Despite losing one night to rain, organizers of Blessed Sacrament Church’s Family Festival say the third annual event was a success. The festival, which featured rides, games, entertainment, food and more, was held last Friday through Sunday along McKeon Avenue and in the church parking lot.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/7/13
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Blessed Sacrament Church is in need of a little TLC. A leaky roof, a deteriorating façade and a failing air conditioning system are just some of the problems at the complex. The parish, coping with a multimillion-dollar debt, doesn’t have the means to pay for the repairs, but it will if a capital campaign project to raise $850,000 is successful.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/7/13
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Early last week, John Kilikci and his 3-year-old son, Emrah, saw the rides being set up in the Blessed Sacrament Church parking lot, just down the block from their McKeon Avenue home. Patiently they waited until Thursday evening, when the second annual Family Festival began.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/8/12
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Church officials will soon know whether plans will be approved or denied for a day care center at Blessed Sacrament School, which closed in June due to low enrollment.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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9/14/11
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Two newly vacant school buildings in Valley Stream cannot be rented until the village’s Board of Zoning Appeals grants a variance, school officials have learned.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/10/11
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There will only be one more graduating class at Blessed Sacrament School. The Diocese of Rockville Centre announced on Jan. 11 that the 53-year-old parish school, one of two Catholic schools in Valley Stream, will close in June.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/19/11
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Heavy rain last Thursday evening spared Blessed Sacrament School from flooding, but a storm a few weeks ago didn’t.
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Andrew Hackmack
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9/22/10
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Blessed Sacrament Church, on Central Avenue, has been a fixture in Valley Stream for nearly six decades, and the church is beginning a year-long celebration of its 60th anniversary.
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Anthony Bottan
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4/7/10
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Leader of the flock
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Rev. Peter Dugandzic was officially installed as the pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church on Dec. 6.
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12/9/09
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