Abby Wambach, the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, will be interviewed by Coleman Country campers and provide soccer tips when she visits the camp in Merrick this summer, announced Camp Director Ross Coleman.
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5/29/13
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Staff members in District 24’s three elementary schools take great pride in working hard to educate students in the classroom, but their dedication doesn’t stop when the school day ends. Twelve educators from the district also taught by example last weekend.
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By Brian Croce
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4/17/13
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Children in the Valley Stream Baseball League will be playing ball like they’ve never played before. The league, which will be entering its 71st season, will debut wooden bat baseball for the 2013 season.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/29/12
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While many athletes from the U.S. were competing in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, a few athletes from England made their way to Valley Stream. However, these young adults didn’t come to compete. They came to teach.
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By Brian Croce
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8/15/12
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The carnival comes to Barrett Park
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Camp Barrett, the village of Valley Stream's summer camp program, held its annual Carnival Day on Aug. 3. There was a bounce castle, dunk tank, slip and slide, face painting and numerous carnival games.
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8/8/12
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Basketball generally gets put on the backburner during the summer months, but hoops took center stage July 28 at the Center for Recreation and Sports on the campus of Adelphi University, the site of this year’s Malone Mulhall Benefit Game.
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By Andrew McClure
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8/8/12
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On a typical morning, about 300 children, teens and adults are scattered throughout Barrett Park, home to Valley Stream’s summer camp. But there’s far fewer last names, as many sets of siblings go there together as campers, or work there together as counselors. And, in a few cases, there’s one of each in a family.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/2/12
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Though football has been a huge part of Stephen Boyd’s life since he suited up for the Valley Stream Green Hornets in the late 1970s, he never envisioned himself as a coach and mentor until the opportunity presented itself.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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8/2/12
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A battle for bragging rights at Barrett Park
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Valley Stream's village summer camp program hosted its annual Color Wars competition on July 19 at Barrett Park. Campers divided into the blue and red teams and competed in a variety of field day-like activities including a tug-of-war, obstacle course and a variety of relay races.
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7/25/12
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In its 13th year, participation numbers are up across the board in the Village of Valley Stream Recreation Department’s summer sports camps.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/19/12
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