To the Editor:
In the wake of the horrific violence in Tucson, the newly installed House of Representatives temporarily set aside its effort to repeal the health care law that would provide …
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1/19/11
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To the Editor:
This month I received a four-page pamphlet in the mail from the county entitled “Nassau County News Network.” The first page is a letter from County Executive Ed Mangano. He …
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1/19/11
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Thank you very much for the incredible honor of being named the Merrick Herald’s Person of the Year.
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By Liz O'Shaughnessy
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1/10/11
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In recent editions of the Herald, there was little or no mention of the hard work done by our Hempstead town councilman, Jim Darcy, in the matter of FEMA against the residents of Valley Stream. Mr. Darcy did some hard work finding places to hold meetings and getting the citizens out to attend those meetings.
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1/7/11
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In light of the fact that the Central High School District is appointing an interim superintendent and is searching for a permanent superintendent, possibly one of the qualifications would be to take on the elementary level as well.
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1/5/11
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Thank you to the Valley Stream Herald and Andrew Hackmack for bestowing on me the title of Person of the Year for 2010. It is such an honor to be recognized by my hometown paper with such a well-written and in-depth article.
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1/5/11
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Recently, I went to a holiday craft fair at Valley Stream Central High School and was shocked to find, among the actual crafts, mini terrariums complete with “dragons,” or green anoles, as they are commonly referred to in the pet trade
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12/17/10
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Recently, Nassau County superintendents of schools received literature from County Executive Ed Mangano regarding his 2011 “No Property Tax Increase Budget.” As part of this proposed budget, county legislators voted, strictly along party lines, to shift the financial expense of paying county assessment errors from Nassau County to the local school districts. We certainly agree that the assessment system is broken; however, shifting the responsibility to the school districts will not help fix it.
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12/16/10
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I am so sad for the owners of my favorite place to eat, Inatome Japanese Steakhouse and Seafood (“Fire ravages Inatome restaurant,” Nov. 4-10).
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11/12/10
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To the neighbors of Valley Stream, I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all for your help and support. As you probably know, on Sunday, Oct. 31, Inatome Japanese Steakhouse and Seafood caught fire due to an electrical shortage and the building burned down. No one was hurt and the neighbors were unharmed.
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11/12/10
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