Amazon announced Feb. 14 that it would drop its plan to open a second headquarters in Long Island City, Queens. The tech giant’s …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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2/14/19
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When Kymberley Clemons-Jones first became the pastor of the Valley Stream Presbyterian Church more than 10 years ago, the church only had 27 congregants and Long Island Presbytery officials were considering either merging it with another congregation or closing it all together. But with a lot of hard work and dedication, Clemons-Jones was able to change the church’s fate, and it now boasts more than 150 members.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/14/19
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In only two weeks, Genine Iadevaio was able to collect more than 100 Valentine’s Day cards for an Air Force troop in Afghanistan in memory of her father, Gerald “Jerry” Chiano.
Jerry served …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/14/19
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When Sip This owner David Sabatino and manager Stephanie Pontillo were looking for places in 2011 to open up a coffee shop together, they had never considered it would be located in the same Rockaway …
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By Peter Belfiore
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2/14/19
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Valley Stream will hold its village election on March 19, and two slates of candidates are vying for village mayor, two trustee seats and the position of village court justice. The trustee race is at …
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By Peter Belfiore and Melissa Koenig
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2/14/19
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Districts 13, 24 and the High School District have announced that after-school activities have been canceled today due to the storm, but tonight’s Central High School District Board of Education …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/12/19
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On Jan. 30, state lawmakers approved the first new gun control laws since the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act passed in 2013.
Gun control advocates cheered the further tightening …
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By Erik Hawkins
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2/7/19
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A Laurelton man was arrested on Feb. 6 at 1:50 a.m. for an attempted robbery in Valley Stream.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/7/19
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Administrators at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital unveiled the facility’s new $13.5 million Orthopedic Unit at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 1.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/7/19
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Clear Stream Avenue School recently received a $5,000 grant from Lowe’s Toolbox for Education to help build the school’s Makerspace program.
“The grant is intended to build our students’ …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/7/19
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