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At a Press conference on Sept. 16 promoting pet adoptions, Mike Timka, owner of Fun Stuff Toys in Seaford, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray and Animal Shelter Director Mike Pastore showed off Bill Blasso who is up for adoption.

Pictures of pets in need of a good home are coming to a store near you. The Town of Hempstead has launched a new initiative, “Downtown Dogs (and Cats),” to increase adoptions at its animal shelter in Wantagh. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/24/14

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.

Video: Biking 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

Gabriel Gil, 6, proudly displayed his trophy at the Valley Stream Baseball League’s closing ceremonies on July 26 at Firemen’s Field.

Trophies all around at Baseball League ceremony

While the Major League Baseball season is just past the All-Star break, the Valley Stream Baseball League has wrapped up its playoffs and children are enjoying their own break until fall sports get under way. more

8/2/14

Christopher Dang, who will be entering first grade, uses the new Super Kids reading program.

District 24 summer program gets high marks

More than 200 students from Valley Stream District 24 are keeping their minds sharp this summer at the Robert W. Carbonaro School, as teachers are giving extra instruction in English language arts and math. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/2/14

Librarian Lena Sau, center, handed bags of books to volunteers Jean Rechner and George Ellard to be delivered to homebound residents of Valley Stream.

Waldinger Library seeks helping hands

Everyone is entitled to read a good book. That’s the belief of staff members at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, and that’s why they created the homebound delivery service nearly two decades ago. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/2/14

Dr. Larry Cardano checked on the hearing aid that he provided to William Ryan through the Valley Stream Lions Club’s Lend an Ear program.

Lions lend an ear

Hearing loss has been an issue for Valley Stream resident William Ryan for many years. It’s a problem that has often led to frustration, but one that has been solved thanks to the Valley Stream Lions Club. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/2/14

Meeting Sparky the Dragon, the mascot of my favorite hockey team, at the Clear Stream Avenue School.

Farewell, Valley Stream

Neil Sedaka once told us through song that “breaking up is hard to do.” While I surprised even myself by quoting Neil Sedaka, his song is perhaps most appropriate for this situation. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/24/14

Erica Tymeck leads a group of fifth- and sixth-grade students in the special education program.

Technology key to summer learning in District 30

Even though it’s summer, the lights are on at Clear Stream Avenue School and learning is continuing to take place. Almost every classroom is being used as about 200 children gather there every weekday morning to take part in District 30’s summer school program. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/23/14

Francesca Fontaine, a volunteer with District 13’s summer SCOPE program, helped Kashal Rai, left, and Vito Scaglione with one of their projects.

District 13 schools abuzz this summer

For some children, summer is about sleeping late and hanging out in the air conditioning. That’s not the case for the hundreds of children who attend District 13’s summer recreation program, along with its other academic offerings during the two-month break from school. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/23/14

Billy Paraszczuk, left, of Boy Scout Troop 109, supervised the building of wooden planks to improve the walkway at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The walkway will span a total of 90 feet.

Building a path to Eagle Scout

After nearly a year of planning, Billy Paraszczuk’s Eagle Scout project is finally coming to fruition. The Boy Scout from Valley Stream Troop 109 is constructing a walkway for the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/23/14

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