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Giving thanks in 2020

In a year when so much has gone awry — so many lives lost, businesses battered, jobs vanished — it strains the imagination to think what we might be thankful for, particularly as the nation enters its second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. more

11/26/20

Staff prepared barriers at the Chicken Coop, also on Rockaway, to put diners there at ease amid the pandemic.

Restaurants in Valley Stream brace for the cold months

Summer gave restaurant patrons the chance to dine outdoors in relative safety. Many in Valley Stream took advantage of on-street dining after the village closed Rockaway Avenue to traffic in late … more

By Peter Belfiore | 11/13/20

Cassandra Barry, 4, let her flag fly high during the 202 Valley Stream Veteran's Day ceremony on the Village Green.

Veterans Day 2020 in Valley Stream

The threads of history converged in parallel this Nov. 11 in Valley Stream and across the country. Taking place amid the pandemic, Armistice Day as Veteran’s Day was initially … more

By Peter Belfiore | 11/12/20

In a hurry? Forget about it.

Q. I’m wondering how the pandemic has affected architects and contractors. As we prepare to start our home planning, we’re concerned about whether we’ll have delays. We want to get this going before winter, if possible . . . more

By Monte Leeper | 10/30/20

Valley Stream Central High School will remain closed for at least two weeks after two confirmed coronavirus cases were reported within the building in the same week.

Central High School closes after positive virus cases

Valley Stream Central High School closed on Monday, Oct. 26 and will remain so for at least two weeks after two positive coronavirus test results were reported in the building over the previous week, … more

By Peter Belfiore | 10/26/20

Herd immunity, a recipe for further disaster

Consider the number 675,000 for a moment. That’s the number of people in the United States who died during the flu pandemic of 1918-19. Could the U.S. be headed for such widespread death again? more

10/22/20

Valley Stream Troop 116 scouts Ian Burke, standing from left, Owen Bogle and Brandon Yu officially reached the rank of Eagle on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Three in V.S. Troop 116 become Eagle Scouts

Three members of Valley Stream BSA Troop 116 officially became Eagle Scouts on Saturday. Owen Bogle, Ian Burke and Brandon Yu gathered along with family, mentors and their fellow scouts to at the … more

By Peter Belfiore | 10/15/20

Valley Streamer Munahil Sultana said the coronavirus has radically altered her freshman year of college.

Valley Stream students adapt to college life in pandemic

“My freshman year is definitely not a normal one,” said Valley Stream resident Munahil Sultana. This fall she began her first semester at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. … more

By Nicole Alcindor and Kevin Durk | 10/15/20

Pandemic brings large reduction in plane noise to V.S.

For Valley Streamer Nicole Fischman, the plane noise was so constant that she started counting the intervals. About every three or four minutes, the commercial jets would pass over her home near … more

By Peter Belfiore | 10/15/20

Brothers Tommy, left, and Anthony DiStefano, owners of the Valbrook Diner, plan to reopen the restaurant in the coming weeks after they embarked on a roughly six-month renovation.

Valbrook Diner to reopen after renovations

For nearly as long as they can remember, brothers Anthony and Tommy DiStefano knew they would own a restaurant together one day. “We’ve been in the diner business our whole … more

By Peter Belfiore | 10/1/20

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