District 30 Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Stirling admits that while there is some musical talent in his family, he has never picked up an instrument. That changed when Stirling, fellow superintendents Dr. Bill Heidenreich and Dr. Adrienne Robb-Fund, and Mayor Ed Fare joined the Valley Stream Community Band for a special performance last week.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/7/13
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H. Frank Carey High School students Pui Lam Cheng, Michael Gallagher and Michelle Nilson teamed together to participate in the Kids Creating Community Content Videoconferencing Competition and won …
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Vikas Girdhar
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5/10/13
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More than 20,000 children and their parents crowded into the Merrick train station parking lot this past Saturday and Sunday for the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s annual Kids Fest, which serves as a scholarship fundraiser.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/2/13
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The Merrick Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Kids Fest at the Merrick train station this weekend, April 26 to 28.
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4/25/13
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Like other communities across the country, Valley Stream has seen businesses come and go over the years, but two new business owners to the village plan on being here for a long time.
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By Brian Croce
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1/2/13
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Posing for holiday photographs can be a stressful experience for a family with small children. And capturing the perfect shot is even more of a challenge for those who have children with special needs. In an effort to help those families this holiday season, Kids First, an agency that provides early-intervention and preschool special education services, offered to take children’s holiday photos — free of charge.
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By David Weingrad
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12/19/12
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School lunches got a bit healthier this year as part of new federal regulations to improve child nutrition and curb the growing problem of obesity. But the changes have not been received positively — especially not by children and parents who say that portion sizes are too small and that too much unwanted food is going to waste.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/12/12
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Kids First, an early intervention program that aids children with special needs, is hosting a program to take complimentary family holiday portraits.
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By David Weingrad
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12/7/12
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Over the past six years I’ve developed a motto: “If you grow it, the donations will come!”
Three weeks ago, I once again shaved my face with enthusiasm to grow a mustache and raise money …
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By Vincent Leis
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10/26/12
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On Oct. 13, community members from all over Oceanside gathered at the Oceanside Lutheran Church to help pack meals for needy children.
People came together to help pack meals of macaroni and …
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10/25/12
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