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Overcast Valley Stream native pitches in All-Star Home Run Derby
Chuck Ristano Jr., the pitching coach of Notre Dame’s baseball team and a Valley Stream native, shared a big-time moment with Trey Mancini, first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, as the two teamed up for the Home Run Derby at Coors Field in Denver on July 12, part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star festivities.
Despite pandemic, Valley Stream seniors mark milestone with prom
Amid constantly changing pandemic health guidance, Valley Stream high school seniors were able to celebrate one of the most significant coming-of-age traditions this year: prom.
Valley Streamer reflects on Sickle Cell Awareness Day
One hundred thousand Americans have sickle cell anemia. June 19 was World Sickle Cell Awareness Day, observed annually with the goal of increasing public knowledge and understanding of the condition.
Village restores Tranquility Garden
With the coordination of the village’s highway, parks, and building departments, Valley Stream’s landmark Japanese Tea House at the Village Green has recently been restored to its original condition — and the gardens surrounding it have been revitalized. Renamed the “Tranquility Garden,” residents now have another place within the village where they can relax, reflect, and unwind surrounded by the beauty of nature.
Valley Stream North senior headed to West Point
Valley Stream North High School student Peter J. Mura will be taking his strengths and commitment to community service further afield to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in the fall.
New York Naval Cadets Corps receives award from village
During its annual review and awards ceremony at Valley Stream American Legion Post 854 on Sunday, the New York Naval Cadets received an award from the Village of Valley Stream for their participation in the village’s Memorial Day remembrance ceremony.
Eagle Scout candidate repairs American Legion monument
Isaiah Coombs, of Boy Scout Troop 109, is leading a refurbishment of the Andrew Fatscher memorial monument outside the post to help ensure the community remembers the fallen soldiers that it memorializes.
Valley Stream home prices soar in seller's market
Low interest rates, proximity to New York City and good school districts have made Valley Stream a prime location in the post-pandemic real estate market.
Village remembers Paul Brown with bench and tree dedication
On June 5, friends and family of longtime Valley Stream resident Paul Brown gathered at Hendrickson Park for a bench and tree dedication ceremony in his memory.
Anti-Litter Committee works to beautify village roadways
Equipped with “nifty nabbers,” gloves and garbage bags, members of Valley Stream’s Anti-Litter Committee took to the streets last Saturday to help beautify the village.
Valley Stream kicks off summer concert series
Valley Stream’s long-held tradition of summer concerts at the village bandshell kicked off last Friday with Billy Joel tribute band, Captain Jack. Playing a mix of the Long Island legend’s hits such as “Uptown Girl,” “Piano Man,” “New York State of Mind,” “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” and “Big Shot,” to an audience of about 800, the band got concert-goers clapping, dancing and singing along for nearly two hours.
Editorial
Boaters take note: Stop speeding in the wetlands
It’s nearly summer, and the boating season is now upon us. That means speedboats and personal watercraft roaring along our coastline.
Scott Brinton
Suburban Long Island getting wilder by the day
Last Nov. 8, I was kayaking in Emory Creek in Freeport, just north of the Narrows, when I spotted what I thought was a chunk of garbage floating in the waterway and paddled over to collect it.
Randi Kreiss
On the road with a priest, a knight and a monk
After 15 months, hundreds of miles, 800 pages and 40 hours of audio, I listened to the closing words of my book this week, and it was good.
Op-Ed
The census: a wealth of enlightening information
The recently completed census became controversial because of political interference, but the results are still important. This is especially true when . . .
Randi Kreiss
It isn’t your grandma’s senior prom night
Prom 2021 is an act of faith. It is kids needing to shake off more than a year of lockdowns, shutdowns, sickness and isolation. It is a down payment on good times ahead after an avalanche of disappointments.