We finally made it to Woodstock last week — even though we were no longer wearing bell-bottomed jeans, paisley bandanas, or tie-dye T-shirts with bright yellow peace signs or smiley faces. We had a little more around the middle, a little sprinkling of silver among the gold, and we used our GPS system to get there — but we eventually “got ourselves back to the garden.”
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Jumping for healthy hearts in District 24
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Students at the William L. Buck School in Valley Stream District 24 participated in Jump Rope for Heart on March 8 to promote health and wellness. The event was organized by phys. ed. teacher Phil Testa.
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3/16/11
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Small fire at Valbrook Diner
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The Valley Stream Fire Department responded to a small fire at the Valbrook Diner on Merrick Road early Monday morning.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/16/11
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Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit in Valley Stream
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The Chinese American Association of Long Island, which holds Chinese language classes on Saturdays in Valley Stream, held its annual Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 19 at Central High School.
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3/3/11
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Pack 367 scouts go racing
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Valley Stream Cub Scout Pack 367 held its annual Pinewood Derby race on Jan. 30 in the Holy Name of Mary School cafeteria. Scouts designed their cars from the derby kits and competed to see whose was fastest down the track.
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2/3/11
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A snow day in East Meadow
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Wednesday was a snow day in East Meadow.
After a winter storm hit the area overnight on Tuesday into Wednesday morning, residents were digging out and kids were gearing up to enjoy the snow. …
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Mike Caputo
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1/12/11
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At the bottom of this column is a call for interns. The job is not for the faint of heart. It can be thankless, yet absolutely rewarding. Sound good? It may to you hardy souls who, despite yourselves, have a longing to write and report the news.
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by Mary Malloy
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1/6/11
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The Baldwin Public Library closed early today due to concerns regarding air quality.
“When a couple staff members felt ill, the Fire Department was called in to test the air quality,” said Catherine Overton, Assistant Director of the BPL. “No contaminants including carbon monoxide were found.”
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By Chris Connolly
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1/4/11
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The above title was that of a letter to the editor appearing in the Sept. 21, 1897 edition of The Sun of New York, written by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon.
The question inspired the famous …
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Valley Stream lights it up for Christmas
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Photos of some decorated homes in Valley Stream.
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12/22/10
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