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Catherine DelCastillo and Danny Ferro met at a drama workshop at Central High School in 2007 and now are forming a theater troupe.

A pair of theater-loving friends will be taking their shared passion and creating a show that they hope will delight audiences while also giving fellow Valley Streamers a creative outlet this summer. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/29/14

The entrance to the Community Center was covered with sandbags on April 30 after the lake at Hendrickson Park encroached on the building.

Community Center handles first flood

The Valley Stream Community Center, which was redesigned 2½ years ago to better withstand inevitable flooding, got its first test last week. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/7/14

You've got to be carefully taught

There has been a recent spate of hateful incidents in Nassau County and elsewhere that make it clear that we still have a long way to go to teach ignorant adults and youths that racism, homophobia, sexism, bullying and all other forms of intolerance are offensive and unacceptable, and definitely not funny. more

4/24/14

Joshua Jarrett, and his mother, Kim, made Christmas cards.

Kids get in the giving spirit

About 100 children gathered at the Valley Stream Community Center last Sunday to celebrate the holidays and to mark the season’s true meaning — being kind to others. I Am A Kid That Gives, an organization started by Valley Stream resident Shari James, hosted its third annual Holiday Party with a Purpose on Dec. 15. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/19/13

Noah Mirecki, 5, looked on as Stephanie Alphee, a Mad Science instructor, led a recent class at the Valley Stream Community Center.

Kids go mad for science

The Valley Stream Community Center in Hendrickson Park plays host to a variety of activities for people of all ages, but there is only one that allows kids to play with slime while teaching them basic scientific principles. more

By Brian Croce | 11/6/13

Poverty — the story of us all

The year was 1994. Nassau County was supposed to have built a park with a soccer field, a basketball court and picnic tables at the Five Towns Community Center in the mid-1970s, but for two decades, plans for the project languished. more

10/3/13

John Blenn and SallyAnn Esposito, who have known each other since their days of working at Sam Goody at the Green Acres Mall, have teamed up to bring several new arts and entertainment classes to the Valley Stream Community Center.

To entertain or to be entertained

Want to be a comic, a band manager or a playwright? Look no further than the Valley Stream Community Center. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/12/13

Antonio Bosotina, 9, of East Meadow, learned how to design his own video games at the Engineering for Kids summer camp in Valley Stream. He has been taking part in the hands-on program all summer, learning how to build bridges, egg drop devices, catapults and other gadgets.

Future engineers train in Valley Stream

Twenty years from now, some of the nation’s top engineers could be talking about how they got their start in Valley Stream. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/21/13

Joseph Pena and Richard Ruan got to take part in an interactive drum performance with Shemar Stephens and Kam Kelly of Layla’s Drum and Dance Company on Feb. 23 at the Valley Stream Community Center to celebrate Black History Month.

Celebrating Black history through music

The village hosted a Black History Month celebration at the Community Center last Saturday. Children were able to take part in an interactive drum performance by Layla’s Drum and Dance Company, located on Rockaway Avenue. more

2/27/13

SallyAnn Esposito, who has lived in Valley Stream for more than four decades, is the new manager of the Community Center at Hendrickson Park, formerly the administration building.

Community Center manager feels right at home

A rainy day in Valley Stream turned out to be a ray of sunshine for long-time resident SallyAnn Esposito. The chain of events after a 2011 flood damaged the Hendrickson Park administration building eventually led to her getting her dream job. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/20/13

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