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Melanie Jenkins was sworn in as Village Justice at a public hearing on May 16. Jenkins, from left, who also sits on the Friend’s of Bridge Board of Directors, is pictured presenting a community leadership award to Nassau County Court Judge and then-Village Justice Robert Bogle in 2013.

Higgins passes the gavel to Melanie Jenkins

Associate Village Justice Melanie Jenkins was appointed by Mayor Edwin Fare to fill the remainder of the unexpired term left by Village Justice Virginia Clavin-Higgins following her resignation … more

By Juan Lasso | 6/10/22

As a village trustee, Rosanna Clavin, far right, handed out awards one year to swim team members at the village pool.

Rosanna Clavin, first female Valley Stream trustee, dies at 87

Rosanna Clavin, a pioneer who made history as Valley Stream’s first female trustee and deputy mayor, died on Nov. 18, of complications of cancer, according to her family. She was 87. more

By Peter Belfiore and Melissa Koenig | 11/29/18

Photos by Micah Danney/Herald Virginia Clavin-Higgins was sworn in by Nassau County Court Judge Robert Bogle on Monday. With her was her husband, Kevin Higgins.

Mayor appoints new justice and trustee

Mayor Ed Fare appointed former Village of Valley Stream trustee Virginia Clavin-Higgins village justice on Monday, and appointed Sean Wright, a prosecutor for the village, to the seat she resigned from on Dec. 30. more

By Micah Danney mdanney@liherald.com | 1/13/16

Trustee Clavin-Higgins resigns

Trustee Virginia Clavin-Higgins resigned from Valley Stream’s board of trustees on Dec. 30, citing consideration of “other career possibilities.” more

By Nick Ciccone | 1/5/16

The owner of this office building on Merrick Road wants to convert it into apartments.

Owner seeks new use for office building

A mostly vacant office building could become apartments, if the village gives its approval for a zoning change. The building is located at 420 W. Merrick Road, between Waldinger and Montague streets, behind a car dealership. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/15/14

The Sanitation Department has been serviced by Jamaica Ash for decades.

Valley Stream ponders trash removal options

Picking up the garbage is one of the basic services that any municipal government offers. Where that garbage goes once it leaves the curb is a mystery to most residents. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/28/13

The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library will open its doors on Sundays for the first time in the library’s 81-year history.

Waldinger Library board OKs Sunday hours

Valley Stream library patrons will no longer have to look elsewhere for books on Sundays. They can stay in their own community. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/21/13

A plane flies over Southwest Nassau as it approaches JFK.

State seeks study of airplane noise

Local Assembly members have successfully fought for a bill that would require the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to study flight noise generated by planes at LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports. more

By Brian Croce | 6/19/13

New bus policy gets thumbs-up

Last week’s Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education meeting was a bit different from those in February and March. After months of back-and-forth discussion among board members, administrators and parents, the board reached a compromise on transportation to private schools. more

By Brian Croce | 4/17/13

Agreement sought on busing

Although the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education adopted its budget on March 12, the parents of private-school students who would receive MTA MetroCards instead of a yellow bus to get to school have not given up their fight. more

By Brian Croce | 3/27/13

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