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A Hurricane Sandy Storm Recovery Resource Fair will be held at Kennedy High School in Bellmore on Tuesday, May 26, from 5 to 9 p.m. more

5/13/15

Gary Schall greets Facilities Director Chris Milano with an elbow bump at the ribbon-cutting.

A special kind of homecoming

“Homecoming” usually conjures images of colorful parade floats and hard-fought football games, but for the students, faculty and staff of East Rockaway and Lawrence high schools, the term has a more basic meaning: the return to their respective school buildings after months of repair following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Mary Malloy and Jeff Bessen | 4/24/13

Hope and A.J. Rodriguez attend Brooklyn Avenue School in Valley Stream after being displaced from their Island Park home and schools by Hurricane Sandy.

Finding solace after the storm in Valley Stream

Hope Rodriguez embodies her first name. She and her younger brother, Abel John, have remained optimistic and hopeful even in the face of great adversity. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/20/12

Wheeler Avenue students Isabella Chungata and Michael Ott show some of the books that have been collected to give to schools damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Students collect books for damaged schools

Though Valley Stream’s school buildings fared well after Hurricane Sandy, that wasn’t the case everywhere on Long Island. Several schools in Oceanside, Island Park, East Rockaway, Long Beach and other coastal communities suffered significant damage. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/13/12

February break on the chopping block

While many South Shore schools were flooded or damaged and needed to close temporarily in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Valley Stream’s 14 schools escaped relatively unscathed. more

By Brian Croce | 12/5/12

Valley Stream schools open Friday

All Valley Stream schools will be open on Friday, Nov. 9, only the second day of classes in the past two weeks. more

11/8/12

Willow Road School in District 13, which had many trees fall down on its property, also was the last school to get power back.

Valley Stream schools lose six days

Valley Stream schools shut down for more than a week as a result of Hurricane Sandy, and officials are hoping to return a sense of normalcy to the 14 public schools. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/7/12

Update on Valley Stream school closings

All Valley Stream schools will be closed for the remainder of the week. An announcment was recently made that schools will not open on Thursday and Friday, due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. more

10/31/12

Valley Stream schools closed Tuesday

Valley Stream schools will be closed for a second straight day on Tuesday due to Hurricane Sandy. Schools in all four districts will be closed, and all other activities will be canceled. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 10/29/12

Hurricane Sandy was predicted to make landfall in New Jersey Monday into Tuesday, bringing hurricane-like conditions to the South Shore. As a consequence, South Shore school districts are canceling classes for Monday.

South Shore school districts canceling classes ahead of Hurricane Sandy

With Hurricane Sandy predicted to wreak havoc on Long Island Monday into Tuesday, school districts across the South Shore cancelled classes for Monday, Oct. 29. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/28/12

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