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10/19/10
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A cultural celebration in Valley Stream
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The South High School Cultural Club celebrated the Autumn Moon Festival at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library on Sept. 25, a tribute to Chinese culture.
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9/29/10
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A pair of first-year college students will have a little extra money to pay for school, as the Valley Stream Lions Club presented two scholarships last week.
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Andrew Hackmack
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8/25/10
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Suddenly, I was captivated by the darkness below on a steamy August day. I could only stare as tiny gray pill bugs crept up from the recesses of the decaying leaf pile. Then I noticed an earthworm slithering to the surface and looping back to the underworld. This place was alive.
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Scott Brinton
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8/20/10
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Get ready Valley Streamers for an adrenaline rush! The summer is kicking into high gear at the Hendrickson Park pool with the annual Aquatic Club Water Show this Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
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Clarissa Hamlin
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8/11/10
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The Valley Stream Lions Club recently welcomed its two newest members, one familiar with Lionism and the other new to the international service group.
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Andrew Hackmack
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8/4/10
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Three graduating seniors will get a little extra financial boost for college, as the Valley Stream Kiwanis Club hosted its annual scholarship dinner last week.
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Andrew Hackmack
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6/23/10
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One of my favorite activities during a recent family vacation in St. Augustine, Fla., was sitting in a lawn chair on the white, sandy beach and watching flocks of pelicans streaking above the Atlantic Ocean like squadrons of jetfighters.
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Scott Brinton
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6/20/10
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The East Meadow Soccer Club is gearing up for the 32nd annual East Meadow Soccer Tournament, sponsored by the Westbury-based Covanta Energy. It one of the largest and oldest soccer competitions in the Northeast. This year, the club is expecting more than 400 teams to attend, with a number of squads from as far as Canada already signed up.
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Scott Brinton
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6/18/10
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Scott Brinton, senior editor of the Merrick and Bellmore Heralds, and an adjunct journalism professor at Hofstra University, took home a first place for Editorial Writing and a second place for Business News in the Press Club of Long Island’s annual Media Awards competition.
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6/11/10
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