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Valerie Scaglione often works the entrance to the pool greeting patrons.

Students find summer work at Valley Stream park

It’s fun in the sun for several seasonal workers at Hendrickson Park — a popular place to earn some cash for high school and college students. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 7/27/11

Young educators say it is tough to land a teaching job these days when there are 500 résumés for every position. When Bellmorite Anthony Messina, a certified art educator, isn’t looking for a full-time teaching job, he works as a waiter at Piccolo Ristorante in Bellmore, his hometown.

Young educators will teach for food

First of two parts. Despite holding two part-time jobs, substitute-teaching and waiting tables, 27-year-old Bellmore resident Anthony Messina has what he considers to be a third full-time job, for which he receives no pay. For five years, Messina has been searching for a permanent teaching position. more

By Fran Berkman | 7/6/11

The ups and downs of the teachers’ job market

Second of two parts. Last time I introduced the ups and downs in the teacher job market. Not long ago, I warned that a dangerous teacher shortage was on the horizon; now, we’re talking about cutbacks, layoffs, and the difficulty of getting a teaching job. What’s the story? more

By Steve Kussin | 5/6/11

Taxpayers, whose side are you on?

It’s not even February yet, but so far it looks like 2011 will finally be the year New York gets moving in the right direction. more

by Al D'Amato | 1/27/11

Senate OKs job tax credit, 2% state spending cap

In one of its first orders of business in the new legislative session, the State Senate passed the Job Creation and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011 on Jan. 19. Supporters of the three-part plan say it will encourage the creation of new private-sector jobs with a tax credit, ensure fiscal responsibility with the enactment of a 2 percent state spending cap and require a two-thirds “super-majority” vote to increase taxes if the Assembly, and then voters, approve a constitutional amendment. more

Judy Rattner | 1/26/11

This election, focus on issues, not ads

The stakes in this election are too important to accept at face value the slick and often alarmist advertising that candidates put forward as Election Day nears. more

10/7/10

Third and fourth grade students at the Robert W. Carbonaro School and throughout District 24 will have Spanish next year after federal jobs money helped restore the program.

Valley Stream schools get $1.8M

Valley Stream’s four school districts are in for some extra money, thanks to a new $10 billion federal education jobs bill. more

Andrew Hackmack | 9/1/10

Taking the long way around — very slowly

Recently I’ve encountered a number of people in their 20s and 30s who are feeling afraid and stressed because they don’t yet know what they want to “do” or “be” in life. Some have finished college with no idea of what to do next. more

Randi Kreiss | 8/26/10

Getting business savvy with their summer work

Many Valley Streamers are taking a dive in deeper waters by making their money in the business world. For them, it is a whirlwind full of busy customers and bustling activities. And these teenagers are making the most of it. more

Clarissa Hamlin and Andrew Hackmack | 8/18/10

District 24 summer workers, from left, Gerard Middleton, Lauren Grupp, Michael Giannone and Andrew Sommella.

Jobs await District 24’s former students

District 24 hires many of its former graduates to help get the schools ready for September. This year, there are a dozen high school and college students working in the Brooklyn Avenue, William L. Buck and Robert W. Carbonaro schools. more

Andrew Hackmack | 8/11/10

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