New York state has ordered the indoor portions of malls closed, including Green Acres in Valley Stream, effective tomorrow, March 19 at 8 p.m. in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus …
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By Peter Belfiore
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3/18/20
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Tuesday was St. Patrick’s Day, and normally one of the biggest days of business for Buckley’s Restaurant and Bar, according to bartender Kenny Collins. With a pandemic looming, however, …
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By Peter Belfiore and Nicole Alcindor
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3/17/20
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To reduce the spread of the coronavirus, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are banning gatherings of more than 50 people effective 8 p.m. Monday night, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who tweeted …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/16/20
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Ben’s Crab, a family-owned, Louisiana Cajun-style seafood chain is scheduled to open a new location on Rockaway Avenue in early August, according to owner, Nico Salindeho, with construction …
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By Peter Belfiore
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3/12/20
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To celebrate family businesses on Long Island, esteemed owners gathered at the Carltun in East Meadow’s Eisenhower Park on March 4 for the inaugural Family Business Awards Gala.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/6/20
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Nearly 100 people died from a new strain of the coronavirus on Feb. 11, marking the deadliest day of the outbreak that began last month. It had already killed more than 1,000 people worldwide.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/20/20
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The Valley Stream Green Acres Aldi supermarket is set to open on Feb. 27. It is the first of two openings the European chain has planned in Nassau County for the first half of …
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By Peter Belfiore
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2/18/20
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Longtime Valley Stream resident Orville Davis says he was born in a junkyard.
Quite literally, actually. On May 1, 1989, his mother, Sonia, went into labor while she was helping his father at his …
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By Peter Belfiore
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2/13/20
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February, known nationally as Black History Month, is an appropriate time to work toward closing the opportunity gap for people of color.
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2/7/20
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The year 2020 is set to bring a fair amount of new to Valley Stream, with the village expanding some of its programs and looking to take on a few infrastructure projects, and a handful of new …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/30/20
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