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District 13 parent Jessica Ramirez with her sons Antonio, 8, Luca, 6, and Ryan 2. She said she looked forward to sending Ryan to the district’s universal pre-K program if it is implemented within the next two years.

Valley Stream districts weigh use of state universal pre-k funds

By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com Flush with federal relief funding, and factoring in a potential windfall from a tax hike on New York’s millionaires, state lawmakers passed a $212 … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/15/21

Racial inequities and the Biden infrastructure plan

President Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan is remarkable for its ambition and breadth and for taking significant steps to address historic racial inequities. The president deserves great credit . . . more

By Elaine Gross | 4/15/21

Oldies but goodies have the right stuff

I married an older man, and this week he’s turning 75. When we met, I was 14 and he was 15. more

4/8/21

Wantagh school officials are investigating an incident in which a Wantagh student athlete allegedly directed an anti-Asian remark at a visiting member of the South High School girls varsity tennis team on March 17.

Wantagh officials investigating hate speech

Wantagh school district officials are investigating an incident in which a Wantagh student athlete allegedly directed an anti-Asian remark at a visiting member of the Valley Stream South High School girls varsity tennis team last week. more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/2/21

Ruhee Kapadia, event coordinator at Masjid Hamza spoke with Carol Green, a teacher at Alden Terrace, and her mother on Saturday at a pop-up vaccination site at the school.

Alden Terrace pop-up vaccination site serves 300

More than 300 people from Valley Stream and Elmont received Covid-19 inoculations at a state-run pop-up vaccination site at Alden Terrace Elementary School last Saturday. Organized in … more

By Peter Belfiore | 4/1/21

While still awaiting funds from the second round of federal stimulus, Anthony DiStefano, co-owner of the Valbrook Diner, said he would definitely be applying for assistance from the latest aid package.

New round of federal aid is on its way to Valley Stream businesses, schools

With the recent signing of the $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus stimulus package — the third round of economic stimulus since the coronavirus pandemic began last March — New York is due … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/26/21

Let’s allow schools to decide on activities

As difficult as the coronavirus pandemic has been for all of us, our children were the least equipped to handle the sudden disruption of their daily lives and routines. Ripped from in-school learning . . . more

By Steve Rhoads | 3/25/21

The Valley Stream District Rifle team members Victoria Andreo, clockwise from top left, Captain Ivan Ymaz, Keegan Banda, Tiffany Wu, Priya Mangal, Captain Nicholas Cavaliere, Chamille Malcom, Emily Nothdurft and Jayden Polydore. Despite the pandemic, the team captured another county championship and undefeated season this year.

VSD rifles rack up another undefeated season, county championship

The Valley Stream District Rifle Team has won another county championship with a team score of 751 out of 800. Varsity members Nicholas Cavaliere, Ivan Ymaz, Priya Mangal, Victoria Andreo, Tiffany Wu … more

3/18/21

Herald Community Newspapers seek 2021 summer interns

Herald Community Newspapers is seeking 2021 summer interns for our 18 community-based publications that stretch across Nassau County’s South Shore, from Valley Stream to Seaford, and Long Beach … more

3/12/21

Ninth-grader Kennedy Carreras, of Valley Stream, has attended school virtually since September.

Valley Stream parents chronicle schooling during the pandemic

Early last fall, with the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic still looming, Valley Streamer Sabrina Carreras elected to have her ninth-grade daughter, Kennedy, attend Memorial Junior High School … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 2/12/21

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