It may be human nature to believe that the worst can never happen. Perhaps we can’t wrap our psyches around the thought of our homes and businesses –– our lives –– in tatters.
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11/15/12
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Weather forecasters are often criticized for being wrong. With Hurricane Sandy, we wish they had been.
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11/15/12
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A majority of homes and business in Valley Stream remain without power on Friday in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which knocked down trees, power lines and utility poles throughout the community.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/2/12
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The superstorm called Hurricane Sandy will surely go down as one of the U.S.’s most costly and crippling storms, ripping a $20 billion swath of destruction up the Eastern Seaboard, and Long Island’s South Shore was front and center amid the tumult as Sandy’s northern end lashed communities from Bellmore to Valley Stream and from Long Beach to Rockville Centre.
Now, after the flooding and the fires, the anxiety and fear, the South Shore must slowly rebuild, one home, one school, one business at a time.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/31/12
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There’s a new surface at the Valley Stream Dog Park, and canine owners couldn’t be happier.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/10/12
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In light of what the weather service called a "moderate" risk for severe thunderstorms that could contain heavy rain, damaging wind, lightning, hail and even a tornado, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced the postponement of the Outdoor Summer Movie Night at Eisenhower Park's Lakeside Theatre as well as the Summer Concert Under the Stars at Wantagh Park, both scheduled for tonight.
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By Judy Rattner
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7/26/12
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Workin' at the Valley Stream Dog Park
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A pair of Boy Scouts from Troop 369 worked on their community service projects on April 14 at the new Valley Stream Dog Park, set to open the first weekend in May.
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4/19/12
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Valley Stream dog lovers, get ready — the new dog park is nearly complete. The highly anticipated opening of the village’s own facility for canines is less than a month away, with a big celebration planned for May 5.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/11/12
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European …
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4/11/12
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Last March, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rattled the Pacific Ocean, unleashing a tsunami that inundated coastal areas of Japan.
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2/23/12
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