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Heavy Rain Fog/Mist Cops: One charged with attempted murder in Valley Stream shootout
A Brooklyn man was charged with attempted murder in a shootout between him and another man that reportedly took place outside a home on Sherbourne Road early on Dec. 23, according to police. Police …
Bus companies sue schools for non-payment during pandemic
A family of bus companies is suing 47 school districts across Long Island, including all four in Valley Stream, for contract fees that the companies allege went unpaid during, and in some cases …
Louis Palermo, last D-Day veteran in Valley Stream, dies at 94
Louis Palermo, the last known surviving D-Day veteran in Valley Stream and a well-known figure in local veterans and civic groups, died on Dec. 12. He was 94. He was among the last members of the …
Hoping for a better new year
Valley Streamers share hopes and plans for 2021
When Americans entered the new year, they left behind the deadliest year in U.S. history, with the coronavirus killing more than 350,000 people. For many Valley Streamers, 2020 was the most …
V.S. native, former 'Bachelorette' contestant gives vaccine updates
Former “Bachelorette” contestant and Valley Stream native Dr. Joe Park has been providing a steady stream of updates after receiving his second dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on …
Solages tapped for deputy majority leader
Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages was appointed deputy majority leader for the New York State Assembly on Jan. 8. As part of the role, she will be responsible for aiding Majority Leader Crystal …
Valley Streamer gets NYC DEP promotion
Longtime Valley Streamer Peter Fusco has been promoted to acting assistant commissioner for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection police, the agency reported in a release in mid …
Village reschedules zone change vote for Jan. 11
The village has rescheduled a hearing and vote to rezone a stretch of South Franklin Avenue for Jan. 11. If approved, the measure could pave the way for the construction of a 35-unit, four- and …
The True Christmas Miracle
Vinny LiVecchi, is the Youth Director at Valley Stream’s Bethlehem Assembly of God Church Many of us are forced to bury our emotions, past hurts and present discomfort for the sake of …
Christmas in a difficult time
Gertrude Nation is pastor of the Grace United Methodist Church in Valley Stream. Today, over 2,000 years, the feelings of awe and wonder that echo throughout the first Christmas is still present. …
Editorial
Please, get vaccinated when it’s your turn
On Monday, New York entered Phase 1b of the state’s Covid-19 vaccination program, meaning that first responders, public safety and transit workers and . . .
Editorial
It’s high time truth prevails once again
Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s short, mercurial, ruthless propaganda minister, was known to many as the “poison dwarf.” By all accounts, he was insanely obsessive and manipulative, …
Scott Brinton
A day of reckoning after four frightful years
I spent last Wednesday afternoon scurrying up and down the stairs at home, rushing between my desk upstairs and the TV downstairs. I flipped between CNN, MSNBC and Fox, my pulse, as measured by my watch, racing faster as the afternoon went on.
Randi Kreiss
When it comes to Trump, newspapers go BIG
I have seen my share of heart-stopping headlines. In The New York Times, I read “MEN WALK ON MOON,” “NIXON RESIGNS,” “U.S. ATTACKED” . . .
Op-Ed
New leaders are the suburbs’ best shot at health equity
Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, will bring much-needed change in our country. President-elect Joe Biden has made controlling the coronavirus pandemic a priority, and for the first time, the incoming administration . . .