Although they were unsuccessful in their bid to capture seats on the village board, the Citizens Independence Party candidates still plan to stay involved in the community. Carol Crupi, who ran for trustee, is leading the effort to start a new civic association in Valley Stream.
more
By Andrew Hackmack
|
3/23/11
|
It was a landslide victory for Ed Fare and his United Community Party running mates on Tuesday. Fare received three-quarters of the vote in the race for mayor against Citizens Independence Party candidate Joseph Margolin.
more
By Andrew Hackmack
|
3/15/11
|
State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos says he is optimistic that despite the difficult choices they face, this is the year when Albany lawmakers will finally make the structural changes to the state budget needed to rein in spending.
more
Judy Rattner
|
3/9/11
|
One man has been a fixture on the bench for a quarter-century in Valley Stream. Judge Robert Bogle is completing his sixth term as village justice, and running unopposed on the United Community Party ticket for his seventh.
more
By Andrew Hackmack
|
3/2/11
|
Running for mayor wasn’t an overnight decision for Ed Fare. The third-generation Valley Stream resident said seeking the village’s highest office is something he has wanted to do for many years, and this year the opportunity presented itself.
more
By Andrew Hackmack
|
3/2/11
|
Joseph Margolin has been a regular at Valley Stream village board meetings for the better part of two years. Come April, he hopes to move from the audience to the front of the room — to the mayor’s seat.
more
By Andrew Hackmack
|
3/2/11
|
For the past nine months, Carol Crupi has been the unofficial leader in the fight against the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new flood maps, which put parts of Valley Stream into the high-risk flood zone. Now, Crupi is looking to take her activism to the next level and hopes to win a seat on the village board.
more
By Andrew Hackmack
|
2/23/11
|
When Dermond Thomas and his wife, Kimberly, were ready to move from Brooklyn to the suburbs, they chose Valley Stream for a reason. Now Thomas is looking to serve his community of four years by running for the village Board of Trustees.
more
By Andrew Hackmack
|
2/23/11
|
There are four candidates running for two trustee seats on the Valley Stream village boards. The candidates are Carol Crupi and Michael LoCascio on the Citizens Independence Line, and Vincent Grasso and Dermond Thomas on the United Community Party line.
more
2/23/11
|
As president of the Valley Stream Lions Club and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Michael LoCascio says he is all about community service. That is why he is running for the Valley Stream Board of Trustees — to take that service to a broader level.
more
By Andrew Hackmack
|
2/23/11
|