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Change is needed after band bus accident
The horrific charter bus accident on Orange County’s Interstate 84 on Sept. 21 that claimed the lives of a band director and a retired teacher while injuring 16 members of Farmingdale High School’s marching band should be a wake-up call for change. more
Make room for school buses
They called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long Island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives . . . more
The Baumann Bus Company has gone out of business, citing a lack of payment from school districts during the coronavirus shutdown. All four of Valley Stream’s school districts contracted with Baumann.
Bus company that serviced V.S. schools shuts down; drivers blame districts, state
On April 28, the Baumann Bus Company, one of Long Island’s largest school bus companies, filed a notice with the New York Department of Labor that it had ceased operations amid the coronavirus … more
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The Central high School District is grappling with issues stemming from the loss of Veterans Transportation Co. Inc. as the bus company for its sports teams.
Bus agencies struggle to meet CHSD teams’ needs
Three times this month, the bus for Central High School’s cross-country team never came, causing the athletes to miss meets. Two other times, the team was late for meets, its bus failing to arrive … more
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Valley Streamer Karin Longo pleaded with the Central High School District Board of Education on Aug. 27, asking them to provide late-bus service to her grandson who attends private school. His mother died of breast cancer in June.
An after-school dilemma
“How would you feel if you had a child who lost his mother and he had no way of getting home?” 50-year Valley Stream resident Karin Longo asked the Central High School District Board of … more
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School bus cameras will make students safer
On Aug. 6, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law that will allow counties, cities, towns and villages throughout the state to outfit their school buses with cameras to catch motorists illegally driving past them while their stop signs are out. more
Lori Lang, left, spoke about the need for after-school busing for private school students at a Board of Education meeting in October.
CHSD officials deny after-school busing request for private school students
About five months after Lori Lang asked the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education to implement a policy that would provide private-school students with after-school transportation, Superintendent Bill Heidenreich said he would not recommend that the board move forward with the request for the next school year. more
Let’s keep our schoolchildren safe
It’s a message we emphasize every year, because it is so important: School is almost back in session, so it’s time for drivers to slow down and use extra caution. more
Give our children a brake
It’s a message we emphasize every year, because it is so important: School is back in session, so it’s time for drivers to slow down. more
School safety 101: Slow down
Most area schools reopened this week, which means the roads are going to be more hectic on weekday mornings and afternoons. more
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