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Volunteers Pattie Mercurio, far left, Mark Daley and Carmine Desio, parish outreach director Sister Margie Kelly and volunteer Isabelle Desio restocking the Saint Vincent de Paul food pantry.

Valley Stream clubs struggle to find volunteers

Volunteer organizations are the touchstone of Valley Stream, but the numbers of volunteers providing service to the community appears to be dwindling. For those looking to volunteer in Valley … more

By Juan Lasso | 10/13/23

Robin Wilson, frontman of the alternative rock/power pop band Gin Blossoms, has settled comfortably into his life on Long Island.

Robin Wilson joins Long Island's most elite musicians

Robin Wilson, the iconic voice of the multi-platinum selling Gin Blossoms — and current frontman for The Smithereens — will join the ranks of Long Island legends lBilly Joel, Joan Jett, Carole King, Twisted Sister, Public Enemy and countless others when he is inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame on Friday. more

By Daniel Offner | 8/23/23

Valuing our women leaders doesn’t end in March

The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . . more

By Patrick M. Pizzo II | 3/30/23

Miss Long Island Teen 2023 Natalia Suaza, from Valley Stream, joined by Miss Long Island Pageants executive director Leanne Baum, and Miss Long Island 2023 Lianne Webb, from Baldwin.

Lianne Webb, Natalia Suaza take home crowns

Lianne Webb and Natalia Suaza stood out from among dozens of contestants from across Nassau and Suffolk counties, crowned winners of Miss Long Island and Miss Teen Long Island. more

By Daniel Offner | 12/1/22

Family stories help the healing

If you don’t have a sister, I urge you to get one, preferably a younger one, so you can boss her around. But in a pinch, any age will do . . . more

4/14/22

Sacred Heart Academy will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday at 10 a.m.

Sacred Heart Academy to celebrate 70 years on Sunday

When Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead opened as the Mary Louis Academy Annex in 1949, the school had 58 students. Seventy years later, the all-girls school has a student body of more than 850. While … more

By Nakeem Grant | 9/20/19

The gritty beauty of the organic farm

I remember hiking in 90-degree heat on a dusty but paved road, past fields of fruit trees and vegetable plants. Suddenly, my father-in-law pointed and said in Bulgarian that we should turn into a thicket. more

7/11/19

Jan. 19 — 25

Here's what's going on in and around Valley Stream this week. more

1/20/17

“Avenue Q” meets Dee Snider in a comic interpretation of Shakespeare’s violent tragedy featuring silly-string gore, a bunch of angry goths and a villainous anthropomorphic boa.

Dee Snider trades in rock ‘n roll for puppets

Dee Snider has been known to surprise his fans, but seeing his name paired with Shakespeare’s will certainly raise some eyebrows. The Twisted Sister frontman and Baldwin native is not producing your average off-Broadway Shakespearean production. more

By Iris Wiener | 7/30/14

NOW's 'Dirty' is No. 1 on my list of ridiculous things

In front of the Supreme Court, business owners argued that the Affordable Health Care Act, Obamacare, violated the First Amendment and other federal laws protecting religious freedom . . . more

7/16/14

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