When most people think of Easter they think of bunnies, candy and egg hunts.
But for Christians it is a day to commemorate their belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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4/8/21
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It’s been a difficult year.
For much of it, many people have been stuck inside awaiting the end of the coronavirus pandemic, which to date has killed more than a half-million people in the …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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4/8/21
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I think pandemic affected us in a way that’s kind of hard to describe in words because we’ve never encountered anything like this ever before. Nothing in training ever prepared us for …
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3/25/21
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Long Island is a year into the pandemic, and according to local mental health experts, many people are still struggling to adjust to the life changes it has brought. As a result, they said, more …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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3/18/21
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A year into the coronavirus pandemic, businesses in Valley Stream have been hit with a variety of challenges. Between government-mandated shutdowns, restrictions on gatherings and closing times, as …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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3/18/21
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Faced with plummeting ridership amid the coronavirus pandemic and a budget gap of $2.5 billion, in December the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that on March 8, LIRR service would be …
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By Peter Belfiore
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3/18/21
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As the one-year anniversary of the start to the coronavirus pandemic approaches Valley Stream’s various pastors said they are reflecting on the past twelve months of hardship with gratitude …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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3/12/21
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How strange the past 12 months have been, for us all. Personally, I’ve been holed up for most of it at my desk in my bedroom, papers stacked up around me . . .
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3/11/21
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March 1, 2020, marked the first confirmed case of coronavirus in New York. As fears of the virus mounted, Valley Stream resident Thomas Dowling, 41, recalled, he was riddled with fear and anxiety …
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By Nicole Alcindor
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3/5/21
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The coronavirus pandemic reached Long Island a year ago next week, at first bringing a handful of cases before it dug in and exploded, wreaking havoc.
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2/25/21
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