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Where’s Granny? Living in the backyard bin.

You may think this doesn’t have relevance for you, but you’re wrong, my friend. You may be 40 years old, running 7-minute miles and sprinting up the corporate ladder . . . more

6/29/23

‘Hunger in America is the ultimate obscenity’

My parents were worried the moment I laid eyes on the apartment for the very first time. It was the entire top floor of a car dealership just off what would eventually become Interstate 86, at the edge of the Finger Lakes region upstate. This would be my first apartment — my first home outside the family home where I grew up in Pennsylvania. more

By Michael Hinman | 10/26/23

Robert Golub, who murdered 13-year-old Kelly Tinyes of Valley Stream, is scheduled to go before a parole board to seek his freedom in August to the outcry of the Tinyes’ family.

Horton killer’s parole hearing postponed, again

On March 3, 1989, tragedy struck the Horton Road community as 13-year-old Kelly Tinyes, a Valley Stream resident and a Woodmere Middle School student, vanished while babysitting her younger brother, … more

By Juan Lasso | 3/8/24

Valley Stream Superintendent Unal Karakas networked with Howard University teaching prospects at a career fair in April to build a stronger pipeline for minority teachers for the district.

'A huge first step': How Valley Stream District 24 is building a minority teacher pipeline

Away from his usual desk obligations, Valley Stream District 24 Superintendent Unal Karakas, was on a head-hunting mission in Washington D.C. last month. He chose perhaps the best place in town to … more

By Juan Lasso | 5/3/24

AI can be a double-edged sword for society

Should we welcome artificial intelligence or be scared by it? Probably both more

By Ed Fare | 5/3/24

Kristen Wraith shows off the snow kangaroo she and her father built during Friday's snowstorm.

Another snow day in Valley Stream [Photo gallery]

Students had the day of from school on Friday as a snow storm pounded the South Shore. more

2/26/10

Joann Riehl with her sons Nicolas, Vincent and Matthew do some toy shopping.

New look for Valley Stream Toys R Us [Photo gallery]

The "I want to be a Toys 'R' Us Mom" promotion came to toy giant's Valley Stream store on Friday morning for a grand re-opening celebration. more

7/9/10

Chelsea Esprit started her first day at the Washington Avenue Kindergarten Center learning about the ABC’s.

Students head back to class [Photo gallery]

Students in Valley Stream's 14 schools returned to class on Wednesday, Sept. 9. more

9/17/09

Zain Anwar, of Shaw Avenue School, wowed judges with his art skills at the Liberty Water calendar competition.

Shaw Avenue student has artwork published at Liberty Water calendar competition

Shaw Avenue Elementary third grader Zain Anwar was named a winner in Liberty Water’s annual Be Water Wise Art Contest. Zain had his artwork featured in the 2024 Liberty Be Water Wise … more

By Juan Lasso | 2/2/24

Five Towns native Maria Cavallo Benkirane coordinated a Hurricane Sandy relief effort that will have a variety of supplies in Cedarhurst on Sunday.

Trucking in some relief from Florida

After speaking to her family, who is dispersed between Cedarhurst, Long Beach, New York City and Port Washington, and then reading comments on Facebook and viewing random online videos of the destruction Hurricane Sandy wrought in her native area, Boca Raton, Fla. resident Mara Cavallo Benkirane became determined to help. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/16/12

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