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Four Boy Scouts from Valley Stream attained scouting’s highest honor earlier this year.

Meet the four teens from Valley Stream Troop 116 who earned Boy Scouts’ highest honor

Four young men from Valley Stream Troop 116 have attained the highest rank in scouting this year, becoming Eagle Scouts. And each planned and completed a project to help fill a need, and is being … more

By Nicole Formisano | 9/22/23

A Queens man has been charged with conspiracy in connection with a shooting at an illegal party in Valley Stream last month on Sept. 15.

Alleged third man caught in Valley Stream fatal party shooting

A third man has been put in custody in connection with a shooting at an illegal party in Valley Stream last month on Sept. 15. Kenny Greene, 23, of Queens was charged with conspiracy in the lethal … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/22/23

Valley Stream 13’s new hires during their new teacher orientation.

Valley Stream 13 orients brand new batch of hires

Valley Stream 13 recently hosted New Teacher Orientation for the 2023-2024 school year. The orientation was held over the course of three days at James A. Dever Elementary School. “We are … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/22/23

I’ll be choosing my words even more carefully

I’ll be seeing you, just not every week. In June, when I wrote “Column writing through hell and high water,” I told readers I was taking a leave from writing for a few months . . . more

9/21/23

Searching the sky 2,000 miles from home

On clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah. more

By Ilana Greenberg | 9/21/23

In Washington, the inmates are running the asylum

Every few months there is a respected opinion poll that asks how much credibility Congress has. Poll after poll finds that the public’s faith in Congress is at an all-time low, and sinking lower by the week. more

9/21/23

A call for responsible boating

Although it’s late in the season, boating safety should remain at the forefront for everyone on the water. more

9/21/23

A neighborhood filled with grief over last month’s shooting on Ocean Avenue is coping with the trauma of gun violence. Above, a street memorial.

How bullets can harm a Valley Stream neighborhood long after the violence

The boom of gunfire sent dozens running for cover at an illegal party at an event space at Ocean Avenue late last month. That night, the lives of five young people became collateral damage in what … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/15/23

Valley Stream residents gathered to pay tribute to those who died in the attacks of Sept 11, 2001.

Valley Stream Highlights: Marking 22 years since 9/11 terror attacks

A split sky — with clouds casting a gray shroud, threatening rain, on one side, and on the other a near-cloudless light blue — hung over the solemn crowd gathered around the … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/15/23

Clear Stream Avenue’s sixth-grade chorus sang the national anthem in kicking off the 100 Year Anniversary celebration.

At Valley Stream District 30, a century of learning, second to none

Valley Stream District 30’s current and former school administrators, students, principals, and teachers celebrated the district and Clear Stream Avenue School’s 100th-year anniversary on … more

By Juan Lasso | 9/15/23

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