Valley Stream kids get a snow day
All four Valley Stream districts were closed on Wednesday because of the snowstorm, which dumped nearly a foot of snow on the community. Predictions ranged from six to 18 inches, but the final tally topped out in the middle.
This storm packed much less punch than the blizzard that swept across Long Island right after Christmas. But it was still enough to close schools, as the four superintendents made the call at 9 p.m. Tuesday night, about an hour after the snow started falling.
By Wednesday morning, the snow had stopped and Valley Stream residents were outside cleaning off their cars and shoveling out their driveways and sidewalks. Kathy Aliventi, of Sheridan Street, had the help of her three sons. She said her boys were planning to have a snowball fight in the afternoon. However, they needed to wait for the snow to start melting a little bit because it was too powdery in the morning.
Aliventi added that although it wasn't officially announced until late Tuesday night that schools would be closed, it was no surprised. She said her sons' teachers told them a school day on Wednesday was unlikely.
District 24 Superintendent Dr. Edward Fale said he was expecting schools to be back open again on Thursday. Clean-up around the buildings was mostly compete by noon on Wednesday, he reported.
Jake Chery and Brian Wallace were walking around their neighborhood with shovels hoping to make some extra cash. The pair found their first customer on North Grove Street.
Metin Mete, 17, a senior at Central High School, said after clearing his house out on Carpenter Street, he was going to head over to his grandmother's to shovel.
Nelson Perez and his brother, Orlando Cabrera, had a lot of shoveling to do at their house. They had two sidewalks to clear at their corner home at Euclid Street and Albermarle Avenue. Cabrera said after shoveling, he was looking forward to going sledding at Grant Park.
And the snow didn't stop Kyleen Bushroe from taking her son, Reece, 3, and dog Beau out for a walk. "This is nothing compared to the last one," she said of the storm.
Bushroe said after lunch and a nap for her son, they would go out and do some sledding.
