Valley Stream Education News

Valley Stream District 13 shines at All-County Music Festival

Nearly 60 talented student musicians at Valley Stream District 13 participated in the prestigious Nassau Music Educators Association All-County Music Festival this year. The annual event, which …

Valley Stream Education News

Valley Stream Central High School District's My Brother’s Keeper chapters join national network

Valley Stream Central High School District is proud to announce that, through a collaboration with the Village of Valley Stream, the District’s My Brother’s Keeper program has joined the …

Valley Stream Education

Valley Stream District 24 students give high marks for classrooms

Students across all three schools in the Valley Stream District 24 are thriving in newly redesigned classrooms that foster student agency, collaboration, and technological skills. Developed as part …

Valley Stream Crime

Valley Stream healthcare executive accused of exploiting teen girls for child porn

A healthcare executive from Valley Stream man was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors for luring nearly a dozen teen girls to produce child porn for his consumption. Jacob Walden, 38, …

New state tax credit for small businesses introduced

The Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally Act would provide small businesses with up to $4,000 for marketing in community media.

Editorial

Dialing up a possible cellphone plan

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s newly unveiled plan to restrict smartphone use in schools across New York state has sparked robust discussion among educators, parents and policymakers.

Columnist

John Cameron: Long Island gets shortchanged on transportation funding

Over a decade ago, the Long Island Regional Planning Council recognized a critical issue: Long Island’s transportation funding and planning processes were failing to meet the growing demands of our region. In response, we proposed the creation of a dedicated Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Columnist

Pete King: An inauguration that was decidedly different

Last month I traveled to Washington, joining many Nassau County Republicans, including County Executive Bruce Blakeman and GOP Chairman Joe Cairo, to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as our 47th president.

Columnist

Jerry Kremer: Cleaning the 2024 slate is comforting

One of my pet peeves is our national airline system.