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Valley Stream District 30 will receive a $1.4 million boost from the federal government to upgrade its school safety and support services.

Here's how Valley Stream District 30 plans to use $1.4M in federal grant money

Thanks to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Valley Stream District 30 is awarded $1.4 million for student safety and mental health. Superintendent Roxanne Garcia-France outlines plans for the Family-School-Community Partnership, hiring social workers, counselors, and establishing a resource center to address safety and health challenges. more

By Juan Lasso | 3/29/24

LIRR to Grand Central Madison? We’re still waiting.

Once again, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has left coal in the stockings of Long Island Rail Road commuters. more

By Larry Penner | 1/12/23

The village will pour $300,000 into traffic-easing modifications to Hendrickson Avenue, from North Corona Avenue to Fletcher Avenue. Hamza Khan rode his bike along the busy stretch of road.

Village pours federal grant money into making busy road safer

ill pump $300,000 of federal funds into efforts to improve the way cars and pedestrians navigate Hendrickson Avenue, from North Corona Avenue to Fletcher Avenue, by installing a number of … more

By Juan Lasso | 11/10/22

America’s mayhem is playing on the world stage

If you know American history, or you remember it, “The whole world is watching!” is the unforgettable chant shouted by thousands of young Vietnam War protesters as they were tear-gassed and beaten with clubs . . . more

10/20/22

Want to ensure democracy? Invest in education.

Summers are for beaches, barbecues and outdoor concerts. But for Faye, every day of her summers during her college years was spent inside a hot factory . . . more

9/1/22

Make the most of your college visits

In the fall, families and their students plan college tours. Given the time it takes to schedule and navigate such visits, careful planning is imperative. more

By Robert A. Scott | 8/12/21

North senior Ahmya McMillan, who was born a month early, was inspired to look into the topic of preterm births among Black mothers by her personal experience.

V.S. North senior earns grant funding for research into preterm births

“I was a preterm baby because I was born one month earlier than expected, and now, 17 years later, I’m trying to find out through my research project if preterm birth is linked to certain … more

2/4/21

Creating your pandemic time capsule

If time is really relative and there are time travelers out there from the future thinking about where to visit, do not, I repeat, do not go back to 2020. more

2/4/21

Friends of Kelly Tinyes started a memorial brick and bench campaign.

Remembering Kelly Tinyes with Forever Young brick campaign

Nearly 32 years after her death, friends of Kelly Tinyes have begun the Forever Young Kelly Brick Campaign, and are encouraging people to buy personalized bricks and benches in Grant Park in Hewlett, her favorite park. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 10/14/20

Dozens of people came to the Nassau County Legislature and Executive Building on Monday evening to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day.

Lakeview residents speak out on George Floyd's death

People started to stream into the demonstration in front of the Nassau County Legislature and Executive Building in Mineola nearly an hour before the scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time. They had come to … more

By Nakeem Grant, Ronny Reyes, Darwin Yanes and Scott Brinton | 6/1/20

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